Growth in residential television service revenues is being fueled by increased penetration of DVR hardware and additional services, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Residential Television Service Satisfaction Study released today. J.D. Power and Associates is a leading global marketing information services company providing forecasting, performance improvement, social media and customer satisfaction ...

DirecTV wants to connect their customer with DVR services even when they are on the Go. A new device that DirecTV is selling called the ‘Nomad™’ will let subscriber’s side-load DVR content up to five mobile devices or computers for viewing on the go. The ‘Nomad™’ lets customers view the programming they have previously recorded ...

In hopes of providing a traditional TV user experience DirecTV has partnered with NDS VideoGuard. VideoGuard Connect is a DRM (Digital Rights Management) solution for multi-platform pay-TV that protects the delivery and consumption of premium content. Their plan is to enable DirecTV to implement linear channels, on-demand events and download services over the open internet ...

**Update: DirecTV™ iPad® App is now available as of February 28, 2011** With the ever changing world of how we consume satellite TV programming, we know it’s only a matter of time until DirecTV makes its made-for-iPad®app available for subscribers. DirecTV currently has an iPhone®app and announced on its website that it has an iPad®app in the works ...

  Just when you thought that 3D programming was exclusive to special occasion programming or even theatrical releases, guess again. DirecTV is the first satellite TV provider (or cable service for that matter) that is offering a 3D TV channel twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and it’s called ’3net.’ This 3D venture ...

DirecTV and Scripps Network will air the first cooking show to ever be televised on its n3D channel starring Food Network star and TV host, Guy Fieri on his “Guy’s Big Bite” show. A series of six different episodes will be part of the 3D experiment for viewers, each show being designed with the 3D ...

In June this year, DirecTV filed for a trademark registration under the name “DirecTV Nomad.” We are linking the pieces together thinking that this new feature may be a result of their recent consumer survery regarding viewing habits via mobile devices. The survey mentioned “DirecTV Nomad” along with features that may be available like having ...