Last week, 100,000 broadcast radio and television industry shapers from 150 countries gathered in Las Vegas for the 2015 NAB Show, the world’s largest electronic media show. Perennially, the event has been the host of the latest technology surrounding broadcast media and journalism attracting brands such as CBS, Apple, HP, Samsung and, of course, Antennas […]
Naturally we think that our products are pretty amazing, but it’s always great when we hear it from other people. Larry Cornwell of Ryze-Up Magazine recently reviewed the ClearStream 2V and we were ecstatic with his feedback. Here is a brief summary of his review. “I have been testing the Antennas Direct ClearStream 2V unit and […]
The decision is made. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of innovation, the freedom of the American people and the sacredness of over-the-air television. Aereo, a non-moneymaking hobby backed by bloated investors, is dead. Finally. There is reason to rejoice at their demise: Stealing is bad. It turns out you can’t sell something […]
The cacophony of rising ire against pay television’s backward business practices has reached such a volume, the folks in Washington DC are waking up to the cord cutting revolution. While high paid cable company lobbyists have taken to bending consumer statistics, we, at Antennas Direct, know more Americans than ever are liberating themselves and watching […]
Since crime scene dramas are the most-watched television programming for over-the-air viewers, we decided to use that medium to help you understand the dire straits in which cable providers have found. Scene opens on a wealthy tycoon’s office. We had seen carnage before that day. But never any quite as mysterious. Cable Paymoor’s bloated body […]
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cable prices have risen 77 percent since 1996. In an effort to save money and enhance their TV viewing experience, many Americans are searching for alternatives to traditional pay-TV. In comes an HDTV antenna from Antennas Direct! Our antennas offer superior HD picture quality and unmatched signal strength. […]
We have not ever seen ourselves as a “tech startup.” That term has certainly become en vogue over the last several years with the explosion of technology companies in seemingly every American city. The images that come to mind include hipster workplaces where tattoo-sleeved (cool yet nerdy) teenagers banging out code on sleek machines while […]
The cable television big shots are at it again – another carriage dispute is dominating the headlines and unfairly punishing their viewers. The current standoff between Time Warner Cable and CBS has meant viewers in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and 13 other states have been without some of their favorite programming for some time […]
by Wayne Friedman, Jul 9, 2013, 10:34 AM A new study says broadcast-only TV homes are continuing to increase.This year, 19.3% of U.S. TV homes — 22 million homes — will be broadcast-only and not subscribing to any pay TV service. A year ago, some 20.7 million-plus homes were broadcast-only, per researcher GfK. The research […]
June 3, 2013 | 08:12PM PT Andrew Wallenstein No one on the planet may know more about the pay-TV business than Craig Moffett, who analyzed it consistently and cogently for about a decade at Bernstein Research up until the end of last year. He resurfaced last month at his own research firm, Moffett Research, and […]
WASHINGTON— Just what part of free, live and local don’t you like, the chief broadcast lobbyist asked industry critics today during a House hearing. National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Gordon Smith testified this morning before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet at a hearing on the “State of Video.” He […]
In early 2012, the CEO of Home Box Office (HBO) referred to the cord-cutting movement as nothing more than a “fad.” Fast forward 14 months and the “fad” is not only still relevant, but growing at a rapid pace. According to a 2012 study conducted by GFK Media, nearly 21 million households now receive TV […]
