Antennas Direct Experiences First Quarter Triple Digit Growth as Retail Sales Boom
ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)— Nearly two years after the digital TV transition, antenna sales are exploding as Americans migrate back to over the air reception. This has led antenna manufacturer, Antennas Direct, to its eighth year in a row of double digit growth, with $8.7 million in 2010 revenue and a forecasted $21 million in 2011 […]
In-Stat: One-Third of U.S. Pay TV Households May Yet Cut Cords
Market researchers at In-Stat say that nearly a third of U.S. households now paying for TV may opt out, or at least down, in the future. Pay TV subscriptions have leveled off, they said, growing just 0.15 percent over 2010. The figure indicates “no current trend toward video cord cutting/shaving,” i.e., the elimination or reduction […]
Historic Milestone For WCTE
COOKEVILLE — The last few weeks have been historic ones for WCTE. The station doubled the strength of its broadcast signal thanks to a new transmitter and digital antenna, made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Approximately 33 percent of television viewers within WCTE’s broadcast area use antennas to watch TV. […]
Time Warner Cable CEO’s pay up 10 percent in 2010. Compensation Worth About $17.3 million To Be Exact.
No wonder Time Warner Cable have to raise their rates. Time Warner CEO Glenn Britt, 61, took home a salary of $1.25 million, up 25 percent from $1 million in 2009, and a performance-based bonus that rose 33 percent to $8.3 million. No wonder they have to raise cable rates. He received stock valued at […]
Survey: 7% Of Pay-TV Subs Pondering Pulling The Plug
Consumer Reports Finds Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-verse Highest Rated Among Bundled Telecom Providers While only 1.4% of consumers have cut the cord in the last two years, 7% of current pay-television subscribers are considering canceling their service, according to a Consumer Reports survey. In addition, for the third year in a row, Verizon FiOS and […]
Look Out! They’re After Our Spectrum!
DTV antennas Sales are at an all-time high in the US. It’s obvious that the public wants to watch free over-the-air broadcasts. That right was established by The Communications act of 1934. That act preserved that the broadcast airwaves belong to us, the people. The Federal Communications Commission was founded within The Communications Act of […]
Cox Cable Is Raising Rates For Rhode Island Customers – Again
Cox Communications is raising its cable-TV rates for standard service, the one used by most of its Rhode Island customers, by 9.4 percent beginning April 15. The rate will rise by $5, from $52.99 per month to $57.99 per month. The rates are also going up for Cox’s entry-level package, called limited-basic service, by $3 […]
How to Watch Free HDTV Channels in Your Area with a Digital TV Antenna
With all the options out there for watching TV, people still are confused at times on what exactly is “Free HDTV”? This article by Jason Steele of Money Crashers explains how using his Antennas Direct DB2 Multi Directional HDTV Antenna he was able to Cut The Cord. He answers questions such as “How To Choose […]
Mistake Leaves Ohio Man With $16M Cable TV Charge
BEAVERCREEK — Lt. Daniel DeVirgilio is being charged more than $1 million per team to watch the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, according to a letter he received Wednesday from Time Warner Cable. The Beavercreek resident was informed that his credit card payment to Time Warner had been rejected for non-sufficient […]
Apple TV Can Be The Cable-Less Future Sports Fans Dream Of
For the die hard sports fan, life without cable could be down right unbearable. Almost as unbearable as having to pay for the cable bill. But now, Apple TV is able to stream MLB.tv and NBA League Pass. Casey Chan of Gizmodo is cutting his cable subscription and going to get an Apple TV ASAP. […]
Antennas Direct mobile HD television rig outside of Diggnation SXSW
Antennas Direct mobile HD television rig outside of Diggnation. Crazy. Inside there was a crow surfing bonanza going on
