DirecTV
DirecTV Blames Weak Porn Sales for Pay-Per-View Revenues Dip
Porn took another hit yesterday as satellite provider DirecTV blamed “lower adult buys” for weaker pay-per-view revenues reported in the company’s second quarter earnings.
Playboy to Pay DirecTV $13M to Settle Dispute
Playboy Enterprises Inc. will pay DirecTV Inc. $13 million to settle a breach of contract dispute and ink a new licensing deal with the satellite broadcaster.
Playboy Provides Programming Inventory, New Information on DirecTV Suit
Playboy Enterprises said it expects that the results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30 will include a non-cash write-down, which is primarily related to television programming inventory.
DirecTV Says Playboy Suit Worth $35 Million
Playboy Enterprises Inc. plans on asking a Los Angeles Superior Court judge in October to strike portions of DirecTV's breach-of-contract suit against the adult media giant. DirecTV's amended suit reveals damages of $35 million.
DirecTV to Launch 1st 3D-HDTV Channel
Satellite TV provider DirecTV is taking a bold step into the future with the release of the first 3D high-definition channel to launch sometime this year.
Ad Age: Adult PPV Ads Popping Up on Cable, Satellite
The promotions are appearing in late night on male-oriented channels like ESPN and Spike, and are often accompanied by lower rates for PPV purchases.
New Frontier Media Adds 3rd Channel on DirecTV
New Frontier Media has raised the number of adult programming services it provides DirecTV from two to three, with the addition of Juicy to its lineup.
DirecTV, Current Partner to Offer BPL Service
Major satellite TV provider DirecTV and the Current Group announced this week that the companies have struck a deal for DirecTV to provide Current’s broadband over powerline (BPL) services to DirecTV customers starting late this year.
1st PPV Offering From Vivid Voyeur TV Tonight on DirecTV
Vivid Entertainment launches Vivid Voyeur TV tonight, a monthly series of 55-minute reality-TV productions that are only available through pay-per-view services.
Playboy Extends DirecTV Deal
Playboy Enterprises has extended its relationship with DirecTV by agreeing to continue supplying pay-per-view content for the next two years.
Rumors Suggest Merger for DirecTV, DISH Network
Adult content producers may soon have one less distribution channel to choose from if speculation that a merger between two of the largest satellite broadcasters of adult content is true.
Hustler TV Signs With DirecTV
Intent on pushing its TV offerings into as many markets as possible, Hustler TV has inked a deal with DirecTV.
DirecTV Drops Spice HD
Showing skin sells, but skin in high-definition might show too much to sell. At least, that’s the feeling at DirecTV, which announced that it was dropping Spice HD from its channel lineup.
New Frontier Signs With DirecTV
New Frontier Media, an adult content distributor, knows that sex sells, and this time the most recent buyer is DirecTV Group, which inked a non-exclusive, two-year deal to distribute content found on The Erotic Networks (TEN) and TenClips.
DirecTV Announces DVR and MPEG-4 HD Satellite Transmission
Amid the flurry of product and service launches at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, DirecTV announced the launch of an interactive digital video recorder slated for a June 2005 release.