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Directvs Sports Programming Critical Examination

January 5, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment 

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David Johnson asked:


One thing that many people switch to satellite TV programming for is sports programming and DirecTV is known for just this type of programming, so it is high time for a critical examination of just what DirecTV has to offer a viewer that is interested in sports programming. After a review of all the DirecTV has to offer in this area of programming, it was determined that they do in fact have more to offer in sports then all other TV programming service providers in the industry.

It’s not just their twenty-five premium sports channel that qualifies them but all of the other added advantages that they offer as well that sets them apart from all of the other TV programming service providers. To start with they offer DVR Powered by TiVo as an added option in their Hughes satellite TV receivers, that you get with the complete satellite system that comes free of charge when you join their family of sports enthusiasts.

TiVo is the feature that allows you to do your own slow motion instant replays and also allows you skip right past any commercials that come on during the games that you watch. TiVo has led to the complete permanent cancellation of one sporting event however and this is the event known as the bathroom dash. With TiVo you can stop any game at any time and walk to the bathroom and then start the game back up again right where you left off when you return to your seat.

DirecTV also has two ultra-premium sports programming channels that no other TV programming service has to offer their sports viewers and this is because DirecTV has exclusive broadcasting rights to them. They are NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL Mega March Madness and these are by any means not your ordinary premium sports channels. They both feature loads of games including their regular and preseason events including all of the great NFL charity and celebrity events that they put on every season.

These channels also feature great commentary and review as well as some exciting debate amongst some of the best experts on the game that the NFL has to turn to. Both of these channels are loaded with lots of intriguing one on one interviews by all the leading and most controversial figures in the games of pro football and NCAA sports. The word -Premium- has been getting used far too loosely in promotional advertising by TV programming service providers and what it is supposed to describe is the top name professional sports channels that DirecTV features.

Other service providers may have a lot of sports channels, but when you turn to them for sports entertainment they are featuring watermelon seed spitting contests and bobsled races when what you thought you were going to get was the best in professional or college level sports like DirecTV programming carries. So in final analysis it can be safely said that DirecTV is in fact the true leader in sports programming. If you need to learn more about DirecTV’s sports programming you can contact them online.

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Directvs Hughes Receivers Come With Tivo for Slow Motion Instant Replays

March 25, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment 

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David Johnson asked:


It takes a lot to be the top provider of premium sports programming in the TV programming industry and DirecTV does all of it. Maybe this is why they also have the largest family of viewers of any TV programming service provider with twelve million people turning on their TVs to DirecTV programming every day.

If you are into sports then you know that instant slow motion replay is a must have function on your receiver, yet not all TV programming service providers make it available to their viewers. TiVo is a fantastic option that DirecTV give you for your Top of the line Hughes receiver and it does more than just instant slow motion replays. It also allows you to zip right past TV commercials in mere seconds and get right back to the game you were watching with just the touch of a button.

With TiVo you don’t have to run to do anything any more when a game is on, because with the touch of a button you can stop any game or event and then pick it back up right where you stopped it when you return to the TV and all at the simple touch of a button on your remote. DirecTV has twenty-five premium sports channels that come in their Total Choice programming packages and there is a big difference between premium and non premium sports channels.

Some TV programming service providers claim to have lots of sports programming channels and they do, but they are non premium sports channels that are a lot less expensive for them to buy to supply to their viewers. This is why when you surf through their sports channels you might have a nice selection of events such as table tennis, dart competition and midget mud wrestling, just to name a few of the fascinating events that these channels might feature.

DirecTV has even secured exclusive rights to two premium sports channels that you just can’t get from any other TV programming service provider. They are NFL Sunday Ticket and the other channel is NCAA Mega March Madness and these are two channels that you can add onto any of DirecTV’s programming packages, if the twenty-five premium channels aren’t enough for you.

They both feature nonstop NFL and NCAA sanctioned games as well as games in Europe and lots and lots of exciting and provocative commentary and debate along with exclusive one on one interviews with all the leading sports figures on both the college and professional level. The football season is approaching fast so if you want to make sure that you have every game and plenty of great interviews to watch, then this would be the channel to add onto your Total Choice programming package.

The Hughes Executive receiver has a feature that is great to use with the DVR and it is called the programming search function. To find any program you are interested in, you simply enter it into the function by name and give the button on the remote a click and it instantly appears on your screen with the date and time it is playing.

Just give the recording button a click and it is set to record and if it is rescheduled, the DVR reschedules right along with it and it still gets recorded. You can even program the DVR in the Hughes receiver to record a whole series of events. If you are into sports then it will be well worth your time to contact DirecTV online to learn more about all that they have to offer.

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