Halloween resurrection part 2 english

Halloween resurrection part 2 english

So, what s happening here? Why are so many publications seemingly so eager to portray the early Digital TV switch as a huge success? It s quite simple. In the case of newspapers with ownership connections to local TV stations, they are following orders. Their corporate parents have a vested interest in creating the perception that the switch is a success, so by God, their newspapers will toe the line or else. Don t kid yourselves, folks. Newsrooms do not make decisions based solely on journalistic reasons. And in the case of the trade publications, they have an historic closeness to the National Association of Broadcasters and other industry heavyweights who want the DTV switch to be portrayed as a success. In fact, their readership is largely halloween resurrection part 2 english up of industry officials, not average consumers who are still struggling to figure out the complexities of the DTV switch. Consequently, their stories have been largely pro-Digital TV. In my view, the reality is that the early Digital TV switch was a mixed bag. In some cities, viewers handled it well, but in others, it s a mess and continues to be. And when all local TV stations switch on June 12, it will likely be a similar scenario. In cities where an overwhelming majority of viewers have prepared for the switch, it will go, yes, without a hitch. But in many markets, the switch will leave thousands without any TV signals and thousands more with spotty reception. But depending upon which publication you read, you may not get that story. Thursday, February 19, 2009, 05:07 AM The cable operator reports huge sub losses and there s a good reason. Washington, February 19, 2009 Guess which TV provider offers more High-Definition channels. DIRECTV, which added 301, halloween resurrection part 2 english net new subscribers in last year s fourth quarter and increased its total subscriber count by 800, 000 for the year. Comcast, which reported yesterday that it lost 500, 000 subscribers in 2008, almost half in the fourth quarter. No, it s not a trick question. The answer is DIRECTV, which offers more than 100 HD channels in every market while Comcast averages around 40 HD channels per market. Now you can offer a number of reasons why DIRECTV had a better year than Comcast. But the satcaster s decision to heavily invest in new satellites so it could expand its high-def offering has clearly paid off. Consumers looking for a diverse and comprehensive HD lineup are coming to DIRECTV. In contrast, Comcast s decision to focus on non-HD features, such as voice and high-speed Internet access, may have helped it compete with new telco services such as Verizon s FiOS and AT T s u-Verse. But the cable operator has alienated its core audience TV viewers, particularly the high-def audience which craves more HD channels and will accept nothing less. Comcast has tried to paper over its HD gap by promoting its HD On Demand service, which offers PPV movies and repeats of TV programs in high-def, many of them free. The company has even bragged in TV commercials that it has more HD choices than any other TV provider. But the numbers don t lie. Consumers are obviously not buying Comcast s propaganda. They want more channels, not more choices, and they are going to services such as DIRECTV and Verizon which offer them. Verizon now offers more than 100 high-def channels in the 16 markets it serves. Comcast says it s now taking steps to expand its high-def lineup, such as shifting analog channels to digital which creates more bandwidth for HD. But if the company wants to avoid another year like 2008, it better move fast Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 05:07 AM The TV series will be released this spring. Washington, February 18, 2009 The only TV season of the sci-fi cult series Star Trek will be released for the first time on Blu-ray high-def disc on April 28, according to Reuters.