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Cable & satellite TV: Which is better?
For years, cable TV has been the service that consumers love to hate; it's long been among the lowest-rated services in CONSUMER REPORTS surveys. That may be changing. When we surveyed TV subscribers late last year, we found that although satellite is still ahead, cable has pulled up its standing.
In many respects, cable has advanced in recent years. The industry's transition to digital technology has allowed many cable companies to expand channel selection and add high-definition transmissions, video-on-demand, and high-speed Internet access. It isn't only the premium-priced digital cable service that has become better received by its customers. Even analog ...
- Choosing Between Digital Cable, Satellite TV Is a Challenge in Denver.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News April 22, 2001 700+ words
...choosing between digital cable and satellite...the two major satellite-TV providers, DirecTV...programming. Satellite TV is available anywhere...electricity, while digital cable has been extended...phone service. Satellite TV's omnipresence...observers say ...
- ADS Tech's New Instant TV Deluxe Brings Recording Convenience to Cable TV,...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 7, 2004 700+ words
...Windows(R) PC users to watch and record their favorite television shows from any TV signal--cable TV, digital cable, satellite TV or standard TV. A complete, ready-to-use solution, Instant TV Deluxe includes time-shifting capabilities...
- Research and Markets: U.S. Digital Cable and Satellite TV Subscriber 2004-2008.
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 25, 2005 700+ words
...addition of U.S. Digital Cable and Satellite TV Subscriber 2004-2008...analysis of the U.S. digital cable and satellite TV market and a forecast...subscribers through 2008. Digital cable and satellite TV subscribers are broken...
- U.S. Satellite TV Firms Snatch Subscribers Away From Sluggish Digital Cable...
- Newspaper article from: Satellite News May 14, 2001 700+ words
...misfires by digital cable TV operators are allowing satellite TV service providers...concluded that digital cable is a stronger competitor to satellite TV than analog...prices than digital cable, particularly when satellite TV providers...
- Firm Unveils Digital Cable in Boston-Area, Feels Satellite TV's Threat.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mohl, Bruce December 10, 1999 700+ words
...MediaOne quietly began rolling out digital cable in six Boston suburbs this week, offering...MediaOne officials acknowledge that digital cable, which they plan to roll out systemwide...mainstream America is ready to embrace satellite TV. "We expect sales to double from...
- FOXTEL Chooses Universal Electronics to Supply Remote Control Solutions For...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 1, 2004 700+ words
...controls that will control both the FOXTEL digital cable and digital satellite set-top boxes...enable seamless control of the FOXTEL digital cable and digital satellite set-top boxes...FOXTEL plans to launch its new digital cable and satellite service in March 2004...
- FOXTEL chooses Universal Electronics to supply remote control solutions for...
- Newspaper article from: Wireless Satellite and Broadcasting Newsletter March 1, 2004 700+ words
...universal remote controls that will control both the FOXTEL digital cable and digital satellite set-top boxes. The remote controls...control solution, enable seamless control of the FOXTEL digital cable and digital satellite set-top boxes as well as subscribers...
- Research and Markets: Cable and Satellite TV Market Report 2004.
- Press release article from: Business Wire August 27, 2004 700+ words
...the UK Cable and Satellite TV Market. Information...The UK cable and satellite TV market was worth...analogue cable, digital cable, paid-for satellite...both Freeview and a digital cable or satellite TV service. For more...