May 19th, 2009
Today there are plenty of news stories in the world of HD sports. We thought it would be good to put down a few excerpts about what is happening. First and foremost the NBA Conference Finals will begin tonight.
May 19th, 2009
DIRECTV TO OFFER ESPNU IN ITS CHOICE™ PACKAGE
ESPNU’s Distribution More Than 46 Million Subscribers
Disney and ESPN Media Networks and DIRECTV, Inc., today announced an agreement to widen its distribution of ESPNU to DIRECTV’s CHOICE™ programming package beginning July 1. ESPNU will now be available to more than 46 million college sports fans across the [...]
January 18th, 2009
Halfway around the world, the 2009 Australian Open is getting ready to kick-off on Monday morning (Sunday night in the United States). Click through for the complete live broadcast schedule in the U.S. (We do not list the replays, but have indicated when the overnight matches will be reshown on ESPN2.)
December 19th, 2008
The MLB Network will be available in high definition when it launches on January 1, 2009 at 6:00 PM. (At least for DirecTV customers).
August 4th, 2008
The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing start Friday 8.8.08 and broadcast schedules are still shifting as the games approach. It’s old news that the games will be exclusively on NBC Networks, but DirecTV and NBC recently made announcements hinting at a more defined broadcast plan.
May 21st, 2008
During the 2008 French Open tennis tournament, May 25 to June 1, DirecTV will offer a free preview of the Tennis Channel to all subscribers and feature an exclusive French Open Interactive Mix Channel during the first eight days of the tournament action at Roland-Garros.