DirecTV continues to be successful in diffusing disagreements with network content providers before things got too out of hand. DirecTV customers were on the verge of losing a lot of Fox channels such as FX, Speed and the National Geographic Channel due to a pricing dispute with Fox. DirecTV felt Fox asking customers to pay 40 percent more a month for the same channels was unfair. Unless the two came to an agreement, several Fox channels would have been suspended starting November 1. Well you don’t have to worry about that now. DirecTV and Fox reached an agreement hours before the deadline to keep those channels flowing to DirecTV customers.

Fox has made good on its promise to begin delaying new episodes of its shows by eight days to viewers who aren’t subscribed to cable, satellite or Hulu Plus. Attempting to watch the latest episode of Hell’s Kitchen on Hulu will result in a 90 second preview video unless you sign in with your Dish Network credentials. Dish Network is the only television provider Fox is working with at the moment.

We’re starting to witness the beginning of a widespread television paywall. It may not seem like a big deal at first, but the days of watching new episodes the day after they air for free are limited. Fox recently announced it would delay the release of new episodes of its shows for eight days unless customers subscribe to Hulu Plus or Dish Network. Chances are Fox will gain the support of other major cable providers. How long before the other networks follow suit?

A lot of people (myself included) have cut the cable cord in favor of internet-fueled media consumption. The logic that led to this decision was simple. The way I saw it, I never watched that many television shows on cable anyway. I could just go online and watch them the next day while saving money at the same time. Well, the networks have gotten wise to devious little plans such as this. Fox for example, will soon delay the online releases of some of its shows for customers who don’t pay for television service.

It is pretty rare that we review the same item twice, but that seems to be the case with the Negear Push2TV adapter. For those who missed the first review, you can read that by clicking here. And just to stay in full disclosure mode, this notebook and adapter were provided by Intel. That said, more »

Despite having officially merged way back when here in the US, it seems that Sirius and XM have remained independent in Canada all this time. “As a combined entity, XM Canada and Sirius Canada will deliver exceptional value to subscribers, and enhance the long-term success of satellite radio in Canada,” John Bitove, chairman of Canadian more »

What is being reviewed? Up for review today is the Netgear Push2TV adapter which works with the Wireless Display Technology from Intel. And as a I mentioned in the two related gallery (Toshiba Satellite E205 & Netgear Push2TV) posts, these items were provided by Intel. That said, while they have offered the goods up for more »

Coming back with another Gadgetell hands on gallery, this latest is the Netgear Push2TV for Intel Wireless Display technology. And similar to the Toshiba Satellite E205 in the previous post — this was provided to us by Intel for testing. That said, just because Intel sent this to us does not mean we have to more »

Intel was kind enough to send over a shiny new Toshiba notebook and the Netgear Push2TV so we could test out their Intel Wireless Display technology. And for those not reading into the language in that previous statement — Intel provided the notebook and Push2TV. That said, they told us we could share whatever we more »

Remember when satellite phones were the future? AT&T is launching one (currently just for business and government contracts) made by TerreStar called the Genus and will sell for $799. The phone features both GSM (AT&T’s regular network) and satellite capabilities. The TerreStar Genus will connect to the default GSM network. Should GSM be unavailable, users more »