[opendtv] DirecTV Investor Meeting Brief

Lots of interesting info in DirecTV's Feb 2006 Investor's Brief: 
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7674696&highlight=strategic#post
 7674696 
 
Total (Multi-lingual) system capacity for 11 satellites by end of 2007: 
1550 SD channels plus 1650 HD channels, 
of which 2,650 are local-in-local and 550 national. 
 
Number of HD National channels remains about the same until a jump in early 
2007 which quickly climbs to their advertised total of about 150 by end of 2007 
(50 per time zone? How many in foreign language?). 
 
So it doesn't look like more than a couple National HD channels will be added 
in 2006. 
 
STB/DVR cost reduction over time curves. 
 
VOD download of popular content via SAT plus niche content via I-N. 
 
Power-line technology replaces phoneline for reverse link to D*.... 
Or connect via customer's broadband system. 
 
External hard drive for DVR. 
Multi-room DVR. 
D* tuner feeds Media Center and Viiv PCs. 
 
DLNA (e.g. Ethernet, BlueTooth, 802.11 Wireless) for interconnection and media 
extension/control: 
http://www.dlna.org/home 
 
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PS: Be sure to take their Echostar and Cable comparison charts with a big 
mouthful of salt.
                        
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