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  1. Islanders fans frustrated, can't find game on DirecTV Open this result in new window
    Newsday - Oct 06 7:45 AM
    Many Islanders fans who subscribe to DirecTV were irate last night upon discovering that after 1� years of waiting, most of the team's season opener against the Sabres was blacked out in their homes.
  2. Korean viewers now find DIRECTV is their exclusive destination for Korean programming,Seoul Broadcasting System  Open this result in new window
    ZDNet India - Oct 05 12:52 AM
    DIRECTV (NYSE: DTV) continues to expand its international programming lineup with the addition of Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), a top-rated Korean network that is now available exclusively to DIRECTV's WorldDirect(TM) customers.
  3. XM's New Weapon: A DirecTV Linkup Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Oct 03 4:01 AM
    DirecTV satellite subscribers will be able to tune in several XM Satellite Radio channels free beginning in November, XM announced yesterday, escalating the Washington company's war with New York rival Sirius Satellite Radio.
  4. DirecTV to offer XM broadcasts Open this result in new window
    Engadget - Oct 03 11:34 PM
    Starting November 15th, DirecTV will begin offering almost 70 XM radio stations to its customers, replacing the current MusicChoice service, which is still available through several different content providers. Total Choice subscribers will receive 50 XM feeds, while the Total Choice Plus and Premiere packages will offer the full complement of 67 stations. DirecTV-heads will be able to find
  5. EFF Defends Right to Read Public Web Pages Without Getting Sued Open this result in new window
    Kansas City InfoZine - Oct 06 3:57 AM
    Brief Supports Past Court Opponent DirecTV
  6. Press Contact Open this result in new window
    Electronic Frontier Foundations - Oct 05 10:58 AM
    San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a brief this week in support of one of its previous court opponents, DirecTV, arguing that a federal appeals court should throw out a lawsuit against the company for accessing a public website.
  7. DirecTV subscribers score free XM Satellite Radio Open this result in new window
    Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Oct 03 3:16 AM
    WASHINGTON � DirecTV satellite subscribers will be able to tune in several XM Satellite Radio channels for free beginning in November, the Washington company said, escalating the satellite radio war with New York rival Sirius Satellite Radio.
  8. News Swanni Reveals 10 HDTV Predictions at Iowa Digital TV Conference Open this result in new window
    TVPredictions.com - Oct 05 12:38 PM
    The president of TVPredictions.com says DIRECTV will emerge as the HDTV leader next year and high-def sales will spike in early 2006. Special to TVPredictions.com
  9. Next Big Thing: Satellite TV in Cars Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Oct 06 4:14 AM
    DETROIT -- As their average commute time rises, Americans are making their vehicles increasingly homelike, with cushy seats, multiple zones of climate control and DVD players. So it's no surprise that the next big thing in vehicle accessories is satellite television.
  10. Marketing Heads Exalted, at Least Until They Roll Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Oct 05 7:03 PM
    Bigger marketing budgets have led to the hiring of marketing chiefs, but many of them are finding the job hard to keep.
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Guys...it's ONE game for cryin' out loud!!! Let's not be so quick to condemn anyone just yet...it's a brand new league, let alone season...go Isles!!!!
Submitted by: Chris
1:00 PM EDT, Oct 6, 2005
Watched Chara and Redden have solid games, they were traded for who ?? Oh, Luongo played pretty well, he was traded for who ?? McCabe was ok as well, he was traded for who ??
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BY NEIL BEST
STAFF WRITER

October 6, 2005

 
Many Islanders fans who subscribe to DirecTV were irate last night upon discovering that after 1� years of waiting, most of the team's season opener against the Sabres was blacked out in their homes.

"I'm dying over here," said Tracy Mulligan of North Bellmore, who said she was wearing an Islanders replica jersey in anticipation of the game. "I feel like we need a penalty shot. This is not fair."

 

 
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Said Bill Caffrey of Brentwood: "Isn't it unbelievable? They don't play games for a year and a half and you can't even watch now. Unbelievable."

Fans flooded DirecTV customer service lines, called the Newsday sports office and commiserated with one another from Queens to Suffolk County.

Bob Marsocci, a DirecTV spokesman, was unsure late last night what caused the problem, other than perhaps a technical glitch.

Marsocci said customers were given a free look at games around the league under the NHL Center Ice package, and several fans who spoke to Newsday confirmed they were able to watch every opening night game other than Islanders-Sabres and Devils-Penguins.

Those games were blacked out on the Center Ice channels but should have been available on regular local channels, in this case MSG and FSNY, respectively, according to Marsocci.

Instead, fans said they could not find Islanders-Sabres or Devils-Penguins games anywhere on DirecTV.

"I waited 18 months and now I can't see my favorite team," Al Fazziola of Levittown said