First came satellite radio. Next up is a logical extension for in-vehicle entertainment — live satellite television. General Motors started offering satellite television as an accessory in new Cadillac Escalades in June.

DirecTV added 600,000 new high-definition and/or DVR subscribers in the third quarter, while rival satellite TV provider Echostar’s Dish Network welcomed 111,000 new subscribers. Some of that growth may have come out of cable giant Comcast’s hide; it had a net loss of 65,000 subscribers in the same period.

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.

After going a year without landing a new commercial satellite order, Boeing Co. hit it big Wednesday when DirecTV placed an order for three to provide highdefinition TV programs across the United States.

Q: What are your suggestions for alternatives to cable and satellite television services? -- Peter

Qwest Communications International has started phasing out its Choice TV service for 42,000 video customers in the Valley and is attempting to persuade those customers to subscribe to a satellite TV/broadband package instead.

A spacewalk scheduled today by two astronauts outside the international space station will be of particular interest to a group of engineers at Microchip Technology in Chandler.

A spacewalk scheduled today by two astronauts outside the international space station will be of particular interest to a group of engineers at Microchip Technology in Chandler.

October 6, 2004

NEW YORK - Sirius Satellite Radio is betting $500 million that Howard Stern is its ticket to the mainstream.

NEW YORK - Satellite radio offers 100 digital channels with eclectic music options and few or no commercials, beamed directly to cars and home stereos throughout the continental United States.

Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies arrested 21 men Thursday morning in a sting operation targeting people who steal satellite television service.

The battle for pay-TV subscribers intensified in the past year while all cable and dish providers in the East Valley claimed victories.

NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey has signed a three-year, $55 million deal with XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to launch a new radio channel beginning in September, Winfrey and XM announced Thursday.

Satellite radio has been a godsend to American music and sports fans who have felt marginalized by the relentless consolidation of the companies behind the traditional broadcast signals.

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran sent its first domestically made satellite into orbit, the president announced Tuesday, a key step for an ambitious space program that worries the U.S. and other world powers because the same rocket technology used to launch satellites can also deliver warheads.

A Scottsdale church ministry is going prime time.

NEW YORK - Satellite radio offers 100 digital channels with eclectic music options and few or no commercials, beamed directly to cars and home stereos throughout the continental United States.

If you’re a cable television subscriber, you may have seen Sheriff Joe Arpaio make a pitch for what is known as the “First Responders Bill” in the state Legislature. It is a bill with two noble objectives; unfortunately the methodology is flawed.

The NFL on Tuesday savored its most recent embarrassment of riches, new contracts with NBC and ESPN that elevated the league’s annual TV revenue to $3.735 billion — with more money to come.

April 18, 2005