If you look back at some of the press releases and statements from DIRECTV over the last two years, you would think the satcaster would be offering 200 HD channels by now. For instance, listen to this quote from a DIRECTV press release on July 28, 2008: “With the launch of the DIRECTV 12 satellite next year, DIRECTV will have the capacity to deliver 200 national HD channels.”

Or listen to this comment from DIRECTV executive vice president Derek Chang in a December 2009 Multichannel News article: “That (DIRECTV 12 satellite) …

Ratings for the major broadcast networks (CBS, ABC, Fox, and NBC) increased last season for the first time in a decade. There are several reasons for the increase, from the launch of popular new network shows such as Fox’s Glee, to the rising home density of HD TV sets.

The new data from Nielsen reveals that ratings for big network events such as the Super Bowl, the Oscars and this year’s Winter Olympics were up because more people wanted to watch them on their HD televisions. In comparison, the so-called basic …

Ratings for the major broadcast networks (CBS, ABC, Fox, and NBC) increased last season for the first time in a decade. There are several reasons for the increase, from the launch of popular new network shows such as Fox’s Glee, to the rising home density of HD TV sets.

The new data from Nielsen reveals that ratings for big network events such as the Super Bowl, the Oscars and this year’s Winter Olympics were up because more people wanted to watch them on their HD televisions. In comparison, the so-called basic …