DirecTV and EchoStar face slower growth in 2007
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U.S. satellite TV operators DirecTV  Group Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. are expected to  report steady subscriber growth in the fourth quarter, but face  a slowdown this year due to increased competition from cable,  analysts said.
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For the first time in recent  memory, Germans spent less time in front of their TVs in 2007  than they did the year before, according to a new survey.
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With 2007 poised to be its seventh  straight year of slow to no growth, the $20 billion U.S. radio  industry hopes to break the trend with political advertising  and revenues from nontraditional sources in 2008.
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A joint venture of rival satellite  television providers DirecTV Group Inc.  and EchoStar  Communications Corp.  bowed out on Wednesday of a  billion-dollar auction of U.S. licenses for advanced wireless  services.
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U.K. companies have downgraded their technology-spending plans for 2007, but huge differences exist between sectors.
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TiVo is still struggling to add customers, and miscalculations over the popularity of its HDTV products also hurt the company's bottom line for the quarter ending in July.
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MUNICH  - For the first time in recent memory, Germans spent less time in front of their TVs in 2007 than they did the year before, according to a new survey.
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By BRUCE MEYERSON  NEW YORK - U.S. subscribers to Internet-based telephone services grew 18 percent to 8.2 million in the third quarter, but the growth rate slowed for a second straight quarter, according to the research firm TeleGeography.
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Despite major deals, satellite radio still faces an uphill battle against entrenched broadcast giants.
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EchoStar (DISH:Nasdaq - news - research) posted a third-quarter profit and declared a one-time $1 dividend Tuesday. The direct satellite broadcaster said the dividend would total $455 million and be payable on Dec. 14 to shareholders of record Dec. 8.
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The stations are generally in the smallest markets served by the News Corporationâs 35-station television group.
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The rate of broadband adoption is slowing in the United States, partly because service providers already have grabbed the easiest converts, a study has found.
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A look at the highlights and lowlights of 2007.
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With Americans cutting the cord to their land lines, 2007 is likely to be the first calendar year in which U.S. households spend more on cell phone services, industry and government officials say.
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DirecTV and EchoStar make a deal to sell wireless broadband. Will it be enough?
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The U.S. manufacturing sector will grow at a slower pace over the next two years than it did in 2006, according to a new report, as new clean-air rules for diesel engines, and continued weakness in the housing and auto industries, weigh on key industrial end markets.
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It was the third annual decline, though it was smaller than those seen in the previous two years. &quot;Nearly 7.4-million people reported just over $30.