pay per view
Direct TV to expire your PPV movies after 24 hours
Well, we wrote about it a few weeks ago and now it’s all but official. Likely you’ve seen a new item on your playlist that is telling you the same thing I am, but in case you missed it, here it is: Any PPV movies or programming you order from Direct TV will now expire [...] Continue →
Hollywood, HBO starting to handcuff DVR users
Thanks to a reader (the Cap’n of course) submitted tip, I came across this story about Hollywood and DVRs and it made me want to run down the street screaming hysterically. Continue →
Those of you with Direct TV may have noticed recently that pay-per-view movies suddenly have some with an expiration date. For example, I purchased a few movies awhile back, like Eastern Promises, The Brave One, etc., and they had these deletion/expiration dates set about a month in the future. Continue →