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Sports and Satellite TV Have Turned Sunday Into a Whole New Ballgame

June 18th, 2009 by

Until recently, baseball was considered the most popular sport in America. With a 162 game season spanning through the entire spring and summer, baseball is able to capture the attention of the entire sports watching community for the entire regular season and playoffs.
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Satellite TV is Truly Football Heaven

June 18th, 2009 by

No mater what game you call your favorite, the culture around sports has taken off over the last half century. Baseball has expended and now sells out stadiums ranging across the entire continental United States. Basketball arenas make as much money (if not more) off of concession sales and collectible items – big ones such as jerseys and signed photos, to the seemingly worthless keychain and kitchen magnet – as they do on actual ticket sales.
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Satellite TV Brings Everything But the Popcorn

June 18th, 2009 by

Despite a failing economy, some prices continue to climb. As a result of the failing economy, less and less people are able to afford them. Going to a baseball game used to be a reasonably priced activity, something that a family could do together without having to calculate the associated costs. Today however, going to a baseball game, or any other sports related live event, can be extremely damaging to your wallet.
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Keeping Up With the Jonses’ and Their Satellite TV

June 18th, 2009 by

Whether you are one to admit it or not, chances are that you have been jealous of A friend, neighbor, co-worker or relative at some point in time. It may be something meaningless and silly, like the fact that he or she was served a bigger piece of cake than you at a mutual acquaintance’s birthday party, or something a bit more serious, such as feeling the sting of jealousy because he or she was given a promotion or work, bought a new sports car, or flat out won the lottery (and won’t share with you!).
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Who Doesn’t Want to Be a Millionaire?

June 18th, 2009 by

Game shows have always been a popular genre amongst the cable and satellite TV watching masses. Whether you are a Wheel Of Fortune fan, or more of a Jeopardy person, game shows have a way of appealing to every niche in the overall population. If you are somebody who dreams about winning the lottery, falling into a huge sum of money that you did not have the day before, then programs like NBC’s Deal or No Deal are most likely tantalizing…

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Comparing Dish Latino With Spanish Cable TV

June 18th, 2009 by

If you prefer to have your pay television entertainment in Spanish, then a little comparison shopping is in order as you primarily have two choices. You can either go with your local cable TV company, such as Comcast or Time Warner cable, or you can go with the Dish Latino package available through satellite television.

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How to Pick a Good Spanish Television Package

June 18th, 2009 by

For the nearly 40 million individuals now living in the United States that speak Spanish, picking a good Spanish language television package can be confusing. There are so many different offers, and often conflicting information can lead to confusion
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