DirecTV showing South by Southwest Music Festival on The 101 HD

by Darren Murph, posted Feb 12th 2008 at 8:01AM

Just days after DirecTV announced the Supreme Court of Comedy series that would soon be hitting The 101 in HD, the firm has now found yet another way to utilize the exclusive channel to its benefit. About a month from now, DirecTV will enable subscribers to listen in to all three days of the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, and yep, each day will indeed be broadcast live in beautiful high-definition. This year's SXSW Live will reportedly feature "24 live performances, backstage interviewees, behind-the-scenes coverage and commentary by music industry experts," and if that wasn't enough, an "interactive feature" will be available via DTV remote controls providing band schedules, information and history. Sound good? Feel free to tune in March 13th through 15th -- things will get kicked off each evening at 5:00PM EST.

Filed under: Satellite, New content

Tags: directv, music, music festival, MusicFestival, South by Southwest, SouthBySouthwest, the 101, The101

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texan @ Feb 12th 2008 9:02AM

you would think that TWC central texas would play it because sxsw is in austin. oh well ill go to it LIVE i guess lol. would be cheaper to watch it on my tv though.

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Ryan @ Feb 12th 2008 11:39AM

I just had my DirecTV dish installed last night, and boy am I happy!

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Michael @ Feb 12th 2008 9:52PM

This is excellent news. I caught some of the gigs DTV ran from last year and they really captured the warmth and intimacy of the venues here in Austin. I'm looking forward to seeing what they do this year. Sounds like they are covering even more gigs this year and that's good news considering how PACKED the SXSW schedule always is. Bring it ON!!

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