And on July 1, 2011, Cablevision completed the spinoff of its Rainbow Media programming unit, which went public as AMC Networks (AMCX).

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One feature you're not getting with this unit -- besides the inability to record OTA programming -- is DRM support, so if you want to load up your PlaysForSure- or FairPlay-protected tracks, you'll need to strip out the copy protection with one of those handy pieces of software first (not that we'd ever encourage that sort of behavior, of course).

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UltimateTV combined programming from Hughes Electronics ' (nyse: GMH - news - people ) DirecTV unit, digital video recording, live TV controls, interactive television and Internet access.

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