Ergen Brings In Former Sirius Chairman Clayton As Dish CEO
Shades of Barry Diller. Charlie Ergen is handing over the CEO and president roles of Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) to Joseph Clayton, former CEO… Read more »
Disney To Dish: Your ‘Free Starz’ Promotion Is Illegal
Dish Networks is celebrating its 30th anniversary, but a few of their biggest media partners aren’t interested in throwing the satellite TV… Read more »
TiVo’s Rogers: Settlement Will Provide Recurring Revenue From Licensing
TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) CEO Tom Rogers hailed the $500 million patent settlement with Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) as a historic day for the DVR comp… Read more »
Dish Network Profit Doubles On TiVo Settlement, Subscriber Gains
The Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) had a number of things to cheer about in Q1. In addition to the $500 million patent settlement with TiVo (NSDQ… Read more »
Dish, Echostar Settle Long-Running Patent Dispute With $500 Million To TiVo
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Following yet one more judicial strike against their case, sister companies Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) and Echostar (NSDQ: SATS) finally have… Read more »
TiVo Scores A Victory In Its Patent Battle With Dish
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TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) shares are up as much as 40 percent today, after an appeals court ruled in the company’s favor in its long-standing patent… Read more »
Dish Makes Blockbuster Of A Deal; Gets Bankrupt Chain For $320 Million
Charlie Ergen just added another kind of home entertainment business to satellite operator Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) (NSDQ: DISH, picking up… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 04-06-11
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» Satellite television company Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) Corp won an auction for video rental chain Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) Inc o… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 04-05-11
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» Satellite TV system Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) is partnering with cross-platform pay-TV venture Epix, which is backed by Paramou… Read more »
Dish Network Buys Bankrupt Satellite Company DBSD
Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) (Nasdaq: DISH) will acquire 100 percent of the equity of DBSD North America, a hybrid satellite and terrestrial… Read more »
Dish CEO: My Kids Think I’m Crazy For Being In Pay-TV Biz
A startling admission from Charlie Ergen, CEO of Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH), on his company’s Q3-earnings call capped a week of high anxiety… Read more »
News Corp., Cablevision Reach Deal In ‘Principle’; Fox Service Restored
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After two weeks of dead air and hot air, Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) and News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) finally found enough good faith to reach a deal i… Read more »
Dish Network, Fox Reach Carriage Agreement
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See, these News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). guys aren’t entirely unreasonable: Fox Networks has struck a new carriage agreement with Dish Network (NSD… Read more »
A Blow For TiVo In Patent Dispute With EchoStar, Dish
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A fresh blow for TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) in its ongoing patent battle with Dish and EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS). The United States Patent and Trademark… Read more »
Google TV: Next Big Thing Or Wishful Thinking?
I would love to hop on the *Google* TV bandwagon. It sounds like a fun ride with lots of great company and exciting plans. But it’s a hard j… Read more »
Updated: Federal Appeals Court Presses Replay On Dish-TiVo Patent Dispute
TiVo’s March court victory in its patent battle with Dish and EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) could be erased, as a federal appeals court has agreed t… Read more »
Dish Network’s Subs, Revs Rise; Profits Fall Less Than Expected
The economy may be getting better, but consumers’ interest in home entertainment is continuing to rise, as Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) said it… Read more »
Dish Plans ‘TV Everywhere’ Web Site This Year
Dish Network is preparing to launch a “TV Everywhere” Internet destination as soon as this summer that would let subscribers get access to T… Read more »
New Epix Deal With Dish Gives Premium Net A Shot At Critical Mass
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Another win for fledgling premium net Epix HD: a deal with Dish Network to offer the service to those of its 14.1 million customers who subs… Read more »
A Year Late, Dish Finally Ships Slingbox-Enabled DVR
Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) this week began taking orders for the ViP922 SlingLoaded DVR receiver — about a year after it originally expected… Read more »
Dish, Echostar Lose TiVo Contempt Appeal; Will Seek Full Court’s Review
TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) won another court round against Dish and EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) when two members of a three-judge federal court panel sided… Read more »
Dish, EchoStar Talk Up Their ‘TV Everywhere’ Strategy, Through Sling
Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH), co-opting a term popularized by the cable industry, announced a “TV Everywhere” suite of products geared around E… Read more »
Trademark Trouble Brewing? Dish Files To Trademark ‘TV Everywhere’
Dish Network has filed for trademark protection on “TV Everywhere,” which the satellite operator apparently is seeking to use for its forthc… Read more »
Earnings: DISH's Revenue Up Slightly, But Subscriber Numbers Drop
Revenue at DISH Network grew 1 percent to $2.92 billion in the fourth quarter 2008, but the satellite provider lost subscribers even as riva… Read more »
Earnings: DISH Profits Decline On Investment Charges, As Subs Drop; Revs Up 7.4 Percent
Struggling satellite operator DISH Network reported that Q3 net income was $92 million ($0.20 per share), down 54 percent from last year’s $… Read more »
