Dish didn't offer any more information about the allegations, save for a statement that the company doesn't tolerate illegal activity, and will take action against any retailer it thinks has engaged in fraud or misrepresentation.
Dish didn't offer any more information about the allegations, save for a statement that the company doesn't tolerate illegal activity, and will take action against any retailer it thinks has engaged in fraud or misrepresentation.
We talk a lot about DTV and HDTV. If you've bought an HDTV, you probably know if your set is 1080p or 720p, but if you don't normally watch Blu-ray, you don't have much 1080p programming to view. DISH is changing that.
DISH just announced that they'll be offering a few shows in 1080p. The first will be A&E's The Beast, starring Patrick Swayze. They won't be aired live that way -- they'll be available on DISH's IP-VOD service. To receive the show, you must have an MPEG-4 HD DVR and a broadband Internet connection. The show will be available on VOD the day after the episode airs on the usual satellite avenue.
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DISH Network sure is making a big deal about its latest on-demand offering. In a press release about one new addition to the lineup, DISH Network is proud to announce that The Dark Knight is currently available on its 1080p on-demand service.
Perfect if you wanted to see the flick in the best resolution possible, but don't want to invest in the Blu-ray. Of course . . .
Isn't patent law fascinating? TiVo has owned the patent for, well, TiVo'ing. Their ability to time-shift while recording a show was a patented process, and DISH's DVRs were violating that patent. The damages stretch back over two years. The first decision was appealed by DISH.
The appeal was just denied, and now DISH has to pay for the infringement on TiVo's patent. How much? A mere $104 million. Ouch.
While this case has wrapped up, there's another trial in the works for the solution that DISH came up with to get around the patent.
What do you think TiVo will do with all that money?
I'm Barack Obama, and I want YOU to watch my TV channel. If you don't, I'll raise your taxes.
Actually, Senator Obama does have his own TV channel. Channel 73 on the Dish Network is now The Obama Channel. As with any campaign, the Obama campaign needs to get its message out, and looks for unique ways to do it. 30-second spots splashed across major TV and radio broadcasts is one way to do it. Late-night infomercials are another. And out-of-the-way satellite channels are still another way.
Channel 073-000 on the Dish Network is now labeled as OBAMA. It started by endlessly looping a 2-minute advertisement that described the candidate's economic plan. Later, it added a wider variety of content, including other advertisements and the video that introduced him at the Democratic National Convention.
As you might imagine, McCain supporters are none to happy . . .
Dish Network is following the lead of DirecTV by adding a 1080p on-demand movie service and bringing its overal HD lineup to over 150, including TurboHD.
“Over the years, DISH Network has maintained a very competitive high definition offering in the marketplace, providing customers with a premium HD product including the best technology, signal and experience – at the best value – that no other pay-TV provider can come close to matching. Our latest system upgrade coupled with the introduction of TurboHD further strengthens our position as the leader in digital television and high definition television,” said Charlie Ergen, Chairman, CEO and President of DISH Network, according to an article on TWICE.com. “We know that once consumers start watching their favorite TV shows in high definition, their viewing habits change and their preference switches to all-HD programming.
I just like the sound of TurboHD. Especially when it has to do with rocket ships.
The DISH Network has unveiled what is being called the biggest HD upgrade in pay TV history. They'll beam down 1080p programming, and up to 150 national HD channels; that's an industry first.
Their 100% all-HD suite of programming packages will be called TurboHD. Seventeen more national HD channels will go online immediately, and that exceeds DISH's goal of beaming 100 national HD channels, five months of schedule. Phase two is to increase that number to 150 HD channels by the end of 2008. That is possible courtesy of their Echo XI satellite, the newest and most powerful bird in their fleet.
The new HD services are supported by a proprietary system upgrade that is being rolled out to all MPEG-4 HD and HD DVR receivers starting August 1. The upgrade activates features in the set-top boxes, allowing the ability to output 1080p programming. DISH customers with MPEG-4 HD and HD DVR receivers will have the only set-top boxes in the nation enabled to display 1080p content, hopefully on their 1080p HDTV sets....
Voom HD has a bone to pick with EchoStar, now a division of DISH Network. A $1 billion bone. Mighty big bone.
Back in May, DISH dropped Voom HD, a collection of 15 HD channels, all commercial-free. Apparently, they forgot that they had a 15-year contract with Voom. Oops.
Voom is claiming damages after the original deal that provided Voom with a $3.25/month license fee for every HD subscriber who received Voom was dropped.
See what both parties are saying.
Can't we all just get along??? A post on The US Daily is reporting that DISH Network and their technology spin-off EchoStar is suing TiVo, after TiVo sued them for patent infringement. What's all the fuss about?
You know you do it. I do it too. We all do it. We all use our DVRs to skip commercials. For many users, that's the main reason they purchased a DVR in the first place. Unfortunately, this trend is effecting the advertiser's bottom line. They pay for ads, but no one is watching.
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