by Pivot
Tag: DISH
Spectrum Drives Wireless M&A: What’s Next?
There’s a major paradox in the wireless industry today. On the one hand it’s never been more difficult to compete. With subscribers heavily concentrated in the hands of the two largest carriers AT&T and Verizon…
DISH Launches iPad Promotion for DVR Service
May 15, 2013 –ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DISH, a leading pay-TV provider, today announced it is offering new subscribers the choice of an iPad 2 instead of first year programming discounts for customers who sign up for…
Dish’s Sprint Plans Include Fixed Wireless, Mobile Broadcast Video
If Dish Network’s offer to purchase Sprint announced today is successful, the company’s plans extend beyond offering mobile services in competition with the nation’s largest wireless carriers. The company also said it would offer fixed…
Dish Sues ESPN Over Programming Agreement
A trial between Dish Network and ESPN involving sports programming is headed to court today, reports Bloomberg. At issue is whether ESPN violated a “most favored nation” clause in its distribution agreement with Dish that…
The Half-life of Web TV Devices
Like most households, ours has a TV routine in which we watch certain programs. The other day, we wanted to see what else was on and because we have Google TV, we also get the…
Clearwire Ponders Purchase Offer From Dish, Sprint Says No Way
Wireless network operator Clearwire revealed today that it has received an offer from satellite television operator Dish Network that could result in Clearwire’s sale to Dish. But Sprint, which already made plans to acquire the…
CES: Dish, Cisco Pursue TV Everywhere; Gesture Control on the Rise
A slew of announcements about advanced video offerings have emerged from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Among the most interesting were an announcement from Cisco about a cloud-based version of its…
FCC Approves Terrestrial Network for Dish but with Strings Attached
The FCC yesterday adopted an order to allow Dish Network spectrum holdings in a band originally intended for satellite use to be used instead for a terrestrial wireless network. An FCC source told Telecompetitor that…
Report: Premium Pay-TV Subscribers More Loyal, More Satisfied
Premium pay-TV service subscribers are more loyal and more likely to purchase additional products from their providers than those who subscribe to basic and expanded basic programming packages, according to new research results from J.D.…
Dish Satellite Broadband is Tightly Integrated with Video Operations
Satellite services from ViaSat/Exede and HughesNet underlie dishNET a new satellite broadband offering from Dish Network announced today. The new service supports broadband at speeds up to 10 Mbps but will have a monthly usage…
DISH Goes OTT With International Programming
ENGLEWOOD, CO — (Marketwire) — 08/28/12 — DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) DISHWorld’s live international content now viewable via Macs, PCs Family View allows up to three devices per account at the same time New channels added…
Another Satellite Broadband Option Coming From Dish?
There are several news reports, including one from Bloomberg BusinessWeek, that discuss a potential new satellite broadband option that may be offered from Dish Network, perhaps as a bundled offer with their TV service. Apparently…