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Dish Network
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Echostar ‘doubt about ability to continue as going concern’
DISH Network owner Echostar has admitted that the company may not be able to survive…
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EchoStar closes DISH Network acquisition
EchoStar has finalised the acquisition of DISH Network which will see the two companies merge…
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DISH Network loses subs as Sling TV fails to offset pay TV decline
US pay TV operator DISH Network lost 64,000 net pay TV customers in the second…
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FCC issues first ever fine to Dish Network of $150,000
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued its first ever fine to satellite outfit Dish…
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Comcast adds Sling TV app to Xfinity Flex broadband-only offering
US cable giant Comcast is launching a Sling TV app on its Xfinity Flex service,…
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DISH blames AT&T as HBO goes dark for first time
HBO has disappeared from US pay TV operator DISH Network’s platform after the pair failed…
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SVOD customer satisfaction far exceeding that of pay TV
Customer satisfaction with streaming video services such as Netflix in the US far exceeds that…
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US top 10 TV providers lost 200k subs in Q1
The top 10 TV service providers in the US lost over 200,000 customers between them…
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Ergen: OTT could be bigger than satellite but carries risks for content
OTT TV has “the potential to be as big or bigger” than satellite TV but…
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Rovi agrees 10-year patent deal with DISH
Rovi has signed a 10-year patent renewal license agreement with US pay TV operator DISH…
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DISH adds ultra HD Netflix support
US satellite TV operator DISH has added 4K, ultra high-definition support for Netflix content on…
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Dish in coalition to spike Charter acqusition
Dish Network has joined a coalition that aims to stop Charter Communications’ big-money acquisition of…
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DISH taps Rovi for TV voice controls
US pay TV provider DISH has partnered with Rovi to add the latter’s Conversation Services’…
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Dish Network rebrands DishWorld as Sling International
US pay TV operator Dish Network has rebranded its package of international TV channels aimed…
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Sling TV first OTT player to strike HBO deal
US pay TV operator Dish Networks’ OTT service Sling TV is to become the first…
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Aereo assets go up for sale
Failed cloud TV service Aereo has reportedly put its intellectual property and hardware up for…
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Ergen to take the reins once again at Dish
Charlie Ergen, chairman of US DTH pay TV provider Dish Network, is to once again…
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TVN launches international channel
Polish commercial broadcaster TVN has launched a new international news and entertainment channel aimed at…
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Dish drops Turner channels in carriage dispute
US pay TV operator Dish has shelved a swathe of Turner Broadcasting channels in a…
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Dish wants FCC to scrap Comcast-TWC deal
US satcaster Dish Network is petitioning media regulator the Federal Communications Commission to stop the…
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Dish network in OTT first with Disney
US pay TV operator Dish Network has struck what is being described as a landmark…
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Blockbuster to shut US DVD business, focus on digital
Dish Network-owned video rental firm Blockbuster is set to close all its remaining US stores…
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TVI Internacional launches in US
Portuguese international channel TVI Internacional has launched in the US on the Dish Network platform….
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Dish makes US$25.5bn Sprint bid
US satellite TV service provider Dish Network has made a US$25.5 billion (€19.5 billion) bid…
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Dish makes Deutsche Telekom approach
US satellite service provider Dish Network has reportedly approached Deutsche Telekom to discuss merging with…