Senior CNET Writer Quits Over Dish Controversy
CNET editor Greg Sandoval told Twitter earlier today that he's quitting the venerable tech news site over parent company CBS's apparent demand that the publication drop Dish Network's ad-skipping...
View ArticleCBS' Hopper Award Knock Could Set Back Media Ownership Rules
When CBS torpedoed CNET's planned "best of show" award for Dish's Hopper, it may have also blown to bits broadcasters' best chance for looser media ownership rules at the Federal Communications...
View ArticleTake That, CBS: Dish Awarded Best of CES Award
Fanning the flames of controversy over Dish's Hopper ad-skipping service, the International CES awarded Hopper with Sling the "Best of Show" co-winner, along with Razer Edge. Handing the award to the...
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Dish's Bostonians Celebrate Tiny Beer, Recliners and the Death of the TV Spot
The Boston Guys return and local accents abound in Dish's cute campaign for its Hopper DVR with Sling, which lets users skip commercial blocks. That functionality has caused some controversy, and it's...
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We Can Work It Out: DISH Network Not Spoiling to Fight Disney
While the expiration of their carriage deal with ABC and ESPN is looming on the horizon, DISH Network executives said they aren’t spoiling for a fight with Walt Disney Co. Speaking to investors at...
View ArticleDISH Circumvents Fox Refusal to Air Hopper Ads
Leave it to Charlie Ergen's DISH Network to figure out a way to hop right over network TV's refusal to air ads for the Hopper. This Sunday, viewers will see the Hopper logo emblazoned on a car running...
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Dish: CBS Demanded Big Bang's Kaley Cuoco Remove Hopper Tweet
Never missing an opportunity to slam broadcasters in order to promote the Hopper, Dish lashed out Thursday at CBS for demanding that The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco remove from Twitter a Sponsored...
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Court Denies Fox Appeal to Rehear Hopper Case
Dish scored another legal victory against Fox over the Hopper's ability to automatically skip commercials. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Friday unanimously turned down Fox's petition to rehear...
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Dish-Disney Carriage Deal Disables the Hopper
Six months after the expiration of their joint carriage deal, the Walt Disney Co. and Dish Network have agreed to a long-term pact that will not only keep ABC, ESPN and other Mouse House channels up...
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