March 28th, 2014
Bloomberg news via Bloomberg.com reported this week that DISH Network’s infamously sharp CEO and Chairman Charlier Ergen has reached out to and contacted DirecTV’s CEO, Michael White, about a potential merger between the two satellite TV giants, the only real competitors in the that industry. Read more
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March 24th, 2014
In a dramatic blog post last week, Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings once again criticized the major internet ISP’s (the major companies that provide most Americans with internet service) in the U.S. for throttling their speeds. Naturally, the CEO is standing up for his business, but he touches on the net neutrality issue that affects all internet and cable users. So let’s take a look at what those issues are and how they affect everyone. Read more
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March 22nd, 2014
Just announced this week in a report from DISH Network, customers of DISH Network can now view ESPNU, ESPNews, Disney East and ABC Family in high definition (HD) and 1080p and 720p programming. As part of a previously announced agreement between DISH and The Walt Disney Company to expand content, HD feeds of the four channels are available just in time for key college sporting events and new episodes of popular shows. Of course, this comes on the heels of the landmark over-the-top streaming deals that are in the works and being struck between the two mega corporations this quarter. It will be interesting to see where this goes. Read more
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March 19th, 2014
A report this week quantified a growing trend in national subscriber media: more and more customers are leaving cable and joining satellite TV. The report specified that over 250,000 cable subscribers left their current provider and switched, while satellite television providers gained 40,000 customers in the switch. The moves follow long time trends: while customers have been leaving cable for satellite for years, the advent of over-the-top services seems to be increasing this momentum. Read more
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March 17th, 2014
It’s become almost an urban legend around the Apple Corporation’s campus in Cupertino, California about Steve Jobs’ open disdain for entering into the cable business. Back in the 90s and early 00s, this made sense, Apple wasn’t doing well and entering into the TV business is an enormous task. But, circa 2014, as Apple is one of the most dominant, and literally one of the most cash-rich companies in the world. So the question remains, why was Job so against Apple entering the TV market, and will that change with Apple’s current leaders? Read more
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March 14th, 2014
Dish and Disney made headlines last week with their agreements that confirmed Dish would carry Disney programming like ABC and ESPN, and that opened the possibility for a potential “over-the-top” service from Dish Network. While the rallying cry against big cable companies has been growing for some time, let’s take a look at the important points from the agreement and why some cable subscribers are so excited about the deal. Read more
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March 13th, 2014
It’s no secret that Comcast, one of the nation’s largest (and most loathed) companies, has been looking to acquire Time Warner Cable in one of the larger mergers in American business history. A recent report by both Politico and The Verge shows how Comcast might be going about “greasing” the wheels of the bureaucracy in Washington to get the deal passed. Read more
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March 12th, 2014
Dish Network has announced the launch of the Super Joey, winner of numerous awards, and one of the major improvements in industry technology as a whole. The new HD-DVR system aims to place Dish Network DVR service at the top of the satellite tv spectrum in terms of digital recording and mobile on-demand technology. Read more
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March 7th, 2014
The Walt Disney Corporation and DISH Network satellite TV provider have reached a wide-ranging and historical agreement between the two companies, DISH announced this week.
The renewal agreement supports the companies’ mutual goal to deliver the best video content to customers across multiple platforms by strengthening the value of the multi-channel video subscription today and by creating the opportunity for DISH to deliver new services in the future. Read more
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February 28th, 2014
More and more articles come out every day denouncing the Comcast and Time Warner Cable merger deal that has one third of the nation’s cable and broadband subscribers worried about the future of their TV and their internet. Read more
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