Dish Wins 1st Round In ‘AutoHop’ Case

By Greg Tarr On Nov 8 2012 - 10:37am

The AutoHop feature allows users to play back certain PrimeTime Anytime recordings without commercials starting at midnight the following day.

Los Angeles — Fox Broadcasting Company’s legal challenge to Dish Network’s controversial commercial-skipping DVR called the Hopper was rejected by a Federal District Court judge here Wednesday.

Fox had sought a court injunction to block Dish’s AutoHop technology in the Hopper because it felt the feature would interfere with its ability to garner advertising revenue.

But in a statement late Wednesday, Dish said District Judge Dolly Gee rejected Fox's request.