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Dish To Offer ‘Planet Earth II’ Doc Series In 4K
Dish is launching a dedicated channel to broadcast the highly anticipated BBC nature documentary series, “Planet Earth II,” in 4K Ultra HD, beginning this...
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Dish’s HopperGo Portable Drive Finally Hops Into Stores
Dish’s HopperGo hopped into stores later than its originally planned first-quarter release, but it’s nonetheless available in time for summertime on-the-go use. The battery-operated...
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Dish Adds 4K Netflix To Hopper 3 DVR
Dish expanded the selection of 4K Ultra HD streaming services available through its Hopper 3 DVR, adding 4K Netflix programming to supplement 4K programming...
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DirecTV: Live In 4K, It’s Major League Baseball
DirecTV will broadcast live Major League Baseball games for the first time in 4K Ultra HD starting this Friday when the Los Angeles Dodgers...
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DirecTV To Launch Live 4K Ultra HD Channel On April 4
Ultra HD content will expand beyond streaming services, download services, and Ultra HD Blu-ray discs with the April 4 launch of 4K satellite broadcasts...
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AT&T’s DirecTV To Go Over The Top
DirecTV owner AT&T will launch DirecTV-branded OTT video programming over any fixed-broadband or cellular network to smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, PCs and streaming-media devices,...
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Dish Serves Up 4K, 16-Tuner DVR, Hopper Go At CES
Dish came to CES to launch 4K VOD programming , a 4K Hopper DVR with 16 tuners, and the pay-TV provider’s first Hopper Go,...
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DirecTV Preparing For Live 4K Sports Broadcasts
DirecTV is testing Ultra HD 4K transmission of live sports events and plans to launch 4K broadcasts in early 2016, a news report says....
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AT&T Enters Next Phase In DirecTV Branding
Starting next month AT&T will move its DirecTV satellite television service under its own brand, keeping the DirecTV name for the product and adding...
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CEDIA Expo: Dish Expands Custom Install Initiatives
Dish came to CEDIA Expo to announce new integrations with Key Digital and Logitech, as well as partnerships with Middle Atlantic Products and D-Tools....
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DirecTV Extends 4K To More TVs
DirecTV is bringing its Ultra HD 4K content to more TVs with the launch of a paperback-book-size set-top box that connects via coaxial cable...
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DirecTV Flips 2 Birds Into Orbit
El Segundo, Calif. –DirecTV launched two new satellites to expand capacity for HD and 4K Ultra HD channels in the U.S. and Latin America...
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Dish Adds MLB Extra Innings Package
New York — Dish Network has added MLB Extra Innings to its sports offerings for the first time. The multiyear agreement with Major League...
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Dish Targets DirecTV Subscribers In Promotion
Englewood, Colo. – Satellite-TV provider Dish launched a “Dish Challenge” promotion in which it is guaranteeing DirecTV subscribers who switch a savings of $250...
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Dish Wins Another Ruling In Hopper Case
New York — Unsealed California federal court records revealed Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision against Aereo does not outlaw features in Dish...
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Dish Goes 4K, Adds Music Apps
LAS VEGAS – Dish is bringing out “a troop” of new Joey thin-client systems to International CES to further address the company’s ongoing mission...
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Dish Adds Netflix To Gen2 Hopper
Englewood, Colo. – Satellite TV provider Dish never had a cord to cut, and it isn’t shying away from over-the-top programing services. The...
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DirecTV 4K Bird Takes Flight
Following a brief weather-induced delay, an Arianespace rocket containing a new satellite that will help to pave DirecTV’s 4K/Ultra HD future launched successfully Saturday...
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DirecTV To Launch 4K Service Friday
UPDATED! El Segundo, Calif. — DirecTV will launch 4K Ultra HD video on demand for the first time Friday, making it the first multichannel...
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DirecTV Shareholders Support AT&T Merger
El Segundo, Calif. – DirecTV stockholders approved the satellite TV provider’s proposed merger with AT&T Thursday, completing one step on the way to consummation....
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Dish Updates TV Anywhere Interface
Englewood, Colo. – Dish rolled out Thursday an update for its Dish Anywhere app on iPad, Android and Kindle tablets, providing an enhanced user...
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DirecTV Gears Up For 4K
El Segundo, Calif. – DirecTV will be ready to deliver 4K video on an on-demand basis this year, and be set up to follow...
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Dish Has Its Day In Court, Again
Englewood, Colo. — Dish Network won another ruling Monday rejecting Fox Broadcasting’s complaint against its Hopper ad-skipping system. The ruling from the United States...
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AT&T Agrees To DirecTV Purchase
New York — AT&T formally agreed on Sunday to buy DirecTV for about $48.5 billion. The purchase gives AT&T access to the satellite-TV provider’s...
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DirecTV, AT&T Merger Talks Heat Up
New York — DirecTV shares rose nearly 6 percent ($4.94 each) in after hours trading Monday after a report in the Wall Street Journal...
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DirecTV, Dish Applaud STELA Reauthorization
New York — Satellite-TV rivals DirecTV and Dish joined their voices Wednesday in a statement supporting Congressional efforts to reauthorize the Satellite Television Extension...
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Dish Ships Super Joey Thin Client
Englewood, Colo. — Dish said its Super Joey thin-client add-on box for the Hopper whole-home HD DVR platform is now available to subscribers. First...
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Winegard, Dish Add Portable Dish Antennas
Englewood, Colo. — Dish and Winegard said Friday that they are releasing two new lightweight portable satellite-dish antennas enabling reception of pay-as-you-go Dish HDTV...
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Dish Rolls Out The Joey Troop
CES 2014 Las Vegas – Demonstrating a commitment to simplify customers’ lives, Dish brought its Joey “troop” to International CES, offering a range of...
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DirecTV Ups Out-Of-Home Channel Offerings
El Segundo, Calif. — DirecTV said Tuesday it will this month expand the number of channels available for out-of-home streaming via its DirecTV Everywhere...
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Dish Surprises in Q3
Dish Network surprised analysts Tuesday, reporting third quarter net new subscriber additions that far exceeded consensus estimates while its broadband service appears to be...
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Catalyst AV To Carry TiVo In Custom Channel
Burlington, Mass. — Catalyst AV, a specialty A/V products distribution network, has entered into an agreement with TiVo to distribute the brand’s new TiVo...
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Dish To Expand Wireless Broadband Deployment
Englewood, Colo. — Dish Networks said Thursday that it, in association with partner nTelos, will expand the pilot fixed wireless broadband deployment, which began...
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Dish Customers Hit With Blackouts In 2 Markets
Englewood, Colo. — An ongoing dispute over new TV station carriage contracts forces Dish customers to stop receiving their local CBS and Fox affiliate...
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ABC Bid To Block Dish AutoHop Denied
New York – An attempt by ABC to block Dish Network’s AutoHop DVR ad-skipping system was blocked Wednesday by a federal court ruling here....
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DirecTV Beta App Adds Nuance Voice Search
Burlington, Mass. — Nuance Communications revealed Monday that its voice-recognition technology is being used in a new DirecTV Voice Search feature for a DirecTV...
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Dish, nTelos Test Wireless Broadband Service
Englewood, Colo. – Satellite-TV provider Dish and wireless broadband service provider nTelos Holding have deployed and started testing a new broadband service in rural...
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DirecTV Post Q1 Sub Gains, But Profits Dip
El Segundo, Calif. – DirecTV Tuesday reported a 5.6 percent decline in first-quarter profits but still managed to tally subscriber gains in Latin America...
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DirecTV App To Add Voice Control
El Segundo, Calif. – DirecTV said Tuesday that both its iOS and Android phone and eventually tablet applications will be receiving voice search capability...
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Dish Considering Spectrum Purchase
Englewood, Colo. – Dish Network subsidiary Dish DBS plans to issue bonds for general corporate purposes that “may include spectrum-related strategic transactions,” the company...