Tag Archives: EchoStar

Supreme Court Declines To Hear DISH’s Appeal

Posted on Monday, October 6, 2008 by MegaZone

The US Supreme Court today declined to hear DISH Network’s appeal of TiVo’s patent victory, effectively upholding the ruling. DISH Network will now pay TiVo $104 million, the amount awarded by the jury in 2006 plus interest, which has been … Continue reading →

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EchoStar Pitching Cable And Integrated Sling Media Features For European STBs

Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 by MegaZone

EchoStar Europe just exhibited at the European IBC 2008 trade show and they’re making a big push into cable set top boxes. As they’re show blurb says: EchoStar is one of the world’s largest vendors of set-top products for PayTV, … Continue reading →

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Get The DISH Network DTVPalTR-40 CRA Digital Converter Box, Free With Coupon

Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 by MegaZone

Back at CES, EchoStar announced the TR-40 ATSC digital converter with an expected MSRP of $39.99. That would make it free after the $40 government coupon. Then it appeared to be rebranded as the DISH Network DTVPal, which launched with … Continue reading →

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EchoStar Signs tru2way Host Device License Agreement With CableLabs

Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 by MegaZone

EchoStar Monday announced that they’ve signed a tru2way Host Device License Agreement with CableLabs, which allows them to implement devices using CableCARD and OCAP/tru2way. This may seem odd at first, since EchoStar is often conflated with DISH Network, but remember … Continue reading →

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Dish Network DTVPal Now Available – For $59.99

Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2008 by MegaZone

The Dish Network DTVPal digital-to-analog converter is now available from the official website. When it was first announced as the TR40 back at CES the price target was given as $39.99, the value of the government coupons, which would’ve made … Continue reading →

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