Dish Network shut off access to out-of-local-market network stations to 900,000 people nationwide this week. For many, morning rituals of watching New York City morning news, or catching tidbits from ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox stations from outside their local markets.
Dish’s new tricks
Dish Network has long been seen as the Wal-Mart of home TV services, offering a cheaper package of cable-type channels than either the local cable service or its main satellite competitor, DirecTV.
But over the past two years, Dish also has built a reputation for delivering advanced technology and new features. Last year, it […]
A look at Dish Network’s HD receiver/recorder and Toshiba’s tunerless TVs
What’s the richest source for programming to show off your super-grade, high-definition TV? At present, that honor goes to satellite TV provider Dish Network and its second-generation HD receiver/recorder, the Dish Player-DVR 942.
While broadcast networks reserve most high-def shows for prime time or weekend afternoons, […]
Bridges TV Launches Nationwide on DISH Network at Ceremony at Islamic Center
Muslims of America now have a new venue for television programming with the announcement today that Bridges TV, the American Muslim lifestyle network in English, is now available nationwide on DISH Network. EchoStar Communications Corporation’s (NASDAQ: DISH) DISH Network(TM) satellite television service has added […]
Look at the big picture when deciding on cable or satellite
Q: I am thinking of changing from cable TV to satellite and would like to know what you think about Dish Network versus Comcast. I’ve seen a lot of advertisement spam and snail mail about Dish that promises the world, and I need the real […]
Dish Network to Pay $50,000 for Violating State No Call Law
Satellite television provider EchoStar Communications - which does business as Dish Network - will pay a civil penalty of $50,000 for telemarketing calls made to Missourians on the state’s No Call list in an agreement reached with Attorney General Jay Nixon. Dish Network is the […]
DISH Network Expands High-Definition Package with Addition of VOOM Programming
EchoStar Communications Corporation announced that its DISH Network(TM) satellite TV service will expand its high-definition television (HDTV) package by adding 10 original VOOM HD networks, expected to be available May 1, 2005. With the addition of these originals to its current slate of HD programming, DISH […]
Voom subscribers who switch over to DirecTV will receive a $200 rebate and three months free of DirecTV HD, according to SkyReport.com. Voom subscribers, who will be stuck without the service’s 39 HD channels when they officially go off air April 30th, can choose from either an HD system or an HD digital video recorder […]
Good service and bad from Dish Network
I have been using Dish Network for more than a year.
In my December bill, there was a pay-per-view charge of $10.99 which we did not use.
I called to inquire and my extra charge got eliminated from the bill. I was impressed with their customer service.
Later, when I tried using […]
Mercedes-Benz USA Previews Its New M-Class on DISH Network
Mercedes-Benz USA is giving the 10 million interactive TV subscribers of EchoStar Communications Corporation’s DISH Network satellite TV an advanced “all-access pass” to experience and experiment with the new generation M-Class through an innovative interactive advertising campaign beginning this week and running through March, 2005.