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TV Nets Sue Dish Over Auto Hop

Convergent TV

You could see the lawsuits coming the second Dish Network announced Auto Hop, a feature that allows viewers to skip commercials entirely when they play a program back on their [...]


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Dish Planning 4G Wireless Network, FCC Documents Show

Performance Marketing

Dish Network has been buying up broadband spectrum during the past year, acquiring nearly $3 billion worth.

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Dish CEO on Broadband, Blockbuster, and Netflix

Convergent TV

Dish Network has been on a major spending spree in recent months, buying up nearly $3 billion worth of broadband spectrum and dropping a reported $320 million for the Blockbuster [...]

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Fox Shows Get Online Lag for Non-Subscribers

Convergent TV

Bad news for “Gleeks” and other Fox fans: Beginning in mid-August, new episodes of Fox shows will no longer be available to view on Hulu or Fox.com until eight days [...]

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Netflix, Miramax Sign Streaming Deal

Performance Marketing

Netflix just got an even stronger foothold in the streaming market. The company signed a multiyear contract with film powerhouse Miramax to stream hundreds of cinematic favorites, like Pulp Fiction [...]

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Dish Network Founder Steps Down as President, CEO

Convergent TV

Dish Network's Charlie Ergen has decided to step down as president and CEO of the company he founded. Effective June 20, Joseph Clayton, the former head of Sirius Satellite Radio, [...]