Dish Network, which gave its ad-skipping Hopper software an upgrade this year—the edition promoed at CES includes Slingbox technology, so viewers can watch Dish through any connected device, anywhere, skipping all the ads—is being sued over the application, which networks including CBS say diminish the value of its GRPs.
So when CNET, owned by CBS Interactive, published an addendum saying that the product could no longer be considered for the "Best of CES," the MSO issued a statement lambasting CNET for compromising its editorial integrity.
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