Satellite TV Industry News
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Supreme Court Declines To Hear EchoStar Appeal In NDS SuitBy Todd Spangler, January 23, 2012The U.S. Supreme Court last week denied a petition by EchoStar and Dish Network to review a decision in their litigation alleging NDS hacked into the satellite TV operator's video-encryption system, putting an end to the nearly nine-year-old case. More
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Kerry Pushes FCC to Step Into DirecTV/Sunbeam DisputeJohn Eggerton, January 20, 2012Most retransmission-consent deals in the latest round have come without blackouts, but the Sunbeam/DirecTV impasse has drawn a letter from Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to the FCC, asking the agency to step in. More
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Sunbeam's Miami Station To Let DirecTV Carry NFC Title Game Amid Retrans FightBy Todd Spangler, January 19, 2012
Sunbeam Television said it will allow DirecTV to broadcast the NFL's NFC title matchup between the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers this Sunday, even as the two parties remain deadlocked over retransmission-consent fees.
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DirecTV Sports Networks Takes Root with Big Sky Conference Rights DealMike Reynolds, January 19, 2012DirecTV Sports Networks president Patrick Crumb says the regional sports programmer plans to utilize myriad rights under its new, multiyear deal with the Big Sky Conference. More
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Cuban Rebranding HDNet as AXS TV in JV with AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media, CAAMelissa Grego (Broadcasting & Cable), January 18, 2012
Mark Cuban's HDNet will be rebranded as AXS TV (pronounced "access") as part of a joint venture with AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media and Creative Artists Agency,
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DirecTV, Sunbeam Locked In Retrans StandoffBy Todd Spangler, January 18, 2012DirecTV subscribers in Miami and Boston are in the fifth day of a blackout of three local TV stations from Florida-based Sunbeam Television as the two sides have failed to reach an agreement on retransmission-consent fees. More
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Sportsman Channel Crosses 31 Million Subscriber ThresholdMike Reynolds, January 17, 2012With continued launches and upgrades to higher levels of service, Sportsman Channel has surpassed the 31 million home plateau. More
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How High Can
Dish Jump?By Mike Farrell, January 16, 2012
Dish Network released a flurry of announcements at the four-day International Consumer Electronics Show confab in Las Vegas last week — a whole home digital video recorder product dubbed the Hopper; iPad apps; and content-streaming deals with Univision, Lionsgate, Vivendi Entertainment and others for thousands of hours of Spanish-language programming, family and kids shows and movies; remote access deals for select HBO and Cinemax shows.
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CES: Drive to ‘Video Everywhere’ Shifts Into High Gear
By Todd Spangler, January 16, 2012The news bubbling up from the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show called to mind a classic Led Zeppelin tune: “The Song Remains the Same.” More
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DirecTV RSNs Near New Big Sky Pact By Mike Reynolds, January 16, 2012DirecTV-owned Root Sports and the Big Sky Conference are nearing a deal for a new multiyear programming renewal. More
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Dish Inks Wide-Ranging Univision Pact By Mike Reynolds, January 16, 2012While Dish Network was extolling its company relaunch on Jan. 9 at the Consumer Electronics Show (see Cover Story), it was also expanding its position within a community that has long been a business strength — U.S. Latinos. More
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DirecTV Loses Sunbeam Stations In Miami, Boston In Retrans FightBy Todd Spangler, January 14, 2012DirecTV customers in Miami could miss this weekend's NFL playoff coverage on Fox, after a retransmission-consent dispute with Sunbeam Television resulted in the station owner's pulling Fox affiliate WSVN from the satellite operator at midnight Friday. More
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CES: Samsung Plugs Into Pay TV ServicesBy Todd Spangler, January 11, 2012
Samsung Electronics is working with four providers -- Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and DirecTV -- to pipe their video services directly into its "smart TVs."
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CES: Dish Adds Whole Home DVRGeorge Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable), January 9, 2012Satellite provider Dish used its CES press conference for a "relaunch of the company." More
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Dish To Launch Trio of New Univision Networksby Mike Reynolds, January 9, 2012
Univision has signed its first affiliate deal for its trio of telenovela, sports and news channels, as part of far-reaching distribution pact with Dish Network.
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CES: Dish Adds iPad Access To Blockbuster Streaming-Movie ServiceBy Todd Spangler, January 8, 2012
Dish Network released an iPad app for customers with its Blockbuster @Home service or who subscribe to premium movie packages, including HBO or Cinemax, to watch a selection of movies and TV shows on their tablets over any Internet connection.
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Universal Sports Says Distribution Deal Is NearBy Mike Reynolds, January 9, 2012Universal Sports Network, having already signed affiliate pacts with a half-dozen smaller providers, is nearing a deal with a top distributor. More
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CES: Dish Poised To Unveil Wireless Broadband Plans, Multiroom DVR: ReportsBy Todd Spangler, January 5, 2012Dish Network is planning to launch a broadband satellite service this summer to 8 million people in the U.S. and will debut a three-tuner, multiroom digital video recorder, according to reports that leaked out ahead of the satellite operator's press conference set for next week's Consumer Electronics Show. More
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GCI Adds MLB Network After Contract with Root Sports ExpiresMike Reynolds, January 3, 2012Following failed license fee negotiations with Root Sports, GCI has pinch hit MLB Network for the regional sports network. More
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TV Guide Network to Bow 'Hollywood Moms Night,' 'Wilson Phillips' Reality Series in 2012Mike Reynolds, December 18, 2011Capping a year of distribution gains, TV Guide Network is bringing more original programming into 2012. More
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