Category Archives: EchoStar

The Final Curtain Falls On Aria

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

We learned back in February that things were not going well for Aria, EchoStar’s effort to produce a CableCARD DVR for the US market. CableOne, who have been trialing the system, was reported to have given up on it and … Continue reading →

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DISH Network TV Anywhere

Posted on Friday, March 16, 2012 by MegaZone

As part of their new YouTube channel I mentioned in my last post, DISH Network has also published several videos highlighting their ‘TV Anywhere’ feature. TV Anywhere brings Sling Media’s technology to DISH customers, either through the Sling Adapter add-on … Continue reading →

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DISH Network’s Hopper Whole-Home DVR Now Available

Posted on Friday, March 16, 2012 by MegaZone

DISH Network’s recently announced Hopper whole-home DVR, and the Joey companion units, are now available to customers. The Hopper is a unique design with three tuners, but with a trick up its sleeve which allows it to record six programs … Continue reading →

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The Fat Lady Sings For Aria At CableOne

Posted on Friday, February 24, 2012 by MegaZone

EchoStar just hasn’t had much luck with their Aria solution for cable. They’ve been trying to market CableCARD products to cable MSOs for a while now, including SlingLoaded models, but they haven’t been able to get much traction. Last summer … Continue reading →

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Dish Network Gets Hopped Up On MoCA

Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2012 by MegaZone

One of the recent bits of news out of CES was DISH Networks introduction of their whole-home DVR. Rather than model number like DirecTV’s oh-so-catchy HR34, they’ve reached down under to give their units cute names. The main DVR is … Continue reading →

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