Tag 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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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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TiVo Racks Up Another Patent Win – $215+ Million From AT&T

Posted on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 by MegaZone

When TiVo settled their long-running patent lawsuit against DISH Network and EchoStar for $500 million back in May it did more than just settle the one suit. It also strengthened TiVo’s hand when dealing with other vendors it feels are … Continue reading →

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EchoStar Preparing a Network DVR

Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2011 by MegaZone

EchoStar hasn’t been very successful in breaking into the US STB market. They, of course, continue to supply hardware to sister company Dish Network, but one of the objectives of splitting the companies apart was to allow EchoStar to provide … Continue reading →

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