Tag Archives: EchoStar

Dish Network DVRs Hit With Injunction

Posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 by MegaZone

On April 11th, when their petition was denied, EchoStar issued a statement in which they said: The decision, however, will have no effect on our current or future customers because EchoStar’s engineers have developed and deployed ‘next-generation’ DVR software to … Continue reading →

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Echostar/Sling Media TR40 Now The DTVPal, Gets New Look

Posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 by MegaZone

Seen at CES in Sling Media branding, the TR40 is a digital TV converter box for antenna users. Slated for a June release, the hardware shown at CES had a Sling-ish trapezoidal shape. Now SlingCommunity is reporting that the final … Continue reading →

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U.S. Court of Appeals Denies EchoStar’s Petition, TiVo And EchoStar Comment

Posted on Friday, April 11, 2008 by MegaZone

The U.S. Court of Appeals has denied EchoStar’s Petition for a rehearing en banc in their patent dispute with TiVo. In response, TiVo released the following statement: TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television products … Continue reading →

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Dish Network Asks Appeals Court To Rehear TiVo Patent Case

Posted on Monday, March 17, 2008 by MegaZone

Dish Network has petitioned the federal appeals court to rehear their appeal in the TiVo patent dispute. They’re claiming an expert witness who testified for TiVo contradicted himself, and therefore the software infringement verdict was not “supported by substantial evidence.” … Continue reading →

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TiVo’s Tom Rogers At Bear Stearns Media Conference

Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo CEO Tom Rogers today took part in a Q&A session at the Bear Stearns 21st Annual Media Conference, which is available as a webcast. Not a lot was said that we haven’t heard before in past presentations, such as … Continue reading →

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