Tag: Dish Network
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Upset After DISH Network Price Hike? Try These Other Live TV Options
Looking for an affordable way to watch live TV after DISH Network announced a $5 per month price hike next month? Before the price increase takes effect on September 11, DISH customers have several other options to reduce costs and keep the live programming they love. If you’re weighing your options, beyond buying an antenna,…
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Sling TV is Adding Free Live Channels to Its AirTV Streaming Players
FreeCast and Dish Network have partnered up to optimize AirTV with FreeCast’s aggregated streaming software. The partnership will serve FreeCast’s commercial customers with a network-attached broadcast tuner for blending streaming and over-the-air channels on AirTV 2 and AirTV Anywhere devices. FreeCast CEO William Mobley discussed the benefits of both companies working collaboratively. “We had a…
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Dish Network’s Wireless Retail Chief Quits, Raising More Questions About its Mobile Business
Dish Network’s wireless ambitions are up in the air after losing a key leader in Michael Kelly, the company’s wireless retail chief. Cord Cutters News confirmed Kelly’s resignation, and that his last day will February 29. Light Reading was the first to report on Kelly’s exit. “We appreciate his hard work and commitment to our…
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Sling TV’s New Contest Will Pay You to Watch Television
Sling TV on Tuesday introduced a new “Watch & Win” Rewards program that increases the chances that you’ll win prize money the more you watch television. The Rewards program is set to pay out $25,000 in total cash prizes, with a grand prize winner taking home $5,000. You enter the sweepstakes by watching 30 minutes…
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DISH Backs Off of Controversial Post-Echostar Asset Swap
DISH Network reversed course and killed a plan to swap assets with new parent Echostar in a move that confused Wall Street and outraged its debt holders. Shortly after Echostar and DISH got back together, the combined company laid out a plan to move some assets — particularly valuable spectrum — into a newly formed…
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DISH Network Ends Year-Long Blackout, Bringing Back Mission-Owned ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX Locals
Mission Broadcasting and DISH Network reached a comprehensive, multi-year distribution agreement, ending a year-long blackout. The agreement includes 27 Mission Broadcasting television stations in 25 markets nationwide. The specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the deal reestablishes thousands of DISH customers to Mission Broadcasting’s network entertainment, live sports, news, and sports content. …
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Local TV Station Files FCC Complaint Against DISH Demanding DISH Must Carry Its TV Station
Dish Network faces scrutiny after CNZ Communications, owner of WGBP-TV in Alabama, filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission over a carriage dispute. CNZ Communications has transmitters in the Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia Designated Market Area (DMA) and claims Dish Network is required to offer the station in both areas from 2024 through 2026.…
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DISH Takes on SpaceX and T-Mobile Over Spectrum Issues in Separate FCC Filings
DISH Network, now known as EchoStar Corporation, is keeping the Federal Communications Commission busy. The company, which owns pay-TV and satellite operations, sent two separate filings to the agency over its concerns about spectrum usage and ownership. The first was a petition seeking reconsideration of the FCC’s permission for SpaceX to operate in a certain…
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Cutters Q&A: Sling VP on Why You Can’t Just Move DISH Customers Over to Sling TV
DISH Network is a difficult position. Its video business has lost 1.2 million subscribers over the last year, with defections in its core satellite side dragging down any gains made from live streaming service Sling TV. At the same time, these businesses are supposed to fund the buildout of a 5G wireless network. But for…
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Sling TV Freestream Adds 11 Free Channels, Including YouTube Hit Mythical 24/7 and Kim’s Convenience
Sling TV’s free ad-supported streaming service Freestream added 11 channels this week, continuing a steady drip of new content on a weekly basis. This comes on top of the eight channels last week and the nine from the week before. In total, it offers more than 430 free channels and more than 41,000 on-demand titles.…