Tag: Dish
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DISH Has a New Plan to Stop IPTV Piracy & Wins a U.S. Patent to Do Just That
Recently DISH Network has won a new patent for a way to make content on streaming and over traditional cable TV DVRs more secure. The hope is this system will make it harder for IPTV services to use DISH and other cable companies’ technology to illegally stream their content online. In short, DISH has built…
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DISH & Sling TV Lost 294,000 Subscribers in The 2nd Quarter of 2023
Today DISH announced its 2nd quarter 2023 earnings and reported that DISH and Sling TV lost 294,000 subscribers. This worked out to the company losing 3,230 subscribers every day in the 2nd quarter of 2023. Sling TV reportedly lost 97,000, and DISH lost 197,000 subscribers. In total, DISH now has 8,904,000 pay TV customers between…
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DISH Network Will Merge With EchoStar As It Looks For Cash
Today DISH Network announced a deal to merge with its sister company EchoStar. DISH, the parent company of Sling TV has been struggling for cash for some time now and is hoping this deal could help it complete its 5G buildout. This deal will be an all-stock merger. “This is a strategically and financially compelling…
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DISH Hires a New Executive Vice President To Help Lead Its Wireless 5G Efforts
Today DISH announced that Eben Albertyn will join DISH as an executive vice president and chief technology officer of its wireless 5G business. Mr. Albertyn will oversee network technology strategy and operations for DISH Wireless, responsibilities currently held by Dave Mayo and Marc Rouanne. “Eben has operated in fast-moving environments where highly engaged leadership, communication and teamwork…
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DISH Network May Soon Merge With EchoStar As Cord Cutting Grows
For years there have been talks of a possible DIRECTV and DISH merger. Recently a possible merger between DIRECTV and DISH looks a little more realistic. Now though, as conditions for a possible merger are finally favorable, the talks have reportedly stalled over possible money issues at Dish. This comes from a report by the…
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DISH Shuts Down The IPTV Service Jaboo TV & Wins Damages Against The Owner in Court
Today DISH and the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy announced that it has successfully won a court case against the IPTV service Jaboo TV, Inc. DISH also won damages from its U.S.-based CEO, Sajid Sohall finding them liable for copyright infringement. “This ruling goes further than many other copyright cases coordinated by IBCAP. Here, the…
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DISH Now Offers 5G Internet to Over 70% of Americans
Today DISH has announced that its new 5G wireless service is now available to over 70% of the U.S. population. This comes as DISH now has over 15,000 5G sites running their networks. “Our teams have worked tirelessly for years, and this achievement is a testament to their dedication and commitment as we grow the…
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Amazon Wants To Take on Verizon & AT&T By Offering Wireless Plans With Dish
A few years ago, Dish bought Boost Mobile from T-Mobile and became the 4th largest provider of wireless services. Now according to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Dish is in talks to partner with Dish to sell wireless plans through Amazon. This move would expand Amazon’s lineup of services by offering Amazon branded…
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DISH & Sling TV Lost 552,000 Subscribers in The 1st Quarter of 2023
Today DISH announced their 1st quarter earnings for 2023. In that report, we learned that DISH and Sling TV lost a combined 552,000. This is up from the 268,000 subscribers DISH had in the 4th quarter of 2022. This works out to DISH losing over 6,000 TV customers every day. Sling TV ended the 1st…
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Will DIRECTV & DISH Merge This Year? – Ask Luke
For years there have been talks of a possible DIRECTV and DISH merger. Recently a possible merger between DIRECTV and DISH looks a little more realistic. Much like how XM and Sirius Radio merged to form SiriusXM Radio after it became clear both couldn’t survive on their own, now the same is being suggested for…