Tag: Dish
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AT&T Dodges Questions On If DIRECTV & DISH Will Merge
For years now, there has been talk of DIRECTV and DISH merging. Much like how Sirus Radio and XM Radio merged to keep satellite radio alive, there is pressure for DISH and DIRECTV to merge. DISH has even in the past talked about the possibility of a merger between DIRECTV and DISH. During the 3rd…
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Dish Stock Hits a 24 Year Low As Cord Cutting Grows
Earlier this week, Dish Network’s stock fell to a 24 low as investors grew worried about cord cutting’s impact on the second-largest satellite TV provider, according to a report from Bloomberg. With this news, Dish’s stock dropped to just $8.08, down from over $30 a share one year ago. A lot is going into this…
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Sling TV Pauses The Sale of AirTV Devices
For some time now, Sling TV subscribers have been unable to buy AirTV players. The problem started when DISH suffered a security breach that took down many of its websites, including the website for AirTV. Ever since that happened, it has not been possible to buy AirTVs from Sling TV. AirTV devices allow Sling TV…
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DISH & Sling TV Are Back Online Almost a Month After a Cyber-Security Breach
Almost a month after DISH suffered a security break today, DISH, Boost Mobile, Sling TV, and AirTV’s websites are all back online. This also includes DISH and Sling TV’s apps being back at 100%. Earlier this month, DISH confirmed that it has suffered a cyber-security breach that many have described as ransomware. For now, well…
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DISH Get a Huge Win In Court & Won’t Have to Pay $469 Million in Damages
A few weeks a jury in U.S. Federal Court in Utah has decided that DISH must pay $469 million over its commercial-skipping technology that infringed on two different patents. Now a judge has ruled in DISH’s favor overturning the jury ruling and saying DISH did not infringe on ClearPlay’s patents. In a statement sent to…
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DISH Must Pay $469 Million Over Commercial-Skipping Patent
Today a jury in U.S. Federal Court in Utah has decided that DISH must pay $469 million over its commercial-skipping technology that infringed on two different patents. With this ruling DISH must pay ClearPlay $469 million over its Hopper set-top boxes. The one good news for DISH is that the jury did rule that DISH…
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DISH Gets FCC Approval to Start Testing 5G
Over the last few years, DISH has slowly been expanding into being a wireless company. With the purchase of Boost Mobile, Dish is now the 4th largest wireless company in the United States. DISH has also been slowly buying up spectrum as it prepares to launch its own national 5G Network instead of relying on…
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DISH Wins Its Patent Case Against Peloton & Blocks Imports Of Peloton Products
Over the last few years, Peloton has seen sales skyrocket and now fall down to earth. The pandemic made Peloton a must-have as millions started to look for ways to work out from home. Now there is more bad news for Peloton as DISH won a patent case against their use of streaming technology. This…
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DISH & Sling TV Are Still Struggling One Week After a Cyber-Security Breach – But Customers Have Some Good News
One week ago, DISH, Boost Mobile, Sling TV, and AirTV’s websites all suffered a cyber-security breach. DISH, Boost Mobile, and AirTV’s websites went fully down, but Sling TV so far has only suffered outages with its customer service sites. DISH and Boost Mobile websites are back online but with limited options and limited customer service.…
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DISH, Boost Mobile, & AirTV’s Websites Have Been Down For Days After a Possible Cyberattack
Have you been trying to visit DISH or Sling TV’s AirTV website recently? Been getting error pages with them you visit the websites? You are not alone, as for days, DISH and AirTV’s websites have been fully down or partially down. On DISH’s main website, they have posted this message. “We are experiencing a system…