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Verizon’s Future in the TV Industry

Verizon’s future in the TV industry has been the hot new merger topic after Sunday’s AT&T/DIRECTV announcement, but CEO Lowell McAdam quickly denied the speculations of a next step for Verizon to chase DISH. Speaking at an investor conference, McAdam clarified that there has not been any discussions with DISH on a possible merge. But […]

The New Way To Watch TV: Internet-Based TV From DISH

Now that DISH has partnered with Artemis to create pCell technology, it won’t be long until the satellite TV company makes a move at offering Internet-based TV service. DISH is actually setting a summer debut for the live-streaming service. Last month, DISH and Walt Disney Co. came to an agreement over Internet-TV rights and DISH […]

Speeds Faster Than 4G Possible With DISH And Artemis

DISH and Artemis are partnering up to make cell phone internet speeds 1,000 times faster than 4G. Artemis is a startup company, founded in 2011, who has been working on pCell – advancing 4G and LTE together. The pCell technology would solve the issue of cell service getting bogged down in highly populated areas such […]

Expired DISH Contract with Local Channels Disrupts Service

Updated 10:45 AM MST DISH and Hearst Television have reached a multi-year agreement and all stations have been restored. Are you experiencing disrupted TV service on some of your favorite networks? If you subscribe to DISH, a disagreement with a programming provider may be the reason. Since DISH and Hearst haven’t been able to come […]

MLB Teamed Up With Match.com

Is a baseball game a good first date? Match.com and the MLB seem to think so. The online dating service has announced that they are launching 29 new fan pages where singles who are fans of the same team(s) can connect. That’s one fan page for every U.S. team. “The Match.com conversation is one we’ve […]

DISH Viewer Experience Gets Even Better

Did you notice the quality of your TV just got way better? If you’re a DISH customer who is watching the beginning of the National Invitation Tournament or are catching the latest episodes of popular shows, you more than likely did. DISH has added high definition (HD) programming for ESPNU, ESPNews, Disney East and ABC […]

DISH Encourages Bracket Breaks

It’s ok, you can admit it. You’ve snuck a peak at your March Madness bracket a few times at work and even logged into live streams to try to catch just a minute of the action before your boss notices. Well, you’re not alone. DISH’s latest campaign features Hopper the Kangaroo secretly watching college basketball […]

HBO Go Passwords: Do They Really Want You to Share Them?

There has been a lot of misconceptions on HBO’s CEO Richard Plepler’s comments concerning sharing HBO Go passwords. But after all the hype over the online streaming service’s outage disaster during the season finale of True Detective on Sunday, we should set the record straight. In January, BuzzFeed ran a post titled, “HBO’s CEO Doesn’t […]

DISH Releases The Super Joey

DISH releases the Super Joey which gives customers two extra tuners that allows viewers to record two more shows than before bringing the total to eight. One Super Joey is allowed on an account with a Hopper with Sling. Currently, customers with a Hopper with Sling are able to upgrade to the Super Joey for […]

The Next Big Thing – Wireless TV

Charlie Ergen, owner of DISH, has been purchasing spectrum for some time now in hopes of one day being able to provide DISH’s 14 million subscribers with the next big thing – wireless tv. The technology is still being created, but recently there has been some talk about the service becoming available in the near […]