Dish Network abandons plans for LightSquared spectrum grab

Satellite TV provider Dish Network has been wanting to get its hands on some wireless spectrum badly. The company has eyed spectrum from a number of sources including from the … Continue reading

Dish Network Hopper with Super Joey can record up to eight shows at once

If you are working with a satellite or cable system in your home that has individual DVRs for each room, you know the pain of having to resolve conflicts with … Continue reading

You Can Record a Ridiculous 8 Shows at a Time with Dish’s New DVR

You Can Record a Ridiculous 8 Shows at a Time with Dish's New DVR

Dish’s Hopper, long the king of DVRs, just zoomed even farther ahead: it’s introducing a new SuperJoey, an improved version of their client receivers to its main DVR the Hopper. The improvements? It’ll be possible to record 8 shows at once. That’s insane. DISH has also introduced a Wireless Joey along with the ability to use Dish’s Hopper DVR on a PS4 and PS3 too.

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Dish Network considering T-Mobile bid in 2014 says source

Dish Network has made no secret of its desires to own some wireless spectrum and a wireless phone provider. Dish bid $25.5 billion for Sprint back in April, but was … Continue reading

Dish Network to partner with wireless carrier for fixed 4G broadband trial

Dish Network has announced that it will be collaborating with a major wireless carrier to trial a fixed wireless broadband service. Dish will be working with Sprint on the broadband … Continue reading

Dish Network is the largest firm bidding in FCC H Block spectrum auction

The FCC is set to auction off a new chunk of wireless spectrum starting on January 22. The spectrum auction in January will see the FCC selling of H block frequency. This will be the first auction of wireless spectrum since 2008. There will be multiple bidders on the spectrum, but there will be one […]

New Dish Anywhere app gets Transfers functionality for Android and iOS

Satellite television provider Dish Network has announced a new Dish Anywhere application is coming for Android and iOS devices. The new application adds Dish Transfers functionality to make it easier to access your favorite content on mobile devices. Transferred content can be viewed when no Internet connection is available. With the new Dish Anywhere app, […]

Blockbuster’s last day to rent set for November 9th

The final day any person living will be able to rent a video from the physical rental store chain Blockbuster has been set for November 9th, 2013. While this day has been solidified for physical rentals of media from the stores across the United States, store locations will remain open for several weeks afterward. According […]

Blockbuster stores closing: where do all the rentals go? [UPDATE]

Today the folks at DISH have stated that their subsidiary Blockbuster will be closing its physical stores nationwide. That includes every single physical rental store with a Blockbuster sign in front of it, not just the 16 that used to be across your city reduced in recent months to a scant few. This move will […]

DISH will loan iPad 2 tablets to Southwest passengers on select flights

Earlier this year we mentioned that DISH and Southwest Airlines had teamed up to bring free live television and on-demand services to all Wi-Fi equipment Southwest flights. The inaugural flight for the service saw DISH hand out free iPad tablets to passengers so they can enjoy the service. Being able to watch DISH programming during […]