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Dish Network will be joining Comcast, Time Warner Cable and others in offering online video services along with its pay TV packages. But with the launch of its new TV Everywhere initiative, the satellite TV provider could add a component that others haven’t yet enabled, allowing its subscribers to access on-demand video on multiple devices. Read more »

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Comcast-NBC Deal Lets FCC Seek Web-TV Concessions; U.S. regulators may use their veto power over Comcast Corp.’s planned purchase of NBC Universal to demand concessions that help Web startups. (Bloomberg) FiOS To Offer YouTube, Net Radio; Verizon’s FiOS TV service has signed new deals that, it […] Read more »

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Epix has struck its first nationwide deal with satellite TV provider Dish Network, the fledgling cable network said this morning, adding an additional 14 million homes that can sign up for its linear, VOD and broadband movie service. Epix, a joint venture between MGM, Lionsgate and […] Read more »

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UPDATED TiVo shares are rocking this morning, up more than 40 percent after a federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that found Dish and EchoStar in contempt of a permanent injunction against it for infringing on TiVo patents. “Because we find that the district […] Read more »

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Turner Broadcasting Selects Brightcove to Expand Online Video Business; Turner taps Brightcove to support online video content in the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany and other countries throughout Europe. (press release) Adap.tv Launches a Video Ad Exchange; the video ad-serving company has opened the doors on […] Read more »

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Canvas’ Biggest Threat Is Happening In Las Vegas Right Now; the BBC’s biggest challenge for its set-top-box project may be winning over TV makers who are already launching their own standards and services for internet-based content. (paidContent) DISH Network Goes Over the Top with NeuLion; the […] Read more »

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Epix is close to signing its second major carriage agreement, Bloomberg is reporting, this time with cable provider Cox Communications. Epix is currently only available to subscribers of Verizon’s FiOS service, which stands at around 2.7 million vs. Cox’s the 6.2 million subscribers. A joint venture […] Read more »

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TiVo won a court order today that could cost Dish and Echostar $200 million in damages. From The Wall Street Journal: Judge David Folsom, presiding in federal court in Texas, awarded TiVo $2.25 per DVR subscriber per month from April 18, 2008, through July 1, 2009, […] Read more »

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Roku Raised an Additional $13.4 Million; SEC documents show the set-top box maker received the funds from Menlo Ventures over two rounds. (Contentinople) DISH Network Profits Down 81 Percent; TiVo litigation costs and rising expenses to blame for poor second quarter, though the company did add […] Read more »

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Satellite TV provider DirecTV is readying its own version of TV Everywhere, the industry-wide service that gives people access to certain premium content online — but only if they have a multichannel subscription. AdAge has the story, but details are slim, with DirecTV only saying that […] Read more »

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When Blake Krikorian made the rounds in 2004-2005 to tell people about his new device called the Slingbox, the founder and then-CEO of Sling Media employed a pretty smart tactic: He coined a term – placeshifting – to describe what exactly it was his company’s flagship ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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Breakthroughs in digital media technologies have converted media consumers from spectators into participants. This transformation has impacted all aspects of the media value chain, from content creation through delivery to the consumer experience itself. The interactive nature of the broadband Internet has set high consumer expectations ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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DirecTV’s lack of a broadband pipe and its subsequent inability to offer video on demand is the satellite broadcasting service’s proverbial glass jaw. And their workaround for the VOD problem has all the makings of a disappointment. Read more »

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EchoStar is spinning off its set-top box (including Sling Media) and fixed satellite businesses. The move could mean one of two things: DISH is ready to sell itself to Ma Bell, or it wants to compete aggressively in the 700 MHz auctions and build itself into a broadband-enabled satellite TV company. Read more »

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