Last week, DISH Network’s DTVPal, was made available for purchase. DTVPal is an affordable digital-to-analog converter box required to watch broadcast TV with an analog TV after the Digital Transition on February 17, 2009. For those not familiar with the term, the Digital Transition is when digital TV broadcasts will replace analog TV broadcasts. If […]
Written by Jim Taylor on June 30th, 2008 with no comments.
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Back in February, we wrote about DISH Network’s ad campaign featuring comedian Frank Caliendo. In the ads, Caliendo promotes the company while impersonating the President, John Madden, Charles Barkley and others.
Evidently, the ads didn’t sit well with Madden and Barkley, who threatened to take legal action against EchoStar. In response, the company went to court, […]
Written by Jim Taylor on April 27th, 2008 with no comments.
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Over the past two weeks, DISH Network has been launching a number of new HDTV channels. Last week, the DBS provider launched three new national networks: CNN HD, Sci Fi HD and USA HD. These stations are available to customers who subscribe to AT100 and Essentials HD or higher.
CNN HD — channel 200 HD
Sci […]
Written by Jim Taylor on April 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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You may have heard about Verizon and AT&T paying billions for airwaves in the recent government auction for radio spectrum. However, you may not have heard about the purchase made by DISH Network. The company made an aggressive bid, winning a near nationwide channel and surprising the pay-TV industry in the process. Most cable […]
Written by Jim Taylor on March 30th, 2008 with no comments.
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Have you seen the latest DISH Network ads? They feature comedian Frank Caliendo promoting the company while impersonating the President, John Madden, Al Pacino and others. There’s a great YouTube video of out-take clips from Frank Caliendo’s DISH Network commercial shoot.
DISH Network launched the multimillion-dollar advertising campaign this month, highlighting its standalone HD package, new […]
Written by Jim Taylor on February 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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