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Judge Blocks Judge -- DISH PVRs Are Go, For Now

Tags: DISH + PVR + DVR + EchoStar + TiVo

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Posted by Kevom 3 years 3 months ago; via tech.commongate.com/post/...

In a sudden twist of events, a Washington D.C. court has allowed the continued use of DISH PVRs, sold by EchoStar Communications.

"We are pleased that this morning, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. temporarily blocked an injunction issued by a Texas Court, while it considers a longer-term stay of that injunction," EchoStar said in a statement.

The ruling was the latest in an ongoing battle between TiVo, one of earlist companies to design personal video recorders, now called digital video recorders or DVRS.

"As...

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DIRECTV and DISH drop out of spectrum auction

Tags: DirectTV + Dish + Wireless DBS + FCC + Auction

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Posted by Kevom 3 years 3 months ago; via arstechnica.com/news.ars/...

The spectrum auction currently underway in the US for 90MHz of spectrum lost a major bidder when Wireless DBS LLC, a venture with the financial backing of DIRECTV and DISH Network, threw in the towel. As a result, the two satellite TV providers are out in the cold when it comes to getting a cut of the freed-up spectrum.

The bidding process itself is complicated, with carriers actually vying for 1,122 individual licenses covering different geographical areas. As a result, there may be more than one "winner," as different companies are able...

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