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KrK
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Re: Dish has got to get its DVR act together

Dish didn't push the issue, the broadcasters sued. Dish fought hard to save the distant networks but lost due to lobbyist $$$$ IMHO.

Same thing here. Tivo wants DISH to pay them a lot of money. Dish has developed their own DVR's from scratch, and don't want to raise subscribers rates.

So they fight the extortion attempt.

DISH isn't the bad guy here.
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permalink · 2008-06-01 13:09:23 · Print · Reply to this
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Re: Dish has got to get its DVR act together

I don't think Dish is the bad guy, it is surprising to read you apparently rebutting that impression. At the same time, Dish has got to work with the court system and avoid antagonizing where possible. Dish lost distant networks when it fought in court, and may be risking the loss of DVR functionality if it cannot positively resolve the current situation. My hope is Dish will resolve this without damaging DVR support.
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permalink · 2008-06-01 13:21:01 · Print · Reply to this

KrK
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Re: Dish has got to get its DVR act together

My point is Dish didn't make a mistake "fighting in Court". They took Distant networks from Dish, Dish HAD to fight to try and save it.... and lost.
permalink · 2008-06-01 18:25:26 · Reply to this
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