Dish Network Corp. (DISH), in a setback to television networks, won a ruling that its service which lets users watch live TV shows on their mobile phones and tablets doesn’t infringe broadcasters’ copyrights. A federal judge in Los Angeles rejected claims by Fox Broadcasting Co. that...
Dish Network said a U.S. District Court has said technology that the broadcast networks objected to is legal under copyright law or the Supreme Court’s recent Aereo ruling. But the court--the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California--also held that Dish had breached the...
Sling TV hasn't changed much since we saw it unveiled at CES, but starting Tuesday, Dish will begin sending out the first invites for its over-the-top internet TV service. For $20 (and without any commitments or other gimmicks), you get a smattering of channels led...
James is wondering: Can he avoid Time Warner Cable's monthly fee to lease a set-top box by purchasing his own hardware? In a word, no. There are no generic equivalents for the company's digital boxes. But there's a pretty nifty work-around. If you want to ditch your Time...
Univision Communications extended its pact with Hulu to distribute five original series from Flama, the Hispanic broadcaster’s English-language over-the-top video network aimed at bicultural millennials. The deal covers episodes of Flama’s new comedy series “Saving Lives,” which will appear weekly on Hulu, along with all episodes...
Streaming TV has already made a mark, but it could be about to hit its tipping point. For starters, just look at the awards and talent that Amazon and Netflix have captured recently. At last week's Golden Globes, Amazon Studios snagged two awards — one for best...
Sometime this spring — likely in April — HBO will start selling Web-only subscriptions. And when it does, it will take a huge chunk out of the pay-TV business. So says research firm Parks Associates, via a new survey of Internet users. To be clear: Parks doesn’t come...
Netflix is ramping up efforts to conquer the world with its streaming video service, even as competition is heating up in the growing market for Internet television. California-based Netflix said this week it wants to be in 200 markets in the next two years, up from...
A federal judge has upheld the right of the Dish Network satellite service to continue offering consumers the technology to watch television on devices like tablets and phones. US District Judge Dolly Gee of Los Angeles found that the Dish Anywhere service does not infringe the...
It looks like Comcast is getting ready to ship its next-generation set-top box to consumers: A filing for the company’s Xi4 set-top box just popped up in the FCC’s database. The filing, which has been approved by the FCC, is heavily redacted but it does...