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Whose Brand Is It, Anyway?

Liz Ryan | Posted 05.07.2013 | Business
Liz Ryan

"So anyway, that was my old company's policy," said the breathless guy on the phone, whose name turned out to be Phil. "They used to tell us that we c...

There's Something Crazy in the Air

Mike Montgomery | Posted 04.25.2013 | Technology
Mike Montgomery

Bananas. That's the best way to describe the current state of the wireless industry. Absolutely bananas.

The End Of Sprint As We Know It?

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 04.15.2013 | Business

NEW YORK — Dish Network Corp. is trying to snag U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel away from a Japanese suitor, the latest sign that satellite ...

Dish Spending Millions On Ads To Market Ad-Skipping DVR

www.broadcastingcable.com | Posted 04.13.2013 | Media

Dish Network is memorializing the ...

3,000 Blockbuster Workers Laid Off As More Stores Close

AP | Posted 03.23.2013 | Business

DENVER (AP) — Dish Network Corp. says it plans to close about 300 Blockbuster stores across the country, losing about 3,000 employees. ...

Crisis Communications Advice for CBS: Fix Your CNET Mess. Now.

Art Brodsky | Posted 03.17.2013 | Media
Art Brodsky

CBS over the course of a couple of days also managed to trash sizable part of a $1.8 billion investment. All in all, not a bad weekend's work. The question now is: how do you dig yourself out of a big hole, assuming you even want to?

CBS Overrules Best-of-Product Choice by Its CNET Unit, Citing Litigation: A Case of Censorship?

Paul Raeburn | Posted 03.17.2013 | Media
Paul Raeburn

Last week, about 40 members of the CNET.com editorial staff met at the CES trade show in Las Vegas to select the website's official Best of CES product.

TV Worth Watching: Link TV Expands Your World View One Program at a Time

Joel Brokaw | Posted 01.01.2013 | Media
Joel Brokaw

Filling a void by bringing to light societal issues rarely covered by mainstream media is a major reason why Link TV has not only thrived but is expanding. It is perhaps the only television channel in the world that measures its success not in ratings, but in getting people off their sofas into engagement and action.

Denver Musician Esmé Patterson and Comedian Kevin O'Brien on New Skin for Old Ceremonies

The Denver Diatribe | Posted 12.17.2012 | Denver
The Denver Diatribe

Denver-based musical polymath Esmé Patterson and stand-up comedian Kevin O'Brien joins us this week on the Denver Diatribe podcast to peel back new skin for old ceremonies.

David Lohr

The Walking Dead: Secrets Revealed At 2012 New York Comic Con (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 10.15.2012 | Weird News

NEW YORK -- Comic book enthusiasts, writers, illustrators, celebrities and some 115,000 attendees gathered this weekend in New York City for the seven...

PHEW: Dish Customers Get To Keep All Their Local TV Stations

AP | Posted 12.07.2012 | Technology

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Dish and Gannett said Monday that they have reached an agreement in a fee dispute that had threatened to leave more than 2 millio...

Dish Network the Country's Worst Employer? CEO: 'That's Ridiculous!'

Liz Ryan | Posted 10.29.2012 | Business
Liz Ryan

I wish Dish the best in their efforts to save a sinking cultural ship, but to be honest I'm not optimistic.

Does Dish Not Know What 'Do Not Call' Means?

Reuters | Liana B. Baker | Posted 10.23.2012 | Technology

By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is suing Dish Network Corp, accusing the satellite television provider ...

David Moye

Zombie Candidate Wants YOU To Lend Him Your Ears, Brains

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 08.22.2012 | Weird News

A third party presidential candidate is looking for voters with brains. Problem is, he's a zombie, and you know what they do with that particular o...

Joe Satran

AMC-Dish Dispute Escalates

HuffingtonPost.com | Joe Satran | Posted 08.07.2012 | Entertainment

The brawl between AMC and Dish Network continues to escalate more than a month after the satellite provider dropped AMC and its subsidiaries WE, IFC a...

Dish Network Chairman Speaks Out On Controversial Move

The Wall Street Journal | SHALINI RAMACHANDRAN | Posted 08.08.2012 | Media

Dish Network Corp. DISH +0.61% Chairman Charlie Ergen said a new ad-skipping feature that has infuriated major broadcast TV networks is a "competitive...

Dave Jamieson

'DO NOT POST': Major Companies' Social Media Policies Deemed Unlawful

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.31.2012 | Technology

WASHINGTON -- In an effort to control employees' activities on Facebook and Twitter, some U.S. companies have instituted social media policies that ru...

IT'S ON: Dish, TV Networks To Battle Over Ad Skipper

Reuters | Posted 07.24.2012 | Technology

By Liana B. Baker and Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A legal battle erupted between DISH Network and some of the major broadcast networks...

TV Networks Hate This New Anti-Commercial DVR Feature

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 07.22.2012 | Technology

NEW YORK (AP) — The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the net...

Ad Skipping: Careful What You Wish For

Dennis O'Brien | Posted 05.18.2012 | TV
Dennis O'Brien

No one likes watching TV commercials, except, perhaps, during the Super Bowl. Even those whose livelihoods depend on them have a hard time convincing family members not to fast forward past them in this DVR age.

Dish To Shutter A Third Of All Blockbuster Stores

AP | Posted 02.26.2012 | Denver

The Associated Press ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Dish Network Corp. says in an annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to c...

Dish Network Eyes T-Mobile

Reuters | Yinka Adegoke and Liana B. Baker | Posted 02.11.2012 | Technology

By Yinka Adegoke and Liana B. Baker NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp is considering a partnership with T-Mobile USA if AT&T i...

Netflix Rival Announced--But It's Not For Everyone

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 11.23.2011 | Technology

Blockbuster has announced its unlimited movie streaming service, dubbing it a "stream come true." But while many thought the service would compete wit...

Watch Out Netflix: Big Blockbuster Announcement Expected

AP | Posted 11.23.2011 | Technology

SAN FRANCISCO -- Dish Network Corp. is expected to unveil an Internet video service Friday in a move that could give movie lovers another reason to ab...

Jumping Through Hoops With Hulu: Will Hollywood Studios Kill Their Offspring Again?

Tony Greenberg | Posted 11.20.2011 | Technology
Tony Greenberg

Congratulations to News Corp., Disney, and NBC Universal for creating an online company so successful that tech industry giants may stumble over each other to acquire it. Does Hulu or its buyer get the short stick?