Satellite TV News & Reviews

Report: DirecTV Prepping Voice-Search App

Tired of pressing buttons on your remote? DirecTV’s new smartphone application can help. The app allows users to verbally control the television by talking to their iPhone or Android device. Using...
Hopper with Sling Review

The Hopper with Sling combines a whole-house DVR with location-shifting features, making it one of the most compelling pieces of home entertainment technology. (4.5 out of 5) It’s the device that...
Dish Releases Hopper with Sling in U.S., Ergen Talks Shop

Dish Network on Monday announced the U.S. availability of its new Hopper digital video recorder with Sling technology, famous as the on-again, off-again winner of the 2013 Best of CES award....
Everyone Is Wrong in the CNET/CES Conflict

The affable boss of the Consumer Electronics Show, Gary Shapiro, blasted CBS in a USA Today editorial after CNET awarded the Dish Network Hopper with Sling “Best of CES” and then...
After CNET Snub, CEA Awards ‘Best of CES’ to Dish Hopper

The drama between CBS/CNET and Dish Network racheted up a notch today with the Consumer Electronic Association (CEA), which hosts CES, announcing that the Dish Hopper will win the Best of...
Dish Network Hopper With Sling Review

The Dish Network Hopper With Sling takes the already powerful and flexible Hopper satellite box/DVR and adds invaluable and built-in place-shifting features thanks to Sling. (5 out of 5) Editor’s Choice...
Dish to Close 300 More Blockbuster Stores

Brick-and-mortar Blockbuster retail stores have been disappearing for more than a decade now, but get ready to say goodbye to a few more. Dish Network this week announced that it will...
Dish Awards Self Pulled CNET Award

There’s some saying about lemons, life, and lemonade, which is exactly the predicament that Dish recently found itself in as a result of the big controversy surrounding CNET’s voted-then-retracted “Best of...
CNET Picked Dish Hopper as ‘Best of CES’ … Until CBS Stepped In

Tech site CNET today confirmed that it initially selected the Dish Hopper for its Best of CES award. But that prompted parent company CBS to step in and order that the...
CNET Forced to Pull Dish From CES Awards Over CBS Lawsuit

Tech site CNET was forced to remove the Dish Hopper with Sling from its “Best of CES” awards due to ongoing litigation between parent company CBS and Dish. As a result,...
Dish Network Disqualified from CNET’s Best of CES Awards

Dish Network’s Hopper with Sling Whole-Home HD DVR was disqualified from CNET’s “Best of CES” awards program at the last minute today because CNET’s parent, CBS Corp., is in litigation with...
CES 2013: Dish Launches Sling-Enabled Hopper

We’re big fans of the Dish Hopper, an inexpensive, well-designed digital video recorder that lets you watch TV shows and movies all around the house using inexpensive terminal devices called Joeys. At...
DISH Network Hopper with Sling Announced

Home media hub allows you to watch recorded or live programs on your main TV, or streamed to your smartphone or iPad DISH Network introduced Hopper with Sling, the second generation...
Dish Network Wireless Plan Gets FCC Approval

The Federal Communications Commission this week approved a proposal from Dish Network to convert spectrum currently used for satellite service into spectrum that would support a terrestrial wireless network. The move...
FCC’s Plan for Dish Wireless Network ‘Significantly Flawed’

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has circulated a proposal that would allow Dish Network to pursue its own wireless network, but Dish is not exactly pleased with the plan. “While...
Dish Reaches $700 Million Deal With AMC, Cablevision

After months of high-profile legal jousting and attempts to draw viewers into the skirmish, the blackout of AMC Networks on the Dish Network has finally come to an end. The two...
DISH Network Hopper Whole-House DVR Review

Another black box? Not even close. See how DISH’s new product is pumping some much-needed excitement into the DVR category. (3.5 out of 4) Let’s get hopping! It’s hard to get...
Dish Drops 10,000 Subscribers, Fewer Than Expected

Dish Network underestimated itself this year, losing fewer subscribers than expected in its recent second quarter. Dish Network underestimated itself this year, losing fewer subscribers than expected in its recent second...
Viacom, DirecTV Settle Licensing Spat, Shows Return

SpongeBob and Jon Stewart returned to DirecTV last night after Viacom and DirecTV settled their licensing spat. Viacom and DirecTV settled their differences last night and restored 17 Viacom-owned channels to...
AMC to Stream Breaking Bad Premiere for Dish Members

AMC will stream episode one of Breaking Bad’s fifth season for Dish customers who recently lost access to the network. AMC will stream episode one of Breaking Bad’s fifth season for...