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Dish Network in Possible Financial Crisis:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 26, 2009           CEO’s of major companies are always on the top of the payroll and often times the paycheck doesn’t come from a base salary but from different forms of incentives. Research analysts usually turn to the annual income of a company’s CEO to determine how well a co... more.

Dish Network May Cut Ties With Univision:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 25, 2009              It may be surprising to many in the United States to learn that a Spanish broadcast channel is the number 4 ranked channel in the U.S. during primetime hours. The numbers that Univision are posting have shown a loss in revenue but still hold the Spanish giant ... more.

Scam Artists Pose as Dish Network Installers:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 24, 2009                A resident in the town of Upper Allen Pennsylvania reported a door to door Dish Network solicitation scam that has robbed one person of some money. The resident was visited by a group of people that were posing as Dish Network installers. The scam ... more.

NFL to Air Sunday Ticket Online to DirecTV Subscribers:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 24, 2009             The NFL Sunday Ticket has been a part of DirecTV since the company first formed. The contract to keep running NFL Sunday Ticket with DirecTV recently neared its expiration date but the satellite television provider made sure to stake its claim early. DirecTV will co... more.

New DVR Service from DirecTV:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 23, 2009            DirecTV announced that there will be a new application available through the Apple App Store that will allow DirecTV subscribers to schedule DVR recordings while away from home. Customers will have the application available to several Apple products, such as the iPhone or... more.

DirecTV Installation Service Upgrades its Fleet of Vehicles:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 22, 2009                DirecTV has signed a contract with DirectSat, a company developed as an installation service in one of the many areas that DirecTV services that is looking to upgrade its system. DirectSat is one of the largest satellite installation services in th... more.

Blockbuster Partners with TiVo:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 21, 2009              Blockbuster Video has announced that it will be joining other data base movie rental services in partnering with TiVo. On Wednesday Blockbuster confirmed plans to offer its on-demand service through TiVo Series 2 and 3, HD and HD XL devices in which customers ... more.

Dish Network Parent Company EchoStar Exands Operations:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 21, 2009                   During the 2009 Satellite Conference in Washington DC, Echostar announced that it will be offering commercial services through its Spacecraft Command and Control Services. EchoStar also broke the news that it will offer ... more.

Dish Network Back in Court for Do Not Call List Violations:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 20, 2009              On Tuesday a lawsuit was filed against Dish Network and some of its distributors. The suit alleges that Dish Network encouraged several of its dealers to start conducting automated phone calls to non customers without their permission regardless of involvement... more.

DirecTV Resurrects a Number of Cancelled Television Shows:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 20, 2009         DirecTV’s 101 Network has been known for pulling expired and cancelled shows that never got much of a run when they first aired, and bringing them back to life. In April 2008 DirecTV and NBC announced that they would be re-airing the cancelled show “Friday Night Lights.” ... more.

Interactive History on Dish Network:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 19, 2009              For many years cable and satellite television companies have been seeking a way to bring the TV of the future to American homes. Just like the way old television, sci-fi has brought us most of the personal technologies that people carry today - the Star Trek f... more.

Patrick Swayze Beats Cancer and Airs and New AE Show:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 18, 2009               Swayze has finished filming the 13 episode first season and maintained cancer treatment during the entire session. Swayze said his character could be considered a vigilante and aims to use his skills to always keep both his partner and the audience guess... more.

Satellite Television Continues to Struggle in the Middle East:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 17, 2009              In a demographic where free speech has been very limited, satellite television news agencies are under constant pressure from both governments and terrorist groups alike. Arab governments have been working hard to shut down any broadcast that promotes open dis... more.

Dud Telecommunications Satellite Has Near Miss with International Space Station:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 16, 2009                On Thursday an engine from either the Russian or American satellite that were both destroyed in a collision almost crashed into the International Space station sparking evacuation procedures. In most cases NASA is able to track the space debris wel... more.

Grand Ole Opry Week on American Idol:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 15, 2009                 American Idol has thrown a few wrenches in the works this year including new rules, a new judge, new top 12 procedure, and a new one time save. In this week’s episode there will be yet another little twist as they introduce “Grand... more.

Senator Proposes Bill to Ban Satellite Images:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 9, 2009          San Diego Republican Joel Anderson is putting forth a bill that would ban satellite pictures and street images of schools churches and medical or government buildings claiming that the images help terrorists. This would mean satellite mapping companies would need to blur millions of w... more.

Road Trip to Space:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 8, 2009                In Russia anyone with enough money can buy a trip to outer space. Hungarian born US billionaire, Charles Simonyi, will be taking his second trip into space to board the international space station. The trip blasts off March 26th and Simon... more.

Santa Barbra Launches Emergency Satellite Receivers:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 7, 2009              In Santa Barbra, 6 satellite receivers have been built that will pick up a satellite signal during a natural disaster in Santa Barbra and Manta Maria. Any radio will be able to pick up the signal from radio stations in the area that are equipped with backup gen... more.

Russia Warns of Possible Arms Race over Satellite Defense Systems:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 6, 2009                 During the Bush administration China and Russia wanted to begin negotiations to ban space weapons. The United States turned down the proposals and under former president Bush’s orders had missile defense sites planned for the Czech Repub... more.

Sirius Satellite Radio Out of the Doghouse:
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 6, 2009             Last Friday Sirius satellite radio and Liberty Media Corp finished their infusion that has saved Sirius from the doghouse. The cost of the merge is to the tune of $530 million. The total debt was around $1 billion at the start of 2009, and with lowering numbers in su... more.