February 29th, 2012
DISH Network’s new Hopper whole-home DVR system wowed the crowds at the 2012 International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology trade show. Along with the 2TB hard drive and the innovative “Joey” client receivers, which allow you to bring the TV and DVR in up to four rooms of your house, the new PrimeTime Anytime feature was very impressive.
The Hopper’s exclusive PrimeTime Anytime feature gives you instant OnDemand access to three hours per night of HD primetime programming on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC. These shows will be available for up to 8 days from the initial due date. No more having to remember to set your DVR or having to choose between your favorite shows. Best of all you still have two tuners to use to record or watch other shows during primetime, and it doesn’t take up any of your personal DVR space, so you still have enough room for over 250 hours of HD programming available.
The opportunity to watch all of the best primetime shows OnDemand and still watch and record other programming, all while conserving space on the 2TB hard drive? Sounds like the perfect solution for the TV lover in all of us!
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January 23rd, 2012
Cannon Satellite TV is an authorized nationwide DISH Network retailer. We’re determined to bring you the best entertainment and technology DISH Network has to offer at the lowest price!
We’re giving away another $50 to say thanks to all of our customers and followers! All you have to do is comment on this blog about what giveaway prizes you’d love to see in the future. You can earn more entries by liking and following us on other social networks. Good luck!
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January 20th, 2012
DISH Network made waves at the 2012 International CES with the unveiling of the new multi-room DVR the Hopper.
The Hopper is DISH Network’s new whole-home DVR. Packed with an impressive 2 terabyte hard drive – enough space to store up to 1,000 hours of of SD and 250 hours of HD recordings – and the ability to record up to 6 HD channels at once during primetime with DISH Network’s Prime Time Anytime. A Sling adapter is fully integrated in the receiver maximizing and simplifying DISH Network’s TV Everywhere. You can use one Hopper to connect up to three TVs with the smaller Joey boxes at each TV, or two to connect up to six!
If you connect your Hopper to a broadband internet connection you’ll be able to use DISH On Demand and Blockbuster @Home like before, allowing you stream hundreds of movies and shows straight to your living room, and access and manage your DVR through the web with Dish Remote Access just like before. That’s not all though, with the new Hopper and broadband internet connection you’ll be able to download and use apps allowing you easy access to social networks, games, news, sports and weather directly from your TV with your remote.
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January 18th, 2012
Check out the new releases at Blockbuster this week! Here are some of our favorites:
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Ides of MarchStephen Meyers is an idealistic deputy campaign manager for democratic presidential hopeful Governor Mike Morris. As the primaries heat up and Meyers finds himself romantically embroiled with a campaign intern with a secret, things begin to boil over and reveal the cat-and-mouse underbelly of politics. |
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AbductionNathan Harper is a teen who has never felt truly comfortable in his life, andw hen he discovers his own baby picture on a missing persons website his supsicions are confirmed. The people who raised him are not his parents and the life he lived was nothing more than a lie. As Nathan begins to piece together his life he finds himself the target of trained assassins and must race to put together the final clues. |
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CourageousFour law enforcement officers dedicated to duty, family and faith find themselves questioning it all when tragedy strikes close to home. An exploration of the fathers, officers and men, Courageous is an uplifting film of action, drama and humor. |
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January 11th, 2012
DISH Network now offers the popular DISH Remote Access app for the iPad to allow DISH customers to watch thousands of on-demand streaming movies and TV shows, live TV and manage your DVR! DISH customers who subscribe to the Blockbuster @Home package or select premium movie packages – including HBO and Cinemax – can now watch popular movies, TV shows and kid’s programming directly on their iPads, free!
Streaming movies and TV shows using the enhanced DISH Remote Access app requires a DISH log-in ID and a broadband-connected iPad. The DISH Remote Access app is available today and is free to DISH customers from Apple’s iTunes Store. To watch live TV on the iPad, subscribers need a DISH Sling Adapter and a broadband-connected compatible DISH HD DVR receiver.
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January 9th, 2012
LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwire – Jan 9, 2012) – (NASDAQ: DISH) — DISH Network L.L.C. and ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) today announced the availability of next-generation satellite broadband service bundled with DISH’s popular satellite television service. In February, DISH will launch its advanced satellite broadband packages with up to 12 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload speeds bundled with a variety of DISH TV programming packages.
The DISH broadband bundle includes:
DISH’s bundled video and broadband products offer consumers speed, value and excellent customer service with a single bill and one installation. The new bundled offer is a great alternative for the millions of American consumers, mostly rural, with limited broadband options.
“This is one more example of DISH meeting the needs of consumers,” said DISH CEO Joe Clayton. “The market potential for this new Internet service is substantial given the nearly eight million to 10 million mostly rural American households that are unserved and millions more left with slower broadband alternatives.”
ViaSat will provide the satellite delivery services enhanced by DISH billing, installation, customer service and merchandising.
For more information, visit www.dishnetwork.com/internet. Logos for DISH and ViaSat are available at http://press.dishnetwork.com/Press-Center/Photo-Library.
About DISH Network
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), through its subsidiary DISH Network L.L.C., provides approximately 13.945 million satellite TV customers, as of Sept. 30, 2011, with high quality programming and technology with the most choices at the best value, including HD Free for Life. Subscribers enjoy the largest high definition line-up with more than 200 national HD channels, the most international channels, and award-winning HD and DVR technology. DISH Network’s subsidiary, Blockbuster L.L.C., delivers family entertainment to millions of customers around the world. DISH Network Corporation is a Fortune 200 company. Visit www.dish.com.
About ViaSat
ViaSat delivers fast, secure communications, Internet, and remote network access to fixed sites or on-the-move. The company provides networking products and managed network services for enterprise IP applications; is a key supplier of network-centric military communications and encryption technologies and products to the U.S. and allied governments; is the primary technology partner for gateway and customer-premises equipment for consumer and mobile satellite broadband services; and offers high-speed Ka-band satellite broadband services. Based in Carlsbad, Calif., ViaSat has established a number of worldwide locations for customer service, network operations, and technology development.
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January 6th, 2012
Technology doesn’t always behave the way it’s supposed to be, and that can be frustrating. Tech support over the phone can be time consuming and add even more frustration. To help DISH Network offers technical support and trouble shooting online! It’s quick, easy and can be done on your time.
Let’s say you’re having an issue with your remote, simply select Remote Control from the troubleshooting options.
You’ll be taken to a list of troubleshooting steps that can help to resolve most remote issues. These are the same steps that DISH Network tech support use when assisting customers on the phone! All of the information you need, right at your fingertips, with no waiting or hassle.
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January 2nd, 2012
DISH Network’s 722k HD DVR gives you the best technology at the lowest price! See how DirecTV’s Tivo HD DVR stacks up against the 722k.
| DISH 722k HD DuoDVR | DirecTV Tivo HD DVR | |
| Service on 2 TVs | Yes! | No |
| Upfront cost to connect 2nd TV | $0 | $199 |
| Monthly service fee for 1st TV | $0 | $5 |
| Monthly DVR service fee | $6 | $7 |
| Total monthly equipment fees | $6 | $12 |
| Instantly watch PPV movies | Yes! | No, must download movies before you can watch |
| TV Everywhere – instantly watch live TV and DVR recordings on your mobile device | Yes! | No, DirecTV’s Nomad service requires you to download before you can watch |
| iPad remote control | Yes! | No |
| Live TV streaming functionality | Yes! | No |
| Game Search | Yes! | No |
| Picture in Picture | Yes! | No |
| SRS TruVolume to eliminate volume fluctuations | Yes! | No |
| 3D viewing with 3D televisions | Yes! | No |
As well DirecTV’s DVR falling far short of the 722k HD DVR, DirecTV’s Nomad service doesn’t even begin to compare to the TV Everywhere. DirecTV claims you can use Nomad to watch recorded content anywhere at any time, but before you can even begin watching you have to download your DVR content in real time. That means to download a one hour TV show can take over an hour! And you can’t even view live TV. With a DISH DVR and a Sling you can truly have all TV, recorded and live, with you instantly on your mobile devices.
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December 30th, 2011
Whether it’s blaring commercials and low vocal audio or the sudden change in volume when changing channels, volume fluctuations can make TV viewing an unpleasant experience. A recent MarketToolsâ„¢ third party survey found that 90% of North American TV viewers noticed volume fluctuations, and 89% of them said they found the fluctuations annoying.
As SRS Labs explains, “SRS TruVolume is a powerful solution that utilizes advanced, patent pending technology proprietary to SRS Labs to provide listeners with a consistently comfortable volume level, thus enabling a more enjoyable entertainment experience.” No more turning the volume up and down with each commercial, show or channel change. Simply set the volume to your preffered listening level, sit back and relax!
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December 28th, 2011
Here are some exciting new titles that came out on Blockbuster yesterday!
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Super 8 (2011)Writer/director J.J. Abrams teams with producer Steven Spielberg for this period sci-fi thriller set in the late ’70s, and centering on a mysterious train crash in a small Ohio town. More details » |
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One Day (2011)Adapted from author David Nicholls’ critically acclaimed novel of the same name, director Lone Scherfig’s One Day stars Anne Hathaway as a principled working-class girl who forges a unique bond with a wealthy jet-setter that spans two decades. More details » |
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Cowboys & Aliens (2011)Based on the graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Cowboys & Aliens is set in 1800s Arizona, where the fierce fued between the local cowboys and the indigenous Apache is interrupted by the appearance of a spaceship, commanded by an alien creature that’s bent on enslaving the human race. More details » |
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Warrior (2011)Two estranged brothers and Mixed Martial Arts fighters confront the forces that tore their family apart as they prepare to do battle in the ring in this drama from director Gavin O’Connor (Pride and Glory). More details » |
Check out all of Blockbuster’s new releases, and get ready for an exciting week!
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