August 17th, 2011
Now available on DISH Cinema in HD! Diary of a Wimpy Kid, based on the best selling book series of the same name, returns to the big screen with the sequel, Rodrick Rules.
Greg Heffley is entering the seventh grade and just trying to survive, and maybe catch the eye of his crush, Holly HIlls. Things at home get complicated when his mom creates a “swear jar”, bans junk food and starts to hand out “Mom bucks”. Can Greg survive school and family?
An all around funny, family-friendly film your kids won’t want to miss.
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August 10th, 2011
HBO Go is a new service offered by HBO and is available to DISH customers who subscribe to HBO.
Take your favorite HBO shows and movies with you everywhere you go!
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August 3rd, 2011
We recently had the opportunity to try out DISH Network’s new IPTV, DISH World. With DISH World you can watch the best international TV programming on your own television! Â View the Dish World IPTV Channel Listing.
For Arabic speakers there are popular movie, sports and variety channels in packages from $5 to $49.99 a month! Enjoy favorites such as Abu Dhabi, BBC Arabic, ART Movies, Dubai Sports, Al Jazeera and many more! Â View Arabic Programming options.
Hindi speakers can nejoy Zee TV, Star India PLUS, Willow Cricket, Aapka colors and more for only $9.99 to $59.99 a month. Choose the packages and price that fits your style and budget. Â View Hindi Programming Options.
Urdu packages offered by DISH World include GEO TV for $19.99/month, ARY Digital for $14.99/month and the Hindi Movie Pack, which includes B4U Movies and SET Max, is only $19.99/month!
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August 1st, 2011
This weekend was MTV’s 30th Birthday! You can watch MTV, MTV2 and VH1 in the America’s Top 120 package for just $29.99/year for the first year!
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July 27th, 2011
Disney’s Tangled is a visually stunning and entertaining family romp. Mandy Moore voices Rapunzel, a feisty teen with 70 feet of magical hair who is locked in a tower. Charming bandit Flynn Rider, voiced by Zachary Levi of Chuck, scales the mysterious tower looking for a place to hide and is taken captive by Rapunzel.
Thus begins a madcap journey in which Flynn agrees to take Rapunzel to see the world in exchange for freeing him. Joining them on their quest is super-cop horse, Rapunzel’s protective chameloen and a gang of thugs.
Adding to Moore and Levi’s voices are those of Jeffrey Tambor, M.C. Gainey, Ron Perlman, Brad Garrett and Donna Murhpy.
Tangled offers up what we’ve come to expect from Disney animations: a fun family comedy the parents can enjoy as well.
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June 1st, 2011
Blackouts refer to times when sporting events are not available on a certain channel, in a certain region or from a certain broadcaster. DISH Network’s agreements with sports broadcasters require them to fulfill all blackouts.
Blackouts can be frustrating and confusing, so we’ll take some time and explain them. Often games that are blacked out on one channel are available on another.
Local channels and Regional Sport Networks (RSNETs) within a team’s territory can purchase exclusive rights to a sporting event. Their viewing areas are determined by geographical location or ZIP code, and the games they purchase are not available for viewing outside of their coverage areas.
It is unlikely, but possible, that you could have a friend in the same town or even neighborhood who is able to view a nationally blacked out game that you are not. This is not something that can be fixed by going to another television provider. Everyone has to be abide by blackout restrictions. If you do not have access to the local channel or RSNET that has purchased the rights to the game, no other television provider can change that. Local channels and RSNET viewing areas are mandated by the FCC and federal law and trying to circumvent them is illegal.
Regional blackouts tend to be a little easier to deal with as the games are available nationally. When national networks likes ESPN, FOX, TNT CBS, etc. purchase the rights to sporting events they are not available to regional channels unless they also purchase rights.
In an effort to protect the rights holder in the teams’ territories blackout restriction apply to all games offered on DISH Network Season Ticket events. TO view these sporting events you have to purchase the event.
The college football games available on ESPN Game Plan can be blacked out to other channels. Blackouts are determined on a per-game basis and the information on those games is available the week preceding the game.
Boxing events may be blacked out to the markets in which the event is taking place if the fight is not sold out. If the fight is sold out, a blackout will not take place.
You can use the “Where’s My Game?” tool to view blackouts and channels sporting events are on.
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May 24th, 2011
Looking for that big game? Not sure what channel your favorite team is on? DISH Network has an amazing tool called Where’s My Game? that allows you to look up all of the games playing in your area.
At the Where’s My Game? tool you can put in your account number or zip code and choose a sport to find all of the games playing in your area.
The tool will display games available to you in light gray, and games that have been blacked out in dark grey.
The results tell you the day and date of the game; which game it is; whether it’s available in HD or not; what stations and channel it’s showing on; whether it is blacked out in your area; and what level of programming is required to see it.
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