February 28th, 2014
More and more articles come out every day denouncing the Comcast and Time Warner Cable merger deal that has one third of the nation’s cable and broadband subscribers worried about the future of their TV and their internet. Read more
Categories: DISH & TV news
February 27th, 2014
There’s a new DISH app that when downloaded by specific electronic equipment, allows users to have a “Virtual Joey†almost wherever they are, and access content with Hopper®/ Hopper with Sling® accounts.  At January’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), DISH unveiled the Virtual Joey app that enables consumers to access Hopper content from popular LG Electronics and Sony PlayStation® devices. Read more
Categories: DISH & TV news • Equipment & Remotes • Specials & Deals
February 26th, 2014
New York at Miami, 8:00PM ET, Thursday, TNT Unless there are playoffs specifically for dumpster fires, New York certainly doesn’t have any playoff positioning to worry about, but Miami does. Read more
Categories: Sports Previews, Analysis & Guides
February 25th, 2014
It’s no secret that Netflix has been running much slower on Comcast’s cable networks for some time. (Well, “slower” is an understatement, as seen below.) Read more
Categories: DISH & TV news
February 24th, 2014
So here we are. Episode 8. I didn’t learn the dance from last week and I am still wondering why I am watching a bunch of women being terrible to each other. I was lured in with promises of witty jokes and the unfulfilled hopes of seeing Patrick Wilson shirtless for 30 minutes again. Alas, no Patrick Wilson and few witty jokes. Read more
Categories: Episode Recaps & Show Reviews
February 23rd, 2014
According to the Nielsen ratings aggregate site, hitfix.com, NBC’s Olympic coverage won the night compared to other networks, but their overall viewer pull was still down from previous nights, and down overall historically.
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Categories: DISH & TV news
February 22nd, 2014
Multiple outlets reported this week that Dish Network will not offer Sunday’s WWE Elimination Chamber event as the wrestling federation prepares to move all of its PPV events to its new WWE Network.
Via a Facebook post, DishNetwork said it will not show the PPV event on Sunday, Feb. 23, claiming that the WWE “is not willing to adjust their PPV costs to satellite and cable companies, which is unfair to their customers. We need to re-focus our efforts to support partners that better serve Dish customers. Other satellite and cable companies, including DirecTv have also expressed they may no longer provide WWE PPV events in the future.†Read more
Categories: DISH & TV news
February 21st, 2014
Though The Atlantic assures us this isn’t the case, USA/Canada will renew their rival Friday morning at 11:30AM Eastern Time, with the winner heading to the Gold Medal game on Sunday and coast-to-coast TV on NBC (all other hockey games have been on NBC’s Sports Network). Read more
Categories: DISH & TV news • Sports Previews, Analysis & Guides
February 20th, 2014
We’re headed towards medal rounds and knockout phases of most of the competitions, and it’s time a little recap and channel guide for what’s left in these Olympic games. Most events can be streamed online at NBCOlympics.com, and everything else will be either live or tape-delayed on USA Network, NBC, NBCSports Network, MSNBC and CNBC on Dish Network. Guide below: Read more
Categories: DISH & TV news • Sports Previews, Analysis & Guides
February 19th, 2014
1. Can Kevin Durant win an MVP over LeBron?
LeBron has finished #1 in ESPN’s PER ratings for seven straight years. Apart from how dominant that is, what’s even more outrageous is the player finally making a run at overtaking him is a SG/SF in Durant. “KD” is currently #1 right now, two whole points over James. Point being: Durant is the likely MVP if the season were to end right now. It’s an interesting storyline if anything because LeBron hasn’t had a true nemesis to elevate his game  — this could be it.
2. Are the Pacers for real? Read more
Categories: Sports Previews, Analysis & Guides