By Sean P. Aune |
Sprint is the belle of the ball at the moment with both SoftBank and Dish Network courting it for an acquisition. It appears, however, that one of them is taking a decisive lead. SoftBank, the Japanese cellular carrier, was the first to make a bid…
By Todd Haselton |
SoftBank is standing by its $20 billion offer to acquire 70 percent of Sprint and believes that the bid is better than Dish Network’s $25.5 billion offer. Speaking during a press conference recently, SoftBank president Masayoshi Son said Dish isn’t as prepared to invest in…
By Todd Haselton |
SoftBank recently offered to pay $20 billion to acquire 70 percent of Sprint. Dish on Monday offered a greater $25.5 billion to merge with the U.S. carrier instead. Dish said its deal is a better offer for Sprint shareholders because it takes less ownership in…
By Sean P. Aune |
It’s going to become a bit ore difficult to find a Blockbuster store as 300 more locations are now slated for closure this year. Dish Network won Blockbuster Video in a bankruptcy auction back in 2011, and since then it has been unsure of what…
By Todd Haselton |
Dish Network wants to launch its own wireless service, that much has been made clear in recent weeks. In fact, the FCC chairman has already suggested approving the deal. However, it’s not certain who Dish will work with in order to offer wireless services. Today,…
By Todd Haselton |
Wow, color us surprised. Blockbuster, owned by Dish Network, is planning to start selling smartphones according to a new report from Bloomberg on Wednesday. Customers will actually be able to walk into a brick and mortar Blockbuster store — best known for renting movies and video…
By Todd Haselton |
Dish Network has been fighting to create a wireless network in the United States with hopes that it can compete on the same level as major carriers such as AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile. However, it has been trying to get government approval to do…
By Adriana Lee |
Looks like some headway is being made to refresh the stale old pay-TV model: Dish Network is said to be in talks with networks like MTV about making their live content available via an online-only package. Industry pundits are closely watching this situation, because if…
By Sean P. Aune |
Things are not all rosy for Dish Network when it comes to its purchase of the Blockbuster brand, and the satellite provider has announced that it will be closing 500 more locations of the once monolithic video chain. In its quarterly earnings report issued this…
By Brandon Russell |
After failing to acquire T-Mobile late last year, AT&T is reportedly short of additional wireless spectrum. In the LTE race, the company is severely behind Verizon, leaving Ma Bell desperate to catch up. That’s why rumors of a Dish Network acquisition have been popping up.…
By Sean P. Aune |
It looks like someone finally clued premium cable channel HBO into the concept that people don’t want to always watch long form video on their mobile devices as the HBO Go service is finally coming to connected televisions and gaming consoles. During an earnings call…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’ve been toying with the idea of cutting your cable – such as our own Noah Kravitz – you had better be ready to wait eight days to watch any Fox network shows via the Internet. Beginning Aug. 15th, just before the fall 2011…
By Adriana Lee |
Yes! As a blogger, there was a lot to absorb from today’s announcements from Google I/O, but as a Google TV user, this was one area I was particularly thrilled about. Among the goodies: Google TV will get Android 3.1 this summer. Android Market will…
By Sean P. Aune |
Typically when a company drops $320 million on a purchase, you would think they would have a clear idea of their plans. To hear Dish Network CEO Charlie Ergen talk about the fate of Blockbuster Video, that wouldn’t seem to be the case. Speaking during…
By Sean P. Aune |
The HBO Go on demand video service has made its way to mobile devices finally, but don’t bother downloading it if you don’t already subscribe to the network. There has been a lot of talk about how people would love to see a streaming solution…
By Sean P. Aune |
Satellite television provider DISH Network has won the auction to purchase the bankrupt Blockbuster Video chain. The winning bid was for $320 million with $228 million of it being in cash. As we reported on Monday, Blockbuster Video was up for sale due to its…
By Sean P. Aune |
There has been a lot of talk about if cable customers are “cutting the cord” or not, and walking away from paying monthly subscription fees for television. Depend on who you talk to it has happening more and more, but no two parties can seem…
By Sean P. Aune |
Watch out world, but it looks like some cable and satellite operators are finally getting the idea that people don’t want to be tied to their family rooms to watch the content they pay a monthly fee for. It’s about time they figured this out.…
