News Archive -- 2003

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News Archive -- 2004

12/31/03

• DISH, Turner Ink Multi-Month Carriage Deal (SkyREPORT)
• Savannah, GA WTGS Fox (ch 7483) added to locals package, price now $5.99

12/29/03

• FCC Moves on Ka-Band Issues, EchoStar seeks FSS licenses at 97° and 125° (SkyREPORT)
• TechTV GETS REBOOT (Yahoo!News..Variety.com)
• DVR921released

12/25/03 Merry Christmas

• SkyREPORT 2003 Top 10 Satellite Industry Stories
  • 8. DISH and Distant Nets Court Ruling
  • 4. Charlie Keeps Things Interesting With Bid for Bankrupt Loral
  • 3. State Taxes
  • 1. Rupert Gets His Dish Wish

12/23/03

• DISH 'Welcomes' News Corp. to Biz, NRTC Reacts (SkyREPORT)
• DishPro 811gets P263 software

12/22/03

• Savannah, GA locals (ch 7480-7486) available, $4.99 until Fox is added, requires SuperDISH 105° (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• EchoStar Announces Early Redemption of 9 3/8 % Senior Notes (PR)
• Commissioners Scrutinize Second Dish Issues (SkyREPORT)
• SBCA Eyes FL, AR State Tax Issues (SkyREPORT)
• Consumers poised to win in heated battle between cable, satellite-TV firms (RockyMountainNews)

12/20/03

• DVR522 gets L160 software

12/19/03

• DISH Takes Locals List to 100 Markets (SkyREPORT)
• Honolulu, HI KHON TV 2 Fox (ch 8903) available (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Ft. Myers, FL (Cape Coral) WFTX TV 36 Fox (ch 9218) available (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Mobile, AL/Pensacola, FL WALA TV 10 Fox (ch 7353) available (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Mobile, AL/Pensacola, FL (Gulf Shores) WBPG TV 55 WB (ch 7354) available (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Murdoch Wins U.S. Nod for DirecTV Dream (Yahoo!News..Reuters)

12/18/03

• Full List Of DISH Network's 100 Markets (PR)
• Charleston/Huntington, WV WOWK TV CBS (ch 7316) now available (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Charleston/Huntington, WV WSAZ TV NBC (ch 7317) now available (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• FCC Ponders DBS Satellite Spacing Issues (SkyREPORT)

12/17/03

• Hartford-New Haven, CT locals (ch 7380-7387) available with Dish 500 (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Milwaukee, WI locals (ch 7070-7080) available, no CBS. Requires 121° SuperDISH (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Flint/Saginaw, MI locals (ch 7530-7536) now available. Requires 121° SuperDISH (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Champaign & Springfield-Decatur, IL locals (ch 7400-7407) now available. Requires 105° SuperDISH (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Charleston-Huntington, WV locals (ch 7315-7325) available, no CBS or NBC. Requires 105° SuperDISH (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
  • Becomes Echostar's 100th Local (PR)
• Lansing, MI locals (ch 7510-7516) available, no UPN. Requires a 121° SuperDISH (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Channel 220 turned off, The Travel Channel is now at ch 215 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• DISH, Cable Press for News Corp./DirecTV Conditions (SkyREPORT)
• Arkansas legislature passing a satellite tax. See ch 240 or http://www.stopsatellitetax.com/

12/16/03

• Retailer Chat headlines (SatelliteGuys)
  • New markets
  • Continuing negotiations with Viacom (MTV, Nick, etc) and Turner
  • All core HDTV channels moving to Dish 500, CBS and Demo will not move
  • New Interactive Service PLAYJAM will be available to interactive customers by 12/17
  • Model 111 $89 MSRP, interactive features, Caller ID, only RF output
  • 811/TV package $1399, $999 for existing customers
  • The 811 $149/$199 exisiting customer deal now requires you to subscribe to the HD package for a year
  • DHP subscribers can get 811 upgrade for $99 starting 12/22
• Report: Senators Eye Distant Nets (SkyREPORT)

12/14/03

• Last day for public access channel StarNet (ch 9406) due to lack of funding (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

12/13/03

• HotZone PPV (ch 499) available at 148° (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

12/11/03

• HDTV HBO, Showtime, PPV and Event available at 110° (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Ft. Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rodgers, AR locals (ch 7495-7501) available (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Sherman, TX - Ada, OK locals available, $3.99-5.99 (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Evansville, IN locals (ch 7365-7372) package available (no ABC, $4.99 until ABC is added). (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

12/10/03

• Telpro to Offer DISH Network to MDUs (SkyREPORT)
• Reality TV (ch 190) added to AT150 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

12/9/03

• Swish with DISH Network's NBA TV in High Definition (PR)

12/8/03

• Broadcom's Single-Chip Satellite Multi-TV Set-Top Box Solutions Selected by EchoStar (Yahoo! Finance..PR Newswire)
• DISH Adds CBS, FOX Locals for Springfield, MO (PR)
• DISH Adds CBS, NBC Locals for Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, PA (PR)
• Nabi Forecasts DBS Gains for 2004 (SkyREPORT)

12/6/03

• Model 522 gets L128 software

12/5/03

• EchoStar settles in at Meridian (RockyMountainNews)
• Springfield, MO KOLR CBS (ch 7221) and KDEP Fox (ch 7223) added to locals package (Dish Channel List Changes Archive, PR)
• Chattanooga WRCB NBC (ch 7332) added to locals package (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Scranton/Wilkes Barre, PA WYOU CBS (ch 9246) and WBRE NBC (ch 9247) added to locals package (Dish Channel List Changes Archive, PR)
• Model 721 gets L116 software

12/4/03

• DISH Brings Local Channels to Dayton, OH (PR)
• Bakersfield, CA locals available, missing Fox (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• NCTA's Sachs Talks About the 'Pig' (SkyREPORT)
• Model 811 gets P261 software

12/3/03

• New adult channel: Adult Showcase PPV

12/2/03

• TECHNOLOGY: DISH Selects Broadcom (SkyREPORT)

12/1/03

• Model 811 HD receiver available, initial software P260

11/28/03

• Free Speech TV (ch 9415) goes from small talk to the voice of activism for a nation (RockyMountainNews)

11/26/03

• DISH Sticks with HD Plan (SkyREPORT)
• Model 322 gets L133 software
• Model 522 gets L125 software

11/25/03

• Retailer Chat headlines (DBSTalk.COM, SatelliteGuys.US)
  • Locals launched in December to Dish500:
    Bakersfield, CA; Grand Junction, CO; Hartford and New Haven, CT; Sherman, TX - Ada, OK
  • Locals launching in December to SuperDISH 105°:
    Dayton, OH; Ft. Smith, AR
  • Springfield, MO locals moving to 110° from 105°
  • Locals will be added to SuperDISH 121°
  • 4 cities to be moved from 105° to 121°: Albany, Boise, Missoula, Madison
  • Locals launching in December to SuperDISH 121°:
    Flint, Milwaukee (no CBS), Lansing (no NBC), Green Bay, Traverse City
  • New HDTV channels to be added to 110°
  • Model 811 can be ordered Dec 1
  • $500 discount on HDTV bundles (receiver, monitor) with commitment
  • Additional receiver fee for dual tuner 322 or 522 if no phone line is hooked up
• Des Moines WOI ABC (ch 9110) added to locals package (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Chattanooga, TN locals available on SuperDISH, $4.99/mo until NBC is added (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• WUVG Atlanta Univision (ch 8308, 61.5°) added to locals package. Call Dish to arrange installation of free dish (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Atlanta WGTV PBS (ch 8306) is now available statewide in Georgia (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

11/24/03

• Number Portability a Liability for Satellite? (SkyREPORT)

11/22/03

• Cable, satellite battle heated (RockyMountainNews)

11/21/03

• SkyFILES: The Pig Delivers for Satellite TV (SkyREPORT)

11/20/03

• Shapiro Eyes Cable/Sat HD Competition (SkyREPORT)

11/19/03

• DISH Asks Cable Customers to 'Stop Feeding the Pig' (PR)
• Wichita, KS locals available on SuperDISH (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Mobile, AL locals available on SuperDISH, $4.99/mo until Fox is added (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Scranton/Wilkes Barre locals available on SuperDISH, $3.99/mo until CBS and NBC are added (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Discovery HD Theater has vacated the 61.5° and 148° satellite locations. It is now only available at 110° (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• New shopping channels: STUFF TV (ch 218) and TV Outlet Mall (ch 219) (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Business TV ch 9630 is the first available from 121° for subscribers of the specific BTV service (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Holiday Music has returned to ch 982 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

11/18/03

• Oink! DISH Goes After the Pork in Anti-Cable Ads (SkyREPORT)
• EchoStar Taps Schroeder for Board (SkyREPORT)
• DISH Entertains on Delta's Song (SkyREPORT)

11/17/03

• EchoStar Appoints New Board Member (PR)

11/14/03

• SkyFILES: You Think It's Gonna Get Easier? (SkyREPORT)

11/13/03

• DISH Brings Local Channels to Springfield, MO (PR)
• DISH Brings Local Channels to Missoula, MT (PR)
• DISH Brings Local Channels to Columbus, OH (PR)
• DISH Network Satellite Television Brings Local TV Channels to Boise, ID (PR)
  • These 4 markets require SuperDISH
• Echostar IX Lights Up at 121 (SkyREPORT)
• Model 6000 gets P783 software, fixes IR remote handling bug

11/12/03

• EchoStar 3Q Disappoints Street, Execs (SkyREPORT)
• EchoStar shares slip on report of dim 3rd quarter (RockyMountainNews)
• EchoStar chief: We failed to perform (DenverPost.com)
• DirecTV Reaches 12 Million, DISH Reports 3Q Subs (SkyREPORT)
• DP322 released, only available on DHP
• Travel Channel is moving from ch 220 to ch 215 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

11/11/03

• EchoStar's Profit Is Far From Forecasts (Yahoo! News..AP)
• EchoStar Reports Lower-Than-Expected 3Q Earnings (Yahoo! News..DowJones)
• EchoStar reports profit (RockyMountainNews)

11/10/03

• Outsourcing cuts costs, jobs (TalkAboutInvestments.com..RockyMountainNews)
• Charlie Chat tonight

11/7/03

• EchoStar Wins Case Against Retailer (SkyREPORT)
• EchoStar awarded $5.5M in lawsuit (RockyMountainNews)
• Sky Angel has replaced Totally Gospel Urban Radio with Bott Radio Network (ch 9781)
• SkyFILES: They Keep on Coming (SkyREPORT)

11/6/03

• EchoStar Wins $5.5M in Contract Lawsuit (Yahoo! News..AP)
• Court Rules in Favor of EchoStar; Company Wins $5.5 Million Judgment in Retailer Fraud Case (PR)
• DISH Brings Local Channels to Baltimore, MD on SuperDISH (PR)
• DISH Brings Local Channels to Columbia, SC on SuperDISH (PR)
• DISH Brings Local Channels to Albany, NY on SuperDISH (PR)
• DISH Brings Local Channels to Richmond, VA on SuperDISH (PR)
• DISH Brings Local Channels to Madison, WI on SuperDISH (PR)
• DISH Brings Local Channels to Greensboro, NC on SuperDISH (PR)
• DISH Brings Local Channels to Santa Barbara, CA PR)

11/5/03

• Tyler, TX locals add KERA TV PBS Dallas, mirrored on ch 8886 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Arabic language channel MBC (ch 670, 61.5° and 148°) in free preview (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Sky Angel radio channel 9751 KLOVE has been replaced by OASIS Radio Network (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

10/31/03

• DISH Launching DVRs, SuperDISH (SkyREPORT)

10/30/03

• Tallahassee WFXU UPN (ch 9295) available to local subscribers (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

10/29/03

• Northpoint Addresses McCain Request, Critics (SkyREPORT)
• OUTSIDE THE BOX: Satellite Responds on Northpoint (SkyREPORT)

10/28/03

• EchoStar Communications Corp 3Q03 Earnings Announcement (PR)

10/27/03

• DISH Brings Local Channels to Tallahassee, FL (PR)
• EchoStar's future remains bright (RockyMountainNews)
• GAO Report: Satellite a Competitive Threat (SkyREPORT)

10/25/03

• Competition holds down prices for cable-TV customers (RockyMountainNews)

10/24/03

• Bamebridge, GA WTLH-Fox (ch 9293) available to Tallahassee local subscribers (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

10/23/03

• EchoStar ends bid for Loral satellites (RockyMountainNews)
• Jacksonville Fox 35 (ch 9273) available to local subscribers (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

10/22/03

• U.S. Court Approves Loral Satellite Sale to DirecTV (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• NFL Network Makes Play for Cable, Dish Has No Announcement (Yahoo! News..Hollywood Reporter)
• More Developments in Loral/DISH/DirecTV Case (SkyREPORT)
• Model 2700/2800/3700 gets P769 software; SuperDISH support, again shows Dish500 Card Ready, no “ch 0” on guide (Wally B, SatelliteGuys.US)

10/21/03

• Intelsat Wins Loral Auction (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• Intelsat wins Loral auction (RockyMountainNews)
• EchoStar Completes Redemption Of 4-7/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes (PR)
• McCain demands list of Northpoint beneficiaries (Yahoo! News..FT.com)

10/18/03

• EchoStar shifts some operations to new site (RockyMountainNews)
• NBA Leage Pass in free preview on channels 560-564 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Anchorage KTUU NBC (ch 7032, available to local subscribers (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

10/17/03

• Commission Drops Talk of DBS Auction (SkyREPORT)

10/16/03

• DISH Bids for Loral Satellites (SkyREPORT)
• Echostar Files Bids for Loral Satellites (Yahoo! News..AP)
• EchoStar's $1.03B Loral offer (RockyMountainNews)
• Echostar 4 testing at 157° (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• FCC Targets Copying of Digital TV (washingtonpost.com)

10/15/03

• EchoStar to offer high-definition TVs in satellite package (DenverPost.com)
• Echostar Bids for Loral's U.S. Satellites (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• DirecTV Not Worried About DISH Sat Offer (SkyREPORT)
• FCC's Powell Challenges Legislation on MVDDS (SkyREPORT)
• OUTSIDE THE BOX: Northpoint Speaks (SkyREPORT)
• Channel 1 Russia (ch 595, 61.5° and 148°) available to subscribers (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Philadelphia “minor” locals have been removed from 129° (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• DISHPlayer gets Client Version 16914, iNews (ch 201) and games removed (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

10/14/03

• Street Eyes DISH/Loral Moves (SkyREPORT)
• Albany locals available (ch 7105-7111, 105°) (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, WB and PBS)
• Missoula locals available (ch 7120-7126, 105°) (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and PBS)
• Boise locals available (ch 7135-7141, 105°) (ABC, CBS, NBC, UPN/Pax and PBS, no Fox)
• Columbus, OH locals available (ch 7200-7206, 105°). (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, UPN/WB and PBS. The independently owned Pax affiliate is not available on the locals at this time, but is available nationally on the Sky Angel service at 61.5°)
• Baltimore locals available (ch 8730-8736, 105°) (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, WB, UPN and PBS)
• Richmond locals available (ch 9385-9391, 105°) (ABC, CBS, NBC/WB, Fox, UPN/Pax and PBS)
• The cities above may not be available until 10/16 - 11/1 and require SuperDISH

10/13/03

• Tech Forum summary
• Report: DISH Eyeing Loral-Built Sats (SkyREPORT)

10/11/03

• EchoStar disputing Loral plan for satellites (RockyMountainNews)

10/10/03

• Bankrupt Loral in tug of war, dismisses Echostar bid (Yahoo! News..The Deal)
• Loral refuses EchoStar's bid (DenverPost.com)
• DirecTV Sweetens Loral Satellite Orders (Yahoo! News..Reuters)

10/9/03

• DISH Brings Local Channels to Yakima, WA; $1 Discount Until Fox is Added (PR)
• Eugene KEZI ABC (ch 7180) available in locals package, $1 discount ends (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

10/8/03

• Loral Rejects New EchoStar Offer To Purchase Its Assets (Yahoo! News..DowJones)
• Loral Rejects EchoStar Offer (SkyREPORT)
• Echostar vacating transponders 23 and 24 at 61.5° which had been used under temporary authority from the FCC until awarded to the new DBS service “VOOM” also under temporary authority (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

10/7/03

• Showroom Promotions (ch 589, 998) removed from guide (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

10/6/03

• Yakima, WA locals (except Fox) available to subscribers, CSRs may not be able to activate them until 10/9 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

10/3/03

• FCC Moves on 61.5-Degree Spectrum Issues (SkyREPORT)
• DISH Adds Memphis, Eugene Locals (SkyREPORT)
• Senate Bulletin Takes Aim at Northpoint (SkyREPORT)

10/2/03

• DISH Brings Local Channels to Memphis, TN (PR)
• DISH Brings Local Channels to Eugene, OR; $1 Discount Until ABC is Added (PR)
• EchoStar Announces Completion of $2.5 Billion Debt Offering (PR)
• Sat TV Targets North Carolina Tax (SkyREPORT)

10/1/03

• Sioux Falls, SD KUAN (Pax, ch 9237) is now KSWB (WB) (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Satellite TV builds a better set-top box, with high definition (Yahoo! News..USA Today)

9/30/03

• Broadcasters Push Sat HD Issues (SkyREPORT)
• DBS Adds to MVDDS Challenges in Court (SkyREPORT)

9/29/03

• Eugene, OR locals (except ABC) available on channels 7181-7186 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Memphis, TN locals (except PBS from Mississippi) available on channels 7165-7171, CSRs may not be able to activate them until 10/2. (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

9/27/03

• JDLC or Safety Net (ch 9417) is removed or off the air (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

9/25/03

• DISH DVRs Cross 1 Million Mark (SkyREPORT)
• EchoStar tops 1M mark for sales of 'VCRs on steroids' (RockyMountainNews)
• Spectrum lobbyists create heat (Yahoo! News..FT.com)

9/24/03

• DISH Network First to Reach TV Industry Milestone: 1 Million Digital Video Recorders (PR)

9/23/03

• Showtime Launches Interactive Purchase Capability and Enhanced Content on Dish (PR)
• DISH Offers Reality TV Net (SkyREPORT)
• Study Says PVRs Threatening TV Ad Base (Reuters)

9/22/03

• Dish firms savvy about cable's increases (Denver Post)
• DISH Network to Add Zone Vision's Reality TV Channel (PR)

9/19/03

• Richest in Colorado? EchoStar's Ergen (RockyMountainNews)
• EchoStar Communications Corp Places $2.5 Billion in Senior Notes (PR)
• EchoStar Announces Early Redemption of 4-7/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes (PR)
• SkyFILES: The 210 DMA Conundrum (SkyREPORT)
• Tivo CEO Optimistic About DirecTV Ties (Yahoo! News..Reuters)

9/18/03

• EchoStar Communications Corp Announces Senior Note Offering (PR)
• EchoStar stock rises on $1.5 billion note offer (Reuters)
• DirecTV Eyes SES Service at 105 Degrees (SkyREPORT)

9/17/03

• WLJC TV Beattyville, KY is now available to Lexington DMA locals subscribers (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• The Richest People In America (Forbes)

9/16/03

• HDTV package available today, $9.99/mo or $109.89/yr
• U.S. court denies motion to access Loral's books (Reuters)
• Higher cable TV bills stir satellite services to action (USA Today)
• SBCA to FCC: Consider HD Constraints for DBS (SkyREPORT)
• Street Ponders Plug-and-Play (SkyREPORT)

9/15/03

• Discovery HD Theater is now in free preview mode on ch 9420 at both 61.5° and 148°, possibly to end when the new HD package becomes available tomorrow.
• ETTV America makes debut in U.S., signs with DISH (China Post)

9/12/03

• NRTC: Require Locals in All 210 DMAs (SkyREPORT)

9/11/03

• DISH Orders 10th Satellite (SkyREPORT)
• Sat TV Criticizes Plug-and-Play Move (SkyREPORT)

9/9/03

• Murdoch Programs PVRs for DirecTV (Yahoo! News..Hollywood Reporter)
• SES Solidifies Plans for AMC-15 Satellite (SkyREPORT)

9/8/03

• DISH Readies HD Slate (SkyREPORT)
• SES AMERICOM Commits to Proton Launch for AMC-15 (Yahoo! Finance..Business Wire)
• Charlie Chat tonight to feature HDTV info

9/5/03

• DISH Network Expands High-Def Offerings; HD Leader Packages Four Channels, Prepares Rollout of Receivers (PR)
• DBS Pushes Plug-and-Play Issues at FCC (SkyREPORT)
• SkyFILES: Fretting About Plug-and-Play (SkyREPORT)
• SBCA Criticizes MVDDS Move (SkyREPORT)

9/4/03

• EchoStar Completes Partial Redemption of 9 1/8 % Senior Notes (PR)
• Street Eyes Sat TV's DVR Efforts (SkyREPORT)
• KAKW Univision (ch 8258) Killeen, TX is now available in the Austin locals package (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Phoenix KAZT-CA (ch 8331) added to locals package (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

9/3/03

• DISH Reaches 9 Million Milestone (SkyREPORT)
• Justice, Tranquility and 100 TV Channels (SkyREPORT)

9/2/03

• DISH Network Surpasses 9 Million Customer Milestone; Continues as the fastest growing satellite subscription TV provider (PR)
• DISH Delivers Locals to Anchorage (SkyREPORT)
• MVDDS Auction Back On (SkyREPORT)

8/29/03

• Missouri Sues EchoStar on No Call Issues (SkyREPORT)
• DISH Delivers ITV for Kids (SkyREPORT)

8/28/03

• EchoStar Sued for `no-Call List' Breach (Yahoo! News..AP)
• EchoStar accused of no-call violations (RockyMountainNews.com)
• DISH Brings Local TV Channels to Anchorage, AK, no NBC (PR)
• Seagate's New Drives Designed For PVRs (ExtremeTech.com)

8/27/03

• Street Eyes DISH DVR Offer (SkyREPORT)
• DISH and Pixel Software Technologies Launch KidsWise, America's First Interactive Channel for Children (PR)

8/26/03

• DISH Touts Free DVR 510 Promotion (SkyRETAILER)
• Spanish firm taps U.S. adult-TV market (RockyMountainNews.com)

8/25/03

• DISH Network First to Offer Free Digital Video Recorder “DISH Player - DVR 510” (PR)

8/22/03

• SkyFILES: The New FSS Wave (SkyREPORT)
• US Satellite Television Subscribers Tops 20 Million Mark (spaceref.com)

8/21/03

• Intelsat plan to buy satellites advances (RockyMountainNews.com)
• WAAY ABC Huntsville/Decatur, AL (ch 31/9195) added to Huntsville locals

8/20/03

• SBC Outlines Challenges to Offering Satellite (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• EchoStar May Bid $1.45 Billion for Loral (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• EchoStar may bid against Intelsat for Loral (Yahoo! News..FT.com)
• EchoStar Makes $1.45 Billion Informal Bid for Loral's Assets (Yahoo! News..DowJones)
• EchoStar Offers $1.45B for Loral Assets (Yahoo! News..AP)
• Loral: EchoStar Eyeing Assets (SkyREPORT)
• DirecTV, DISH Challenge Tennessee Tax (SkyREPORT)
• Satellite TV Tops in J.D. Power Study (SkyREPORT)
• EchoStar makes bid for Loral (RockyMountainNews.com)
• Satellite firms sue Tennessee (RockyMountainNews.com)
• DIRECTV and DISH Network File Suit in Tennessee Challenging Discriminatory Taxes (PR)
• EchoStar bids for Loral assets (DenverPost.com)

8/18/03

• Street Likes DISH 2Q (SkyREPORT)
• StarBand Files for Reorganization (SkyREPORT)

8/16/03

• EchoStar lawsuit papers unsealed (RockyMountainNews.com)
• EchoStar's Board Authorizes up to $1 Billion Buyback of Notes (PR)

8/15/03

• More Spacecraft Issues for DISH (SkyREPORT)
• Satellite TV Gains While Cable Stumbles; Better Service Part Of Satellite's Appeal (Yahoo! News..Investor's Business Daily)

8/14/03

• EchoStar Earnings Nearly Triple in 2Q (Yahoo! News..AP)
• EchoStar Profit Triples, but Stock Falls (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• EchoStar boosted by strong subscriber growth (Yahoo! News..FT.com)
• EchoStar 2nd-Quarter Profit Surged Amid Subscriber Growth (Yahoo! News..DowJones)
• EchoStar profits triple in Q2 (CBS MarketWatch)
• EchoStar earnings hit record high in Q2 (RockyMountainNews.com)
• Ergen Talks Piracy, Cablevision and 2Q (SkyREPORT)
• DISH Wins Injunction in Distant Nets Case (SkyREPORT)
• Resending local TV signals OK for now (RockyMountainNews.com)
• 11th Circuit Court Grants Stay to EchoStar (PR)
• The National Network (TNN, ch 168) is now Spike TV
• FeTV (ch 9720, 61.5°) available to Sky Angel subscribers
• KWSU PBS Pullman, WA (ch 10/9177) is now available to Spokane locals subscribers

8/13/03

• EchoStar Reports 2Q03 Financial Results; DISH Network Adds 270,000 Net New Subscribers (PR)
• DISH Readies Anchorage Locals (SkyREPORT)
• DP301 receiver gets P210 software
• Group Eyes Cable Regs, Takes DBS To Task (SkyREPORT)

8/12/03

• Ergen Talks HD Content, New Satellite (SkyREPORT)

8/11/03

• Charlie Chat tonight, ch 101, 9:00pm (Eastern)

8/9/03

• EchoStar launches new 'bird' into space (RockyMountainNews.com)

8/8/03

• Sea Launch Successfully Launches EchoStar IX/Telstar 13 Satellite Into Orbit (Yahoo! Finance..PR Newswire)
• Launch photos (Yahoo! News)
• EchoStar Bird Flies (SkyREPORT)
• Echostar Successfully Launches Ninth Satellite (PR)

8/6/03

• San Francisco KTEH (ch 8234, 148°) is available to local subscribers again (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• DISHPlayer (Model 7100/7200) gets receiver software version 122

8/5/03

• DISH Satellite Ready to Fly (SkyREPORT)
• Sea Launch Starts Countdown for August 7 Launch (Yahoo! Finance..PR Newswire)
• EchoStar IX Satellite Scheduled to Launch Aug. 7; to Provide First Ever Ka-Band Commercial Service (PR)
• 5 Colorado families atop political donor list (DenverPost.com)

8/4/03

• EchoStar Announces Partial Redemption of 9-1/8% Senior Notes (PR)
• SkyBOX: Tiers for Sports? (SkyREPORT)
• Caulk named Director of Media Relations (SkyREPORT)
• Connecticut Lawmakers Move on Sat Tax (SkyREPORT)

8/2/03

• Sea Launch Sails to Equator to Launch EchoStar IX on August 7 (SpaceRef.com)

7/31/03

• Control At Heart Of SBC Pact With EchoStar (Yahoo! News..Investor's Business Daily)
• DISH Delivers Korean Content (SkyREPORT)
• EchoStar Announces 2Q03 Earnings Conference Call (PR)
• EchoStar To Charge For Digital Video Recorder Functions (Yahoo!Finance..DowJones)
• Clarification on DVR Pricing (SkyREPORT)
• California Skips on Sat Tax (SkyREPORT)
• Salt Lake City KCBU (ch 8546, 148°) added to locals package. Call Dish for free installation of extra dish. (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Philadelphia “minor” locals are now mirrored on both 129° and 61.5°. (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

7/30/03

• DISH Readies Fee for New DVRs (SkyREPORT)

7/29/03

• Nevada DBS Tax Gets the Ax (SkyREPORT)

7/28/03

• ECHOSTAR LOOKING TO LOWER PRICE OF ITS ALL-IN-ONE HD GIFT BY XMAS (Cable World)

7/24/03

• FCC Rules Against DISH in WNEU Boston Dispute (SkyREPORT)
• EchoStar US$1M Price Tag Not Feasible (Carribean Cricket.Com)
• It's a Deal: CMC Gets WC TV Rights (Carribean Criket.Com)

7/23/03

• FCC Grants EchoStar a Satellite Wish (SkyREPORT)

7/21/03

• Qwest Partners with DIRECTV and Echostar to Offer Satellite in Bundle (Converge Digest)
• Qwest and SBC to sell Dish Network service (Washington Times)
• SBC Communications, Echostar forge strategic Partnership, will offer 'SBC Dish Network' Television Service (Press Release)
• EchoStar Sells $500 Million Convertible Subordinated Note to SBC Communications (Echostar Press Release)
• SBC Takes Stake in EchoStar in Bid for TV (The Washington Post)
• SBC bundles up with EchoStar (The Globe & Mail)
• Sky Angel: a heavenly alternative to mainstream TV (Naples Daily News)

7/19/03

• Borough may restrict dishes (Chambersburg Public Opinion, PA)

7/17/03

• Kansas satellite TV users to get local stations (The Wichita Eagle)
• Cablevision launches mysterious plan (USA Today)
• Cablevision to Muscle Into Satellite TV Arena (Reuters)
• Satellite TV rivals join to fight state tax (CBS Marketwatch - analysis)

7/16/03

• EchoStar Picks Marconi for Video (Light Reading)
• Christian networks battle over Dish Network (Christianity Today)
• Satellite Maker Loral Files for Ch. 11(A.P.)
• Correction: On DISH/FX Story (SkyREPORT)

7/15/03

• Sat TV Addresses California Tax Report (Skyreport)

7/14/03

• DISH, FX Work on Retrans Deal (Skyreport) (7/15 clarification: Discussions are for carriage, not retransmission consent.)
• Tech Forum tonight, 9:00pm (Eastern). Agenda expected to include new HDTV receivers and programming. Summary

7/13/03

• Las Vegas KVBC NBC (ch 9032) added to locals package (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

7/11/03

• Courts Consider DISH/Dominion Case (Skyreport)
• STARZ! Freeview, Jul 11-13

7/10/03

• Sky Angel forces Daystar off of Dish Line Up? (DBSTalk.COM)
• Waco KNCT (ch 8991) moved to 148°, call Dish for free installation of extra dish (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Model 6000 gets P778 software

7/7/03

• MVDDS Amendment Faces Uphill Battle (Skyreport)
• SES Satellite Move Helps DISH (Skyreport)
• SkyBOX: A Fair Fee for Cable? (Skyreport commentary)
• Cable, satellite providers fight tax battle (DenverPost.com)

7/5/03

• SBC might expand deal with EchoStar (RockyMountainNews.com)

7/3/03

• Expect a Good 2Q for DBS, Sat Radio (Skyreport)
• SES AMERICOM moving satellite to 105° by early August (ses-americom.com)
• Texarkana, TX KTAL NBC (ch 6 or 7017) added to Shreveport locals (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Little Rock KARK NBC (ch 4 or 9352) added to locals package(Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

7/2/03

• Little Rock locals are now available, no NBC or Pax (Dish Channel List Changes Archive) (Press release)
• WNEG CBS (Taccoa, GA, ch 8191, 61.5°) added to Greenville, SC locals. Call Dish for free dish installation. (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

6/30/03

• Ohio Cable Confident Sat Tax Will Survive (Skyreport)
• DIRECTV and DISH Network Request Refund From NC for Discriminatory Taxes on Satellite TV Customers (PR)

6/28/03

• I've got a secret; judge chastises EchoStar (RockyMountainNews.com)

6/27/03

• Ohio Sat TV Tax Becomes Law (Skyreport)
• States Aim To Boost Satellite, Cell Taxes (Yahoo!News..Inverstors Business Daily)
• SBCA Criticizes MVDDS Move (Skyreport)
• DISH Brings Local TV Channels to Shreveport, LA (PR)

6/26/03

• To Sign or Veto: Ohio Mulls Tax (Skyreport)
• Roanoke WJPR (ch 9284) available
• Tampa WXPX (ch 8703) available
• Shreveport, LA locals (ch 7015-7021) available except NBC

6/25/03

• Retailer Chat announcements (DBSTalk.COM)
  • Roanoke WJPR available June 26
  • Tampa WXPX available June 26
  • Shreveport, LA locals available June 26
  • Little Rock - Pine Bluff, AR available July 2, no NBC, PBS, WB
  • New Package: AT50 Plus (available June 24, 2003)
    • AT50 Plus Regional Sports: 29.99/month, 330.00/year (price will not go up till 2005)
    • AT50 Plus Option: for extra 5.99/month, 71.88/year - get “the rest Sports from Multi Sports Pack”
• OUTSIDE THE BOX: MVDDS and Flawed Politics (Skyreport)
• Model 2700/3700/2800 gets P767 software, local channel mapping

6/23/03

• Ohio Governor Gets Sat Tax Bill (Skyreport)

6/21/03

• Outage yesterday morning affects channels from 110°, 61.5° slots, lasts about 2-1/2 hours. Do a switch check to restore channels still missing.

6/20/03

• Zapped! (Forbes.com)
• DBS Vows State Tax Challenge (Skyreport)
• Gemstar Claim Against EchoStar Dismissed (Yahoo!News..Reuters)
• DISH Wins Patent Case Vs. Gemstar (Skyreport)
• Judge Grants EchoStar's Motion for Summary Judgment against Gemstar (PR)
• EchoStar accuses rival of 'smart-card' sabotage (RockyMountainNews.com)
• FCC Delivers History of TV (Skyreport)

6/19/03

• Pols Push Probe of Murdoch's Satellite Merger (Yahoo!News..Hollywood Reporter)
• EchoStar opposes News Corp. control of DirecTV (Yahoo!News..AFP)
• Ohio Retail Council Fights Sat TV Tax (Skyreport)

6/18/03

• EchoStar asks govt to stop Murdoch's DirecTV bid (Reuters.com)
• FCC Asked to Nix News Corp.-DirecTV Deal (Yahoo!News..AP)
• EchoStar Weighs in Against News Corp./Directv Deal (Yahoo!News..Hollywood Reporter)
• DISH, Others Comment on News Corp./DirecTV Deal (Skyreport)
• Ohio Cable Fights Sat TV Tax Claims (Skyreport)
• OUTSIDE THE BOX: Focused on Customer Satisfaction (Skyreport)

6/16/03

• Street Eyes DISH Distant Nets Case (Skyreport)
• Head start boosts high-definition-TV pioneer (DenverPost.com)

6/13/03

• EchoStar Gets Partial Win in Lawsuit (Yahoo!News..AP)
• EchoStar allowed to carry local TV (RockyMountainNews.com)
• FCC Delays DBS Spectrum Auction (Skyreport)
• R&B Revue (ch 939) changed its name to Classic Soul (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

6/12/03

• Court Restricts EchoStar TV Relays (Yahoo!News..Hollywood Reporter)
• Court Finds EchoStar Violated Copyright Law (Yahoo!News..Dow Jones)
• Both Sides Claim Victory in Distant Nets Case (Skyreport)
• Court Finds Echostar's Current Distant Network Procedures Comply with Copyright Laws; No Impact on LIL Broadcasts (PR)
• EchoStar to appeal mixed ruling (DenverPost.com)
• SBCA Responds to Ohio Tax Issues (Skyreport)

6/11/03

• DISH Adds Soccer Network GOL TV (ch 407) to AT150 (PR)

6/10/03

• Burns: More Local TV via Satellite (Skyreport)
• News from last night's Charlie Chat
  • The voice of the public made a difference in the Allbritton dispute
  • Free preview of Knoxville, Roanoke and Tallahassee locals through 6/25
  • Waco getting KAKW Univision on 6/18
  • GolTV coming to AT150 on 6/11
  • FX contract expires 7/13, they are in tough renewal negotiations
  • HBO/Cinemax freeview 6/13 - 6/15

6/9/03

• S.C. Lawmakers Abandon Additional Dish Tax (Skyreport)
• Charlie Chat tonight, 9pm (Eastern), ch 101

6/6/03

• DISH Comes to Terms with Allbritton (Skyreport)
• SkyFILES: Getting Beyond the Retrans Lemon (Skyreport)
• “Last Chance” $1.99 PPV returns (ch 538) (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Roanoke WSET ABC (ch 9280) is now available to locals subscribers (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

6/5/03

• DISH and Allbritton reach retransmission agreement, stations back on DISH lineup last night
• EchoStar brings lawsuit in programming dispute (RockyMountainNews.com)

6/4/03

• DISH Takes Allbritton Case to FCC, Court (Skyreport)
• DISHPlayer client software 16833 switches to EEPG, improves themes search

6/3/03

• Dish TV Denied WJLA in Contract Dispute (washingtonpost.com)
• EchoStar Comments on Local TV Spat (Skyreport)

6/2/03

• DISH Network Business Solutions to Deliver Satellite TV Communication Service for CompUSA (PR)
• Ohio Cable Takes Aim At Sat Tax Arguments (Skyreport)

5/31/03

• ABC affiliate owner Allbritton orders Dish to shut off their stations in Washington DC, Birmingham, Tulsa and Harrisburg in dispute over delivery of distant signals

5/30/03

• Satellite TV Fights Ohio Tax (Skyreport)
• Will Cablevision Sell Its Satellite Service? (Forbes.com)
• Sioux Falls KAUN PAX now available in the locals package

5/29/03

• FCC Bureau Works on HD Issues (Skyreport)
• New mono music channel '7890 - Four Decades of Music' (ch 931) replaces 'Classical Ambience' (DBSTalk.COM)
• The new Dish Latino package and 800 channel block are now available (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• New channels added to locals packages (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
  • Louisville PBS KET2 (ch 9102)
  • Roanoke UPN (ch 9285, 61.5°)
  • Tallahassee ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS (PR)
  • Tucson KHRR Telemundo (ch 8958)
  • Waco PBS (ch 8992)
• PVR721 gets L112 software. Maintenance upgrade, no new features.

5/28/03

• OUTSIDE THE BOX: Will Sat’s Run - Run Out Soon? (Skyreport)

5/27/03

• Nuevo marketing (RockyMountainNews.com)

5/24/03

• Roanoke/Lynchburg VA locals now available, missing ABC, UPN

5/23/03

• EchoStar to pay $5M to settle consumer complaints (USA TODAY)
• EchoStar to Pay $5M to Settle Complaints (Yahoo!News..AP)
• Cable-Satellite Battle Has a Taxing Effect (Yahoo!News..HollywoodReporter)
• EchoStar, 13 states settle service probe (DenverPost.com)
• California Commission Mulls Satellite TV Tax (Yahoo!News..Reuters)
• DISH Settles State AG Issues on Sales Practices (Skyreport)
• SBCA's Wright Takes Aim at MVDDS (Skyreport)
• EchoStar settles customer complaints (RockyMountainNews.com)
• DISH Brings Local TV Channels to Knoxville, TN (PR)
• EchoStar Reaches Agreement with 13 States (PR)
• Paducah KY NBC WPSD is now available in the Paducah locals package

5/22/03

• Satellite TV Tops in Consumer Survey (Skyreport)
• Study: Qwest, United customers the least happy, EchoStar gets high marks (DenverPost.com)
• Colorado Attorney general sets briefing on EchoStar (DenverPost.com)
• Knoxville locals to be available today

5/21/03

• Martin Talks MVDDS, Plug-and-Play (Skyreport)
• OUTSIDE THE BOX: Time to Say Something (Skyreport)
• EchoStar execs sell stock worth $66.5 million (DenverPost.com)
• Knoxville locals to be available tomorrow

5/19/03

• Ergen named Forbes A+ CEOwner (RockyMountainNews.com)
• Report: DISH Execs Sell Stock (Skyreport)
• Much Music USA (ch 158) changes name to “Fuse” (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

5/16/03

• Little Reaction to New DBS Competition (Skyreport)
• Debate on Ohio Dish Tax Heats Up (Skyreport)

5/15/03

• EchoStar fights states' effort to tax its satellite-TV service (RockyMountainNews.com)
• DISH Delivers More Cricket (Skyreport)

5/14/03

• DISH Local TV Channels to Jackson, MS (PR)
• DISH to Offer Three Free Months of DISH Network Value Pak with HBO, Cinemax (PR)

5/13/03

• DirecTV, DISH Battle State Taxes (Skyreport)
• Sky Poll: HD via Satellite is Tops (Skyreport)
• Sat TV Adds Jackson Locals, Ergen Talks New Mkts (Skyreport)
• From last night's Charlie Chat
  • HD Net and HD Net Movies to be added late this summer
  • New channels added May 29 to Dish Latino, Dish Latino Dos and Dish Latino Max
    • Toon Disney, already available
    • Univision west feed, also added to AT100
    • Telefutura, also added to AT100
    • De Pelicula, movies, exclusive on satellite to Dish
    • De Pelicula Clasico, movies from 30s and 40s, exclusive on satellite to Dish
    • TeleHit, pop, rock and alternative music videos
  • Locals
    • Cedar Rapids IA to get KCRG ABC on May 14, $1 discount ends
    • Jackson MS to be available today with Atlanta Fox, or $4.99 w/o Fox
    • Tallahassee FL to be available May 29 w/o Fox, $4.99
    • Expect to have 106 markets by end of the year
  • New web site www.StopSatelliteTax.com
  • Sports PPV
    • College baseball playoffs June 6-9, $19.95
    • Cricket May 17 - June 1, $69.95
  • AT150 Sweepstakes. Trip for 4 to a MT dude ranch, (8) 2nd prizes of $5000. Upgrade by May 31 for entry, current subscribers automatically entered.

5/12/03

• DISH Bird on the Move to 157° (Skyreport)
• Charlie Chat tonight, ch 101, 9pm Eastern

5/10/03

• Ergen a rising name in charity (DenverPost.com)

5/9/03

• Murdoch to Seek Cost Sharing with EchoStar (Yahoo!News..Reuters)
• Hearing Notes: Murdoch on CNN, Piracy and DISH (Skyreport)
• Announced on yesterday's Retailer Chat (DBSTalk.COM)
  • Jackson, MS locals to be available May 15, no FOX, $4.99
  • Knoxville, TN locals to be available May 22
  • Six new channels to be added at no extra charge to Dish Latino, available May 29
• PVR501/508 gets P196 software

5/8/03

• DISH Discloses Churn Figures, SES Details (Skyreport)
• EchoStar rebounds to earn $58 million (RockyMountainNews.com)
• Ergen upbeat as EchoStar subscribers grow (DenverPost.com)

5/7/03

• EchoStar Swings to First-Quarter Profit (Yahoo!News..AP)
• EchoStar Posts 1Q Profit on Double-Digit Revenue Growth (Yahoo!News..DowJones)
• Echostar 4Q02 Loss Balloons After Charge (Yahoo!News..Reuters)
• EchoStar Q1 Moves Into The Black (TWICE)
• Ergen Talks Distant Nets, News Corp. and DISH 1Q03 (Skyreport)
• EchoStar boss sees benefits from new rival (Yahoo!Finance..FT.com)
• EchoStar Looks to Investors Future (Skyreport)
• EchoStar completes purchase of empty Merrill Lynch campus (RockyMountainNews.com)
• EchoStar pays 'bargain' price for buildings (DenverPost.com)
• EchoStar Purchases Office Buildings in Meridian International Business Center in Colorado (PR)
• WKFT Raleigh again part of the locals package since 4/30 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• AT150 free preview on channels 266-269, 271 and 273-299 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

5/6/03

• EchoStar Swings Back to Profit (Yahoo!News..Reuters)
• EchoStar Reports 1Q03 Financial Results; DISH Adds 350,000 Net New Subscribers (PR)
• Cable, DBS War Moves To HDTV Battleground (TWICE)
• Satellite Watches Distant Nets Case (Skyreport)
• Upcoming new products report with photos from Team Summit (dishretailer.com)
• PVR721 gets L111 software (DBSTalk.COM)

5/5/03

• New SiTV channel for Latinos geared toward English (DenverPost.com)
• DISH Long-Term Locals Goal: 150 Markets (Skyreport)
• SkyBOX: Taxing The Air (Skyreport)

5/3/03

• Dish network parent to offer SuperDish (RockyMountainNews.com)
• EchoStar to buy Denver 61-acre office campus (RockyMountainNews.com)
• Photo of future PVR522 (DBSTalk.COM)

5/2/03

• DISH Readies More Locals, HD Programming (Skyreport)
• Street Eyes Cable Numbers, Subs (Skyreport)
• DISH to Add HDNet, HDNet Movies; Unveils New SuperDish Capable of Providing up to 50 HDTV Channels (PR)
  • SuperDish prototype photos: http://www.skyretailer.com/teamsummit1.shtm
• Dish Names 42 New Local Channel Markets for 2003 (PR)
• PVR501 gets P195 software update
• ESPN 20% Rate Hike Expected by Cable Operators (Yahoo!News..Reuters)

5/1/03

• First Look New 811 HDTV Receiver (DBSTalk.COM)
• SBCA Blasts FCC's MVDDS Decision (Skyreport)
• Health TV (ch 9405) is now available to all subscribers at 61.5° and 148°
• Model 3900 gets P191 software update; Interactive enhancement, transparent title bars

4/30/03

• OUTSIDE THE BOX: The Sky is Falling! (Skyreport)
• Paducah KY locals available except NBC

4/28/03

• Another DISH Bird Moves to 148° (Skyreport)
• SBCA Fights Nevada Tax (Skyreport)

4/24/03

• Qwest hints at television offering (DenverPost.com)

4/23/03

• Moody's raises Echostar (Forbes.com)
• EchoStar 1Q03 Financial Results Conference Call Coming May 6 (PR)
• OUTSIDE THE BOX: The Switch to DVRs (Skyreport)
• FCC OKs Extension, Spot Beams on Cablevision Bird (Skyreport)

4/21/03

• Commission Readies MVDDS Discussion (Skyreport)
• NBA TV free preview 4/21-23, Ch 402

4/19/03

• Digital Video Recorders Move Into TV Spotlight (Yahoo!News..Reuters)

4/17/03

• Group Targets Ohio Sat TV Tax, Cable Lobbying (Skyreport)
• Concert Classics (Dish CD ch 971) has been restored to the line-up
• Classical Ambience (mono music ch 931) has been removed from the line-up

4/16/03

• FCC Works on MVDDS Issues (Skyreport)

4/15/03

• Ohio DBS Tax One Step Closer (Skyreport)
• From last night's Charlie Chat
  • The 64th local will be Paducah KY, available 4/30 without NBC
  • Major League Soccer free preview 4/12-19, Ch 455-465
  • NBA TV free preview 4/21-23, Ch 402
  • More HDVT programming expected by summer or fall, in active disussions with ESPN
  • Gol TV to be added to AT150 in May or June
  • Model 301E to get Zap2It added to Dish Home at end of May

4/13/03

• 300 EchoStar jobs moving to El Paso (DenverPost.com)
• Charlie Chat on Mon Apr 14

4/12/03

• DISH Brings Local Channels to Sioux Falls, SD (PR)
• Retailer Chat Highlights (DBSTalk.COM)

4/11/03

• ACA Targets ESPN, Programming Rates (Skyreport)
• DISH Offers Masters in HD (Skyreport)
• Delta Air Lines' low-fare Song service to offer in-flight entertainment system from Dish (Yahoo! Finance..BusinessWire)
• DISH to Broadcast “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” On HDTV PPV (PR)
• Concert Classics (Dish CD ch 971) has been removed from the line-up (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Sioux Falls also has PBS from NE at 148° (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

4/10/03

• News Corp. to Acquire Hughes, DirecTV (Yahoo!News..AP)
• And What Happens with DISH? (Skyreport)
• Leichtman: DVRs on Pause (Skyreport)
• Sioux Falls ABC, CBS, Fox and PBS to be available today (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

4/9/03

• Data: Digital Cable to Keep Lead on DBS (Skyreport)
• OUTSIDE THE BOX: Theft - A Cost of Doing Business (Skyreport)

4/8/03

• Lawmakers Tackle Copyright Reform (Skyreport)

4/6/03

• Outage yesterday evening lasts at least 30 min, affects national and local channels from 119°, 110°, 61.5°

4/5/03

• WINK Coming to Dish Network (DBSTalk.com)
• Will People Pay Up For HDTV? Cable, Satellite Firms Bet Maybe (Yahoo!News..Investor's Business Daily)
• Dish to Launch up to 100 New International Channels This Summer (PR)
• Local channels no longer mirrored to 700-800 range, use 8000 range (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

4/4/03

• Mexico's TV Azteca Says U.S. Court Rules for It (Yahoo!News..Reuters)

4/3/03

• NBA TV (Ch 402) extended free preview appears to be over. It is now only available to “America's Everything Pak” and the “Out of Market Sports Channels Pack.” (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

4/2/03

• OUTSIDE THE BOX: Can DBS Compete Against Cable? (Skyreport)
• Model 3900 gets P190 software, contains a few behind the scenes changes in the way Interactive TV works. (DBSTalk.com)

4/1/03

• Concerns Surface on Cable/DTV Plug-and-Play (Skyreport)

3/31/03

• Satellite Comments on Cable/CE Agreement (Skyreport)

3/30/03

• HDTV's Acceptance Picks Up Pace (NY Times)
• EKB host swiki.net down 4 days, headlines added back to 3/27

3/29/03

• Behemoths join forces in DirecTV bid (RockyMountainNews.com)

3/28/03

• Northpoint Fights MVDDS Auction (Skyreport)
• Nevada Eyes Sat TV Tax (Skyreport)
• DISH, DirecTV Air More HD NBA (Skyreport)
• Liberty Drops Directv Bid; Echostar Lines up Broadband Options (Yahoo!News..Reuters)

3/27/03

• On HDTV Local TV Front, Cable Biz Has Edge (Yahoo!News..Investor's Business Daily)
• SES Global Signs Up EchoStar as Customer (Yahoo!News..Reuters)
• No ESPN HD on Dish (DBSTalk.com)
• Ergens boost Children's Hospital (RockyMountainNews.com)
• Court Moves on DISH/Broadcaster Skirmish (Sky Report)
• Americom to Provide EchoStar With Sat Capacity (Sky Report)
• SES AMERICOM to Provide Satellite Capacity to EchoStar (Yahoo! Finance..BusinessWire)
• SELECT MARCH MADNESS NCAA GAMES IN HDTV ON DISH NETWORK (PR)
• DISH TO BROADCAST NBA TV REGULAR SEASON TELECASTS IN HDTV (PR)

3/26/03

• Commentary: Land of the Monsters (Sky Report)
• EchoStar cuts CEO's bonus in half  (Yahoo! Finance..Reuters)
• Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Shifting Gears to Boost PVR Sales (TWICE)
• Sonicblue Sees ReplayTV Service Unchanged (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• Discovery Civilization (ch 192) has changed its name to Discovery Times (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

3/25/03

• DirecTV Discloses HD Info, Ergen meets with FCC (Sky Report)
• Qwest investigating satellite partnership (RockyMountainNews.com)
• ESPN's Major League Soccer SHOOTOUT Package Available on DISH On Demand (PR)
• EchoStar Gets MLS Package (TWICE)
• DISH to carry NBA games in HD on Mar 31, Apr 8.
  Requires Model 6000 with 8PSK (Enhanced HD Adapter).

3/21/03

• Analyst: Consider Partial A La Carte (Sky Report)
• Sioux Falls, SD locals expected to be next market offered (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

3/20/03

• Northpoint Pushes MVDDS Issues (Sky Report)
• DISH Brings Local Channels to Huntsville, AL (PR)

3/19/03

• Tyler TX ABC affiliate now available in locals package
• WAVE NBC available in Louisville locals package
• Huntsville AL locals now available,  missing ABC, Fox

3/18/03

• CCN (ch 9405) ceased operations as of 3/15/03 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

3/17/03

• Lawmaker Urges Look at Cable a la Carte (Sky Report)
• Satcoms: SES Ready to Move on DBS Plans (Sky Report)
• SkyBOX: The (All New) Video Wars (Sky Report)

3/16/03

• EchoStar to woo customers, not NFL deal, with $2 billion (RockyMountainNews.com)

3/14/03

• Time To Jettison The Old VCR? Set-Top Recorder Battle Looms (Yahoo! News..Investor's Business Daily)

3/13/03

• Charlie Chases Cable, DirecTV's NFL Deal (Sky Report)
• DirecTV Approaches FCC on Local TV, HD Issues (Sky Report)
• Burlington locals moved to 110°, Dish500 required
• DP301 reportedly gets P189 software

3/12/03

• EchoStar Ready to Launch Ka-Band Bird (Sky Report)
• DISH Serious About HDTV (Sky Report)
• OUTSIDE THE BOX: Can't We All Just Get Along? (Sky Report)
• EchoStar to Launch EchoStar IX Satellite in May; New Satellite to Test First Ever Ka-Band Commercial Service (PR)

3/11/03

• FCC Moving on MVDDS Matters (Sky Report)
• DISH Brings Local TV Channels to Ft. Myers, FL (PR)
• DISH Brings Local TV Channels to Tyler, TX (PR)
• From last night's Charlie Chat
  • DISH turned 7 years old on Mar 4
  • PVR921 expected to be available late summer or early fall
  • Enhanced HD module for Model 6000 available for $49 through Apr 30
  • When GolTV adds an English SAP it will likely be added to AT150 or a sports package

3/10/03

• Charlie Chat tonight, 9:00pm (Eastern), Ch 101

3/8/03

• DISH TO OFFER TYLER NBC, FOX (tylerpaper.com)

3/6/03

• Ka-Band Part of DISH Broadband Future (Sky Report)
• Ft Myers locals to be available today without CBS, Fox
• Tyler TX locals to be available today without ABC

3/5/03

• DISH 4Q: Subs Up, Post-Merger Talk and No Insurance (Sky Report)
• FCC Axes Compass DBS App, Readies DBS Auctions (Sky Report)
• OpenTV Halts NASDAQ De-Listing (Sky Report)
• EchoStar head apologises for $600m 'bet' (Yahoo! Finance..FT.com)
• EchoStar Reports $716 Million 4Q Loss (Yahoo! News..AP)
• EchoStar loss balloons but it beats estimates (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• EchoStar Loss Widens on Costs Tied to Failed Hughes Deal (Yahoo! News..DowJones)
• EchoStar on 6 year pace to be largest satellite-TV firm (RockyMountainNews.com)
• Ergen comments on salaries of Adelphia executives (RockyMountainNews.com)

3/4/03

• Echostar to purchase assets of MDU provider WSNet (RockyMountainNews.com)
• EchoStar Reports 4Q02 Financial Results; DISH Adds 400,000 Net New Subscribers (PR)
• PVR721 guide restored, turn unit off to allow reboot

3/3/03

• Northpoint Signaling a Change in Plans? (Sky Report)
• NBA in HD tomorrow, Timberwolves at Supersonics. Free access, requires Enhanced HD (8PSK) module. 10pm (ET), Ch 9425 from 61.5° or 148°. Blackout restrictions apply.
• PVR721 guide problems continue. Some users have restored it by an NVM reset but Dish recommends not doing this. (DBSTalk.com)

3/2/03

• PVR721 suffers loss of guide information yesterday except for current and next show

3/1/03

• Ergen worth $5.9 Billion (DenverPost.com)
• Fortunes of Colorado's richest slide, Forbes says (RockyMountainNews.com)

2/27/03

• New HDTV channel HDEvent at 9425
• New HDTV Info channel at 9421 from 148°, viewable on standard receivers
• Free Preview this weekend of Russian channels from 61.5° or 148°

2/26/03

• Data: Digital Cable to Top DBS Numbers (Sky Report)
• OUTSIDE THE BOX: Playing the National Card Vs. Wired Localism (Sky Report)
• ESPN-HD coming to Dish (DBSTalk.com)
• DISHPlayer receiver software version 121 fixes dropped sound

2/25/03

• Pay TV pricing fight rages between programmers and operators (Yahoo! News..USA Today)

2/24/03

• FCC Denies Former DBS Licensee's Challenge (Sky Report)

2/22/03

• Free Preview this weekend of TV Globo on Ch 596 from 61.5° or 148°

2/21/03

• FCC Eyes DISH's Second Dish Issues in Tulsa (Sky Report)
• Dish adds NBC for Tucson Customers (PR)
• Dish now broadcasts CBS and NBC for Colorado Springs Customers (PR)
• DISH Brings Local TV Channels to Monterey/Salinas, CA (PR)
• DISH Now Offers Local TV Channels to Lexington (PR)

2/20/03

• EchoStar Expands Local TV Slate (Sky Report)
• EchoStar Reaches Agreement with Gray Television, Cordillera Communications for Carriage of Local Stations (PR)
• Monterey locals available today
• Lexington locals available today with CBS, NBC
• GolTV available in Dish Latino packages
• KKTV-CBS, KOAA-NBC added to Colorado Springs locals
• WOWT-NBC added to Omaha locals
• KVOA-NBC added to Tucson locals

2/18/03

• Satellite Taxes Considered in KY, OH, AZ, CA, CT, NV, VA (Sky Report)
• EchoStar Communications Corp 4Q02 Earnings Conference Call on 3/4 (PR)
• Dish to Offer New Soccer Network -- GOL TV -- in Spanish-Language Programming Packages (PR)

2/15/03

• DISH to Broadcast NBA TV's Knicks vs. Lakers Game in HDTV on Sunday (PR)

2/13/03

• DISH NOW OFFERS ‘TV JAPAN’ TO HAWAII CUSTOMERS (PR)
• DISH Introduces Spanish-Language Movies on PPV (PR)

2/12/03

• Feds charge 17 with stealing satellite TV signals (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• Theft cost DirecTV, EchoStar millions (RockyMountainNews.com)
• SBC pursuit of Hughes may buoy EchoStar (DenverPost.com)

2/11/03

• Analyst: Cablevision Could Sell DBS Assets (Sky Report)
• ACA to FCC: Consider Retrans Remedy (Sky Report)
• News Corp.'s Murdoch Upbeat Ahead Of Bumper 2Q Result (Yahoo! News..DowJones)
• DISH to add HDNet at 110° (DBSTalk.com)
• EchoStar, EarthLink Announce Customer Savings Through Bundled Packages (PR)
• DISH Presents World Boxing Assn Heavyweight Championship on PPV (PR)
• DISH Presents Tyson vs. Etienne Boxing Match on PPV (PR)

2/10/03

• Multichannel Competition Moderating (Sky Report)
• Tech Forum tonight, 9 p.m. (EST), Ch 101. Summary

2/8/03

• Gol TV will be replacing Gran Canal Latino (632) in the Dish Latino Programming package on 2/12/02 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

2/7/03

• Kentucky, Ohio propose new/increased DBS tax (Sky Report)
• Cablevision Approaches FCC on Rainbow DBS Plans (Sky Report)
• DISH Broadcasts 2003 NBA All-Star Weekend in HDTV (PR)
• Model 6000 gets P777 software

2/6/03

• Street Eyes DISH Locals Plan (Sky Report)
• Chico/Redding CA locals are now available
• Monterey CA locals to be available 2/20, possibly without ABC
• KUPX Pax added to Salt Lake City locals

2/5/03

• Investing Strategies Report (Yahoo! Finance..TWST.com)
• WildBlue Looks To Beat The Odds With Its Satellite Internet Service (Yahoo! Finance..Investor'sBusinessDaily)

2/4/03

• New DISH Locals, New DirecTV Programming (Sky Report)
• EchoStar Completes Early Redemption of 9-1/4% Senior Notes (PR)

2/3/03

• DirecTV Approaches FCC on Two-Dish Locals (Sky Report)
• New Date for MVDDS Auction (Sky Report)

2/1/03

• WebTV set-top box settlement (webtvsettlement.com)
• Complaints to BBB rose, or declined, last year (DenverPost.com)

1/31/03

• New low-fare Song wants to entertain fliers (Yahoo! News..USAToday)
• EchoStar sanctioned over lawsuit (RockyMountainNews.com)
• EchoStar given satisfactory rating by the BBB (RockyMountainNews.com)
• PVR501/508 software P169 adds Dish Interactive Customer Service
• DISH Brings Local Channels to Cedar Rapids, IA (PR)

1/30/03

• DISH Takes to the Skies with Song (Sky Report)
• EchoStar and Caribbean Media Corporation to Broadcast ICC 2003 Cricket World Cup to Caribbean Nations (PR)
• ActionMax and 5 Star Max are now available to Cinemax subscribers
• Telemundo West on Ch 626 is now available to Dish Latino subscribers
• Cedar Rapids locals to be available today without ABC, might have WB
• WENH PBS Durham, NH added to Ch 8781 for Boston locals

1/29/03

• More HD Channels Coming to Dish and DirecTV (audiorevolution.com)

1/28/03

• The Dish on Si TV: carriage (Yahoo! News..HollywoodReporter)
• Local Daystar affiliates to be replaced with the national channel on 9408 tomorrow

1/27/03

• DISH to offer English-language, Latino-themed “Si TV” this summer (PR)

1/25/03

• Freeview of previous Cricket FA Cup Finals on ch 457 & 471 through 2/8 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)

1/24/03

• KNWS Houston (ch 8377) now available in the locals package (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
• Dolby Digital demo channel (9480, dealers only) removed from channel lineup

1/23/03

• Cablevision Bird Ready to Launch (Sky Report)
• EchoStar reportedly talking sale (DenverPost.com)

1/22/03

• DISHed Again ... The Speculation Frenzy (Sky Report)
• DISH Readies Earthlink Relationship (Sky Report)
• Satellite Global and National, But Really Local (Sky Report..OUTSIDE THE BOX)
• NDS Says Part of DirecTV Lawsuit Dismissed (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• Opinion split on reported EchoStar-News Corp talks (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• Report EchoStar might be for sale stirs doubts (RockyMountainNews.com)
• Summary of satellite TV archrival face offs (RockyMountainNews.com)
• DISH announces price hike; shows HDTV products at CES (TWICE)

1/21/03

• DISH 5 Million Interactive TV Households: Top in U.S. (Sky Report)
• Ergen May Sell EchoStar to Murdoch or Liberty Media (Yahoo! News..Dow Jones)
• Report: EchoStar in Talks to Sell Itself (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• PVR721 software L109 enhances performance

1/20/03

• FCC Denies Station on DISH/HD Complaint (Sky Report)

1/17/03

• Omaha locals available without NBC, Fox or WB (PR)
• WTBS Atlanta now available in the Atlanta locals package at 61.5°

1/16/03

• Cablevision DBS Worries Wall Street (Sky Report)
• EchoStar Breakup Fee Boosts Hughes Profit (Yahoo! News..AP)
• Hughes earnings boosted by EchoStar payout (Yahoo! Finance..FT.com)
• Holiday Music ch 982 removed, expected to return next Christmas

1/15/03

• Sat TV Drags Down RadioShack (Sky Report)
• OUTSIDE THE BOX: Satellite Vs. Cable - Coexistence, But Not Peaceful (Sky Report)

1/14/03

• EchoStar Dishes Up Rate Hike, Blames FCC (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
• Omaha locals to be available 1/16 without NBC, Fox or WB
• Cedar Rapids locals to be available 1/30 without ABC or WB
• Chico CA locals to be available 2/6

1/13/03

• Charlie Chat tonight, 9PM EST Channel 101

1/11/03

• CES 2003 - Record HDTV On Your PVR (audiorevolution.com)
• Feds enlist hacker to foil piracy rings (Yahoo! News..USAToday)
• EchoStar narrows HDTV focus (RockyMountainNews.com)

1/10/03

• EchoStar Increases Rates, Enhances ITV Offerings (Sky Report)
• OpenTV Gains Ground on Judgment Against Liberate (Sky Report)
• Dish Network Satellite TV Announces New Value Paks With HBO/Cinemax (Yahoo! Finance..BusinessWire)
• EchoStar rate hike only the beginning (RockyMountainNews.com)
• DISH Increases Basic Rates by $2; Average Customer to Receive Approximate 4% Increase (PR)
• DISH acknowledges yesterday's 119 outage at dishnetwork.com

  “We apologize for the programming interruption you may have experienced. All services have been restored to normal. If you are continuing to experience a loss of picture, please unplug your Dish Network receiver, wait 10 seconds, and plug it back in. This should restore your programming to normal.”

• PVR501/508 software P168 adds slow-motion, frame advance, timer sort, timer titles, more search choices, more record choices

1/9/03

• Next Wave Mergers: DBS Buys Cable? (Sky Report)
• EchoStar Acquires Exclusive Rights to ICC 2003 Cricket World Cup in North, Central and South America (PR)
• Cricket World Cup 2003 Available Exclusively On DISH US (PR)
• DISH Network Wins Best of Show Award For Innovative High Definition Television DishPVR 921 Satellite Receiver at Consumer Electronics Show (PR)
• Dish Announces New Bundled Value Paks With HBO/Cinemax (PR)
• DISH Network Now Delivers Interactive Television to 5 Million U.S. Households (PR)
• New DishCD music channel NUJazz replaces Non-Stop Hip-Hop on Ch 962

1/8/03