http://dsscentral.info/news/news.php DssCentral - Your Ultimate News Source Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:50:53 EDT http://dsscentral.info/news/news.php?xnewsaction=fullnews&newsarch=102008&newsid=12 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:50:53 EDT The markets reached a new low Thursday, with the Dow closing down more than 7 percent to 8,579.19. The satellite business wasn't spared in the continuing bloodbath on Wall Street.

Among satellite stocks, DIRECTV closed down more than 9 percent to $20.09 during trading Thursday. DISH shares fell nearly 12 percent to $16.09. EchoStar shares tumbled more than 7 percent to $20.66.

Sirius stock also continued its slide, falling 13 percent to 40 cents a share.

]]> http://dsscentral.info/news/news.php?xnewsaction=fullnews&newsarch=102008&newsid=12 http://dsscentral.info/news/news.php?xnewsaction=fullnews&newsarch=102008&newsid=11 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:50:03 EDT Apparently, DISH Network/EchoStar directed some cash to TiVo tied to the companies' ongoing litigation concerning alleged patent violations.

In a statement, the DVR pioneer said it received $104.6 million from DISH/EchoStar on Wednesday. The amount includes the initial $74 million in damages awarded by the U.S. District Court handling the patent infringement case as well as supplemental damages covering the period through Sept. 8, 2006, and interest.

TiVo said it's prepared for the next step in the case, which is in the penalty phase at the federal court in Texas. "We remain confident that the District Court will enforce the injunction and award further damages from EchoStar's continued infringement of our Time Warp patent," TiVo said.

DISH had no comment on the TiVo announcement.
]]> http://dsscentral.info/news/news.php?xnewsaction=fullnews&newsarch=102008&newsid=11 http://dsscentral.info/news/news.php?xnewsaction=fullnews&newsarch=102008&newsid=10 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:49:06 EDT A day after its DBS competition crossed a HD locals milestone of its own, DISH Network said Thursday that its high-def locals count now stands at 70 markets, a number that reaches 71 percent of U.S. TV households.

DISH said it added HD locals for five markets: Florence/Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Fort Myers/Naples, Fla.; Greenville/New Bern/Washington, N.C.; Madison, Wis.; and Wilkes Barre/Scranton, Pa.

As part of the HD push, DISH continues to offer its TurboHD programming packages, which start at $24.99 a month and are available in three separate tiers. Current DISH customers looking to add high-def can get a "turbo-charged" HD package starting at $10 a month, the company said.

On Wednesday, DIRECTV said it crossed the 100 HD locals market milestone with the addition of Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo., and Evansville, Ind., markets.

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