When Dish network announced they had created an ad skipping Hopper DVR player, it sounded almost too good to be true. And it is, because the networks who’s ads are being skipped have filed lawsuits against The satellite TV provider. CBS, NBC and Fox have all filed lawsuits against Dish, as the AutoHop feature in effect, [...]

Channel 4′s planned new unique approach to catch-up TV (in the form of broadcast channel 4seven) is due for a release date fitting of the network’s name, with 4 July now earmarked for the channel to debut. The date, best known as America’s Independence Day, will fit in with the branding of the ’4/7′ theme, [...]

The Dish Network yesterday revealed a new system has been developed for their satellite TV customers, claiming to have out-innovated TiVo by creating a programme that can record a majority of TV shows completely commercial-free. Developed through the Dish Hopper, the ’Auto Hop’ is available with the ’Prime Time Anytime’ capability, with the ability to record all content from [...]

A survey produced by media audience measurement company Nielsen has revealed that almost three million  American viewers ended their cable TV subscriptions last year, with many believed to have opted for Internet-based TV as their alternative. The study, which was released last week, discovered that while some of the cable-cutters moved onto a telecom service or [...]

The second largest US satellite TV supplier, Dish Network have revealed they will soon ditch channels supplied by AMC Networks due (they say) to low viewer numbers. AMC supply channels that show hit series such as Mad Men and The Walking Dead amongst other, and it seems that the cost to reward ratio is not [...]

Satellite broadcaster Sky have revealed their buyout of little-known connected TV ‘on-demand content provider’ Acetrax, as they attemt to tie the move in with the launch of their new ‘NOW TV’ service. Sky are claiming that the purchase of Acetrax (who were founded in 2006 in Zurich (Switzerland), and currently operate in various markets throughout Europe in [...]