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Last week, DISH Network’s DTVPal, was made available for purchase. DTVPal is an affordable digital-to-analog converter box required to watch broadcast TV with an analog TV after the Digital Transition on February 17, 2009. For those not familiar with the term, the Digital Transition is when digital TV broadcasts will replace analog TV broadcasts. If […]

Back in February, we wrote about DISH Network’s ad campaign featuring comedian Frank Caliendo. In the ads, Caliendo promotes the company while impersonating the President, John Madden, Charles Barkley and others.
Evidently, the ads didn’t sit well with Madden and Barkley, who threatened to take legal action against EchoStar. In response, the company went to court, […]

Over the past two weeks, DISH Network has been launching a number of new HDTV channels. Last week, the DBS provider launched three new national networks: CNN HD, Sci Fi HD and USA HD. These stations are available to customers who subscribe to AT100 and Essentials HD or higher.

CNN HD — channel 200 HD
Sci […]

You may have heard about Verizon and AT&T paying billions for airwaves in the recent government auction for radio spectrum. However, you may not have heard about the purchase made by DISH Network. The company made an aggressive bid, winning a near nationwide channel and surprising the pay-TV industry in the process. Most cable […]

Have you seen the latest DISH Network ads? They feature comedian Frank Caliendo promoting the company while impersonating the President, John Madden, Al Pacino and others. There’s a great YouTube video of out-take clips from Frank Caliendo’s DISH Network commercial shoot.
DISH Network launched the multimillion-dollar advertising campaign this month, highlighting its standalone HD package, new […]

Earlier this month, DISH Network announced plans to increase its national HD channel count from 76 to 100 in 2008. Additionally, the company plans to add local HD channels in 65 new cities, bringing its HD local market total to 100.
Eric Sahl, senior vice president of Programming for DISH Network, said:

The addition of new HD […]

With the continuation of the American Writers Guild strike into 2008, earlier this month TVGuide.com launched a new channel called the Strike Survival Guide to help viewers discover new programming options.
The channel uses TVGuide.com’s Online Video Guide to provide previews of new and returning shows, as well as highlighting full episodes of returning shows such […]

We reported earlier this month about a study on DVR usage by Palisades MediaGroup and The Nielsen Company. Here’s some more findings from the study.
The study found, on average, DVR owners watch almost 75% of all programs recorded within 24 hours. The company analyzed Fall 2007 Nielsen Company data, finding that less than half of […]

According to a report by Palisades MediaGroup and The Nielsen Company, the Top 10 Most DVR-recorded Primetime Programs for October 2007 are:

Bones (FOX)
Friday Night Lights (NBC)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Heroes (NBC)
My Name is Earl (NBC)
Office (NBC)
Prison Break (FOX)
Reaper (CW)
Smallville (CW)
Survivor: China (CBS)

Broadcast primetime 9/24/2007 to 10/21/2007, adult viewers age 18-49.
Smallville and Survior: China ranked the highest for […]

Happy Holidays from everyone here at DISH Deals Direct!
In the coming year, we look forward to bringing you more news on the satellite TV industry as well as information on DVRs, HDTV and DISH Network. We’ll continue to bring you the best deals and offers for DISH Network satellite TV.
Over the past year, we’ve written […]