Digital TV News: EchoStar Technologies

EchoStar Unveils World's First Placeshifting HD DVR at 2009 CES
Jan 8, 2009 – EchoStar Technologies (NASDAQ: SATS) has introduced at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show the EchoStar SlingLoaded™ 922 HD DVR, the world's first high definition digital video recorder that incorporates Sling Media's placeshifting technology.
News categories: EchoStar, Sling Media, CES2024, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Placeshifting, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

DISH Network® Introduces First Digital-to-Analog Converter Box With DVR: DTVPal™ DVR
Nov 11, 2008 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced its much anticipated DTVPal™ DVR. The DTVPal™ DVR is the only digital-to-analog converter box sold in the U.S. that offers digital video recording functionality.
News categories: DTVPal, DISH Network, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

DISH Network's Award-Winning ViP211® and ViP211k® DVR Conversion Feature Now Available to Customers
Nov 11, 2008 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced that its DVR Conversion feature, which offers customers the ability to convert their single tuner ViP211® and ViP211k® into DVRs by attaching an external HDD, will be available at the end of the month.
News categories: DISH Network, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

EchoStar™ Signs tru2way™ Host Device License Agreement with CableLabs®
Aug 11, 2008 – EchoStar Technologies (NASDAQ:SATS) signals its intent to build set-top boxes for the cable industry with its recent signing of the tru2way™ Host Device License Agreement with CableLabs®.
News categories: EchoStar, CableLabs, tru2way, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Entropic working with Echostar on Band Translation Switch
Jul 22, 2008 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that the company is working with EchoStar (Nasdaq:SATS) to develop additional outdoor units leveraging Entropic's Band Translation Switch (BTS) technology.
News categories: Entropic Communications, EchoStar, Digital TV, LNB, Satellite, Semiconductor, USA

EchoStar Develops Products and Services for Cable Industry
May 14, 2008 – EchoStar Technologies (NASDAQ:SATS) has announced its entry into the cable industry with the introduction of CableLabs Certified® DOCSIS® 2.0 SlingModem at CableNET® in New Orleans.
News categories: EchoStar, Sling Media, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Placeshifting, Streaming, USA

DISH Network Introduces New High Definition DVR to Complement Nation's Largest HD Package
Aug 16, 2007 – EchoStar Communications (Nasdaq:DISH), with its DISH Network® satellite TV service, has announced the introduction of its newest high definition (HD) DVR, the ViP722. The ViP722 is an advanced version of the company's award-winning ViP622 DVR.
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA