CES 2013

Dish Toots Its Own Horn, Since CBS Won’t

Peter Kafka in Media on January 20 at 1:46 pm PT

And the New York Times is happy to help.

Why You’re Going to Buy a TV This Year, and What That Means for Apple, Samsung and Everyone Else

Peter Kafka in Media on January 14 at 7:11 am PT

Americans are increasingly likely to swap out their old TV sets. And if that means the replacement cycle for these things is shrinking, that has big implications for Apple TV and the like.

CNET Wanders Into the CBS-Dish Crossfire at CES

Peter Kafka in Media on January 10 at 3:55 pm PT

CNET’s reviewers liked Dish’s latest DVR. Their bosses at CBS have a different opinion. Guess how that played out?

Charlie Ergen Ticks Off the TV Guys, Again

Peter Kafka in Media on January 8 at 3:00 am PT

New year, same play: Dish Network rolls out a feature that shouldn’t be a big deal but is, because the TV guys don’t like it. See you in court …

Walmart’s Cloud Movie Service Shapes Up

Peter Kafka in News on January 7 at 9:00 am PT

“Disc to digital” didn’t make much sense last year, but the retailer is making some key improvements.