Retailer Chat Recap: June 9, 2009

[Scott Greczkowski]

Welcome to another SatelliteGuys LIVE Retailer Chat Recap!

This chat is done in near realtime, I am watching via a Slingbox unit and can rewind and pause video to capture still shots.

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[Scott Greczkowski]

Jim is shown on Camera and he tells us Steve is not with him today and he is feeling very lonely. Jim then teases that he found a new co host with a head who you haven't seen in awhile. With that Jim welcomes back Amir Ahmed who left Dish a few years ago.

They go over todays agenda...

They start talking about the Tivo Lawsuit. Dish has received a stay from the courts and believe they will get a permanent stay. Dish engineers spent a year working around their patent. Retailers can continue to sell DVRs and consumers will continue to enjoy their Dish DVR's.

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Amir starts talking about HD locals. Slides are shown of locals that have launched and that are coming.

Jim and Amir joke about Texas towns and fact and figures about those towns.

Talking about the Digital Television Switchover... nothing interesting here..

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Jim says the laws change on Saturday...

Jim talks about All American Direct and the distant networks. He tells retailers to watch a replay of last nights Charlie Chat for all the details.

Now they go into talking about promotions...

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Still going over on how to sell the new promotions which were announced at Team Summit. Nothing new here at all.

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Phil Klein joins the show and goes over whats new in marketing.

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Showing ads about why Dish is better then DirecTV.

This is scaring me... stop focusing on DirecTV folks go back to picking on cable. Your taking your eye off the ball.

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This months Dish Network Product of the month for retailers is a plastic Dish Network Pizza Cutter....(I kid you not)

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Now showing an ad for Dish U, Dish Network University which is an online training service.

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Now talking about making sure retailers use approved parts...