I don't see Charlie buying TIVO. Nothing to gain. The current plan is much better. Only reason I can see for Charlie buying TIVO is to prevent anyone else from buying them.
Dish Network and Tivo Settle Lawsuit!!!!
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This is a long shot, but I hope that maybe this union with TiVo will help Dish improve the Guide...When I had TiVo I loved their Guide.
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Idle? I believe the Disney and Voom lawsuits are still going on.Knowing Dish's history, they probably won't be idle for long....
I'm just glad it' settled one way or another. I hope they can make the software work a little better now.
I don't think ANYBODY is interested in buying TIVO, pending the outcome of litigation against TIVO by Microsoft and others.
Nah, after Bin Laden's whacking and a Tivo Settlement, the only thing that would shock me now would be an announcement that E* reached an agreement with MSG and SNY.
Is this initial $300 m in addition to the money they were ordered to pay in the last ruling, or does it include any pending amount ordered by the court? If the later than this is a real deal for E*. The $200 million over 6 years is than much less than some estimates of what some estimated for monthly fees.
And what does that "with prejudice" part mean?
Let us not forget TiVo's "poison pill" to prevent a takeover.
I'm no lawyer, but my understanding is that it simply means that neither party can bring the case again. As opposed to without prejudice, which means either party is free to file the same case again later.
Yup: 2.2 million customer with projection of 6.6 million by end of 2014. Probably where a lot of the rebuilt boxes are going.
The amount awarded in the contempt ruling was being held in escrow. With the dismissal of the injunctions, I assume that money will be returned to E*. I think TIVO was feeling the heat from E* with regard to E*'s patent infringement suit against TIVO on the DVR recording patents. The reduced licensing amount from what had previously been offered is probably E*'s licensing fee for the DVR recording patents.
So what ,after all these years of ongoing lawsuits , an even trade between Echostar's patents and Tivo's patents?
When they divided the company into Dish Network and Echostar, wasn't Echostar supposed to be the independent equipment maker that would start building set top boxes and DVRs for other companies - possibly including Cable companies? I would guess that other TV providers would have been reluctant to buy an Echostar made DVR given the uncertainty created by the Tivo lawsuit. But it sounds like this settlement makes sure that Echostar will never compete against Tivo for providing DVRs to cable companies. I also wonder if this seals the fate of the Channel Master CM-7000PAL - the Over-the-air DVR that is made by Echostar, but marketed by Channel Master? Since that "DVR enabled product" is not made solely for "DISH Network," I would think they would have to stop selling it.
I think this statement in the press release is important for all us subscribers and might be the first thing we will see out of this agreement:
Scott, if you could address this statement with them specifically? What receivers are going to get enhanced with the "Time Warp" patent? It would sure help the 922 out with getting a performance boost, and probably all the VIP DVRs could benefit from it. Or is this statement only talking about DVR products that haven't been released yet or pending announcement at the Team Summit? Echostar had to of been writing a software contingency in the event things go their way.
