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Statement From DISH Regarding Dispute With Gannett Broadcasting
Source: http://investor.echostar.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=711638
ENGLEWOOD, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/05/12 -- DISH Network Corporation
(NASDAQ: DISH) issued the following statements attributable to Dave
Shull, DISH senior vice president of Programming:
"DISH has been unable to reach an agreement with Gannett Broadcasting
because Gannett has made it clear in documented proposals that it wants
DISH to pay a significant penalty for allowing our customers access to
AutoHop, a commercial-skipping technology available on our Hopper
Whole-Home DVR. Consumers have had the right to skip commercials since
the advent of the remote control. We are simply providing consumers with
the choice to watch what they want, when they want.
"We have agreed to pay a significant increase in fees to continue to
carry Gannett's local stations, more than 200 percent, the same as our
closest direct competitor. But Gannett wants money on top of that for
the expressed reason that our customers have access to AutoHop. We will
continue to take a stand for customer choice and control.
"On this issue, we are standing shoulder to shoulder with viewers. We
invite Gannett to join us."
About AutoHop
DISH's "AutoHop" feature is an extension of the Hopper's exclusive
PrimeTime Anytime™ capability, which allows viewers, with one click, to
record all of the primetime TV programming on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC --
the networks that deliver some of the most popular shows during primetime.
Once the viewer enables the PrimeTime Anytime feature, the Hopper stores
these shows for up to eight days after they have aired making it easy to
access episodes from last night, or last week.
The AutoHop commercial-skipping feature, using patented technology,
works with most shows recorded using PrimeTime Anytime.
A viewer can watch a show with the AutoHop option commercial-free
starting the day after a show has been recorded with the Hopper's
PrimeTime Anytime capability. Prior to that, the Hopper's 30-second "hop
forward" feature continues to work for same-day viewing of recorded shows.
Source: http://investor.echostar.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=711638
ENGLEWOOD, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/05/12 -- DISH Network Corporation
(NASDAQ: DISH) issued the following statements attributable to Dave
Shull, DISH senior vice president of Programming:
"DISH has been unable to reach an agreement with Gannett Broadcasting
because Gannett has made it clear in documented proposals that it wants
DISH to pay a significant penalty for allowing our customers access to
AutoHop, a commercial-skipping technology available on our Hopper
Whole-Home DVR. Consumers have had the right to skip commercials since
the advent of the remote control. We are simply providing consumers with
the choice to watch what they want, when they want.
"We have agreed to pay a significant increase in fees to continue to
carry Gannett's local stations, more than 200 percent, the same as our
closest direct competitor. But Gannett wants money on top of that for
the expressed reason that our customers have access to AutoHop. We will
continue to take a stand for customer choice and control.
"On this issue, we are standing shoulder to shoulder with viewers. We
invite Gannett to join us."
About AutoHop
DISH's "AutoHop" feature is an extension of the Hopper's exclusive
PrimeTime Anytime™ capability, which allows viewers, with one click, to
record all of the primetime TV programming on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC --
the networks that deliver some of the most popular shows during primetime.
Once the viewer enables the PrimeTime Anytime feature, the Hopper stores
these shows for up to eight days after they have aired making it easy to
access episodes from last night, or last week.
The AutoHop commercial-skipping feature, using patented technology,
works with most shows recorded using PrimeTime Anytime.
A viewer can watch a show with the AutoHop option commercial-free
starting the day after a show has been recorded with the Hopper's
PrimeTime Anytime capability. Prior to that, the Hopper's 30-second "hop
forward" feature continues to work for same-day viewing of recorded shows.
