August 31st, 2014
Agents of SHIELD, September 23rd – Agents of SHIELD had a rocky start before hitting a creative stride during the final six episodes of its first season, when the series really began to address the fallout from Captain America: The Winter Soldier. With Marvel Studio’s film success continuing unabated, Agents of SHIELD (along with a new show, Agent Carter, premiering in January) will undoubtedly be setting the stage for the studio’s next blockbuster, Avengers: Age of Ultron — and that’s definitely worth sticking around for. Read more
Categories: Channels & Shows • DISH & TV news
August 30th, 2014
The much anticipated SEC Network has launched to over 60 million subscribers, and kicked off this week with another much anticipated event: the top 25 match up between Texas A&M and the South Carolina Gamecocks. ESPN and the fledgling network couldn’t have asked for a better debut in terms of office, as over 70 points and 1000 yards of total offense were put up in front of a huge audience (numbers to be released later this week). Read more
Categories: Sports Previews, Analysis & Guides
August 29th, 2014
Perhaps following in the foot steps of Michael Crichton — the famous science fiction and medical writer with a strong scientific and educated background rare in screenwriting — it has been reported that Malcolm Gladwell will be writing a TV medical drama in he vein of other heavily dramatic and realistic brand of shows that have been on the rise in recent years. Read more
Categories: DISH & TV news
August 28th, 2014
The communications giant AT&T has agreed in principle to terms with the federal government on a $48.5 Billion dollar purchase of DirecTV. According to the NY Post, agreeing means that AT&T has complied with merger requests from the Department of Justice, and worked that plan out over the last two quarters. Read more
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August 25th, 2014
As Sprint’s failed attempt to acquire T-Mobile failed — and resulted in strengthening T-Mobile as a Sprint competitor no less — there has been fierce fighting over who might acquire or even merge with the broadband spectrum-rich company.
T-Mobile now has its focus squarely on overtaking Sprint and becoming the third-largest wireless telecommunications carrier in the United States. Read more
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August 24th, 2014
Widely promoted as the first of its kind by the San Francisco franchise, the team broke out its highly anticipated wireless service this weekend against the Broncos — rumored to support the entire 68,000+ stadium for any and all devices. While other stadiums have provided wireless internet to thousands of fans, none have claimed to be able to do all simultaneously, and many thought it might be impossible without some sort of paid service eventually. Read more
Categories: DISH & TV news • Sports Previews, Analysis & Guides
August 23rd, 2014
As is so often the case with new DISH programming news, the satellite and digital network has announced a brand new exclusive network this summer, Fusion — a product of ABC and Univision (hence the name). and the channel has been off and running for months nationwide, garnering rave reviews in the process for innovation and forward thinking. Read more
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August 22nd, 2014
It’s difficult to measure exactly how the AT&T/DirecTV merger has been affected by the Comcast/TWC dealings this past spring and summer. On one hand, you might expect the fanfare surrounding the Comcast deal to spark more interest in the idea of corporate merger and their affects on the public, but on the other, such a big merger can also distract from a second, and only slightly smaller one, like AT&T’s. Read more
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August 20th, 2014
As we approach the 2014 NFL season, week 3 of preseason games is underway–when most teams are beginning to actually play their starters in full form, and one of the crucial bits for fans to chew on is always the Monday Night Football schedule, of course. Read more
Categories: Sports Previews, Analysis & Guides
