Comments on: US Appeals Court Lets Echostar Hit Play On DVR Sales

By: Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection - TiVo Takes Out $50 Million Marker - Don’t Worry It’s From Citigroup Not Tony Soprano

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:15:20 +0000

[...] In a separate 8K filing, TiVo also announced the addition of Jeffrey Hinson to their Board of Directors. Hinson had previously worked as the CFO of Univision, but resigned a little more than a year and a half ago to “pursue other interests in Dallas where he and his family reside.” TiVo is of course, located a little far from Dallas, but given the amount of time the company is spending on their patent dispute with Echostar, Texas is probably beginning to feel like a second home to the company. [...]

By: Zatz Not Funny. . .»Blog Archive » TiVo v EchoStar Update, Part 1

Zatz Not Funny. . .»Blog Archive » TiVo v EchoStar Update, Part 1 — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:59:25 +0000

[...] With Dish Networks facing the discontinuation of their DVR service and with TiVo facing an even longer legal battle ahead, after Dish succesfully won a stay on the order shutting down their service, it appears that cooler heads may actually end up prevailing. While details on this development are sparse at this time, we may know soon enough whether or not TiVo and EchoStar can put this chapter behind them and move forward with a mutually agreeable settlement to the legal quandry that both companies have found themselves in. [...]

By: Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection » Blog Archive » TiVo And EchoStar - Best Friends Forever?

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:35:55 +0000

By: Echostar injunction stayed pending outcome of appeals process » JenIT

Echostar injunction stayed pending outcome of appeals process » JenIT — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:45:52 +0000

[...] Even though its customers were the ones getting down at nationwide TiVo House Parties this past weekend, it was the company itself that woke up with a nasty hangover. In the latest development surrounding the most drawn-out patent dispute the consumer electronics industry has seen since that RIM / NTP debacle, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has just granted DISH-parent Echostar a temporary stay on an injunction that would have shut down its DVR service and halted sales of related hardware. You probably remember that TiVo won a $74 million jury verdict in this case back in April, when the Texas panel apparently agreed with the DVR pioneer that Echostar (who also had access to an early TiVo prototype box) had violated its so-called “Time Warp” patent. After much legal posturing, the award was upped to $90 million and the satellite TV provider was given 30 days to disable the time-shifting functionality on its STBs; luckily for DISH customers, the injunction was granted a temporary stay while the merits of Echostar’s appeals case were weighed. Well the court has finally ruled that Echostar does indeed have a solid case, and that the company can therefore continue offering DVR services until its appeals have been exhausted. Sounds like bad news for TiVo, until you notice a snippet of Echostar’s followup press release which reads, “We also continue to work on modifications to our new DVRs, and to our DVRs in the field, intended to avoid future alleged infringement.” If Echostar is so confident in its lack of culpability here, why make changes to its supposedly non-infringing devices? Stay tuned, folks, as this one’s not over yet — not by a long shot. [...]

By: TiVo Blog » Blog Archive » Sorry I Haven’t Said Much Lately

TiVo Blog » Blog Archive » Sorry I Haven’t Said Much Lately — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 01:08:22 +0000

[...] More TiVo Vs. EchoStar News [...]

By: snarkolepsy

snarkolepsy — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:15:36 +0000

Ah… the Dish/TIVO situation is a little like a game of roshambo. I presume it will end up like RIMM, but until then… get the ice.

By: Zatz Not Funny. . .»Blog Archive » Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:40:25 +0000

[...] Never enough time… [...]