What Does This TIVO lawsuit mean to me?

[vismich]

All-

I just got Dish Network and now I am reading that TIVO is in a lawsuit w/ Dish over patented technology....

Does thios mean there is A REAL possibility I may lose my DVR service?

I would have to imagine that Dish would never let this happen....

 

[foghorn2]

It won't. Tivo just wants some of the money you pay for the DVR service, E* wants it all to themselves. It really means nothing to the end user.

 

[hobojoe]

i agree! they are looking at possible ways to survive. if they don't get some big money quick there out of a job. in my opinion dish has done nothing wrong. tivo to me is the searching software. and not the hardware. again that's just my opinion. i feel much safer than i did with the dns issues. and i just got a new 18mo contract after being with dish for 10+ years.

 

[Claude Greiner]

It aint gonna happen, so I wouldn't worry about it.

Just like DISH agreed to pay 100 million to keep distant networks to avoid shut off!

 

[cforrest]

Regardless, we can all be assured of price increases in 2007.

 

[Stargazer]

I can just hear Charlie at his chat pulpit now - We have to increase our rates this year because of this and this and this and this and this. I hope it aint going to be more than $3. If we had three years of $3 increases thats $9. That sure adds up fast ya know. I would think that we would be in for the bigger increase because its a double whammy in addition to the extra money the programmers want.

 

[Slamminc11]

well, if you are so concerned about a price increase, then drop to top60, it's guaranteed until 2008. Personally, I don't see it going up more than $1 next year.

 

[riffjim4069]

The only affect will be a price increase passed on to the customer. However, with the Telcos and IPTV gaining a foothold in the video marketplace (and cable consolidating and offering bundled discounts), satellite providers will find it increasingly difficult to raise rates without losing customers.

 

[jerryez]

Customers with distant nets should pay the $100 million dollars. Why should the rest of us pay. Put the cost where it belongs.

 

[minnow]

And the same stupid analogy should be used for sports channels. Why should I be saddled with extra programming costs for those that must have 70 channels of ESPN in all it's incarnations.

 

[Sean Mota]

And the same argument should be for the YES Network.

 

[jrbdmb]

And the same argument should be for the YES Network.

So can Dish subs demand a rebate from Charlie (or George) since we don't have YES?

 

[datwell]

I disagree with all of you!!

It can be a fine line between protecting your intellectual property and becoming a blood-sucking parasite and therefore, if I were old Charlie, I would call a board meeting and do whatever I had to do to get control of TIVO and you can write the rest of the script from there...


---Doug