EchoStar to End Distant TV Service

Iria · Aug 22, 2006, 11:24 PM

Source: BetaNews
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EchoStar's legal woes continued Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court denied the company's request for an emergency stay of an injunction barring it from rebroadcasting local television channels to its customers who live in distant locales where reliable over-the-air reception is not possible.

Both DISH Network, which is owned by EchoStar, and DirecTV offer the major networks from large market stations to subscribers who cannot receive them over-the-air. However, networks say that both companies are providing the service to those who can receive the channels via broadcast, which is a violation of copyright.

Aug 22, 2006, 11:24 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	EchoStar to End Distant TV Service Source: BetaNews _______ EchoStar's legal woes continued Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court denied the company's request for an emergency stay of an injunction barring it from rebroadcasting local television channels to its customers who live in distant locales where reliable over-the-air reception is not possible. Both DISH Network, which is owned by EchoStar, and DirecTV offer the major networks from large market stations to subscribers who cannot receive them over-the-air. However, networks say that both companies are providing the service to those who can receive the channels via broadcast, which is a violation of copyright.