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event_date=2010-03-05 05:58:01; sort_date=40242.248623;
TiVo Gets Favorable Court Ruling
Zacks - Analyst Blog -
Mar 05, 2010
EchoStar Corp
(SATS) -
Zacks Investment Research
TiVo Inc ( ) soared 61.9% (or $6.32) and closed at $16.53 yesterday and rose another 3.99% (or 66 cents) after hours following the company's announcement of a favorable ruling for the third time in a long running patent infringement dispute (since 2004) against
EchoStar
Communications Corp ( ), the parent company of Dish Network Corp ( ). The satellite television provider TiVo is a pioneer in digital video recording (DVR) technology. Under the 5 year multimedia patent infringement, TiVo has been awarded a $300 million ($100 million in damages and $200 million in contempt sanctions) by the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the Eastern District of Texas, upholding the lower court ruling in TiVo's favor.
TiVo Inc ( ) soared 61.9% (or $6.32) and closed at $16.53 yesterday and rose another 3.99% (or 66 cents) after hours following the company's announcement of a favorable ruling for the third time in a long running patent infringement dispute (since 2004) against
EchoStar
Communications Corp ( ), the parent company of Dish Network Corp ( ). The satellite television provider TiVo is a pioneer in digital video recording (DVR) technology. Under the 5 year multimedia patent infringement, TiVo has been awarded a $300 million ($100 million in damages and $200 million in contempt sanctions) by the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the Eastern District of Texas, upholding the lower court ruling in TiVo's favor.
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TiVo Inc ( ) soared 61.9% (or $6.32) and closed at $16.53 yesterday and rose another 3.99% (or 66 cents) after hours following the company's announcement of a favorable ruling for the third time in a long running patent infringement dispute (since 2004) against <span class="company">EchoStar</span> Communications Corp ( ), the parent company of Dish Network Corp ( ). The satellite television provider TiVo is a pioneer in digital video recording (DVR) technology. Under the 5 year multimedia patent infringement, TiVo has been awarded a $300 million ($100 million in damages and $200 million in contempt sanctions) by the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the Eastern District of Texas, upholding the lower court ruling in TiVo's favor.
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event_date=2010-03-04 18:32:30; sort_date=40241.772569;
TiVos Patent Holds, Stock Soars, Commercials Skipped
The Razor''s Edge -
Mar 04, 2010
EchoStar Corp
(SATS) -
Ockham Research
"And TiVo recording big gains this afternoon after a court of appeals upheld the judgment against
Echostar
in favor of TiVo in a patent infringement case and this stock is ending at session highs of 62%." Fox Business Countdown to The Closing Bell 3/4/2010. TiVo, Inc ( TIVO ) shareholders were rewarded today thanks to a favorable 2 1 ruling in the US Court of Appeals against sister companies Dish Network ( DISH ) and
Echostar
( SATS ). The patent in question relates to storing and retrieving content on digital video recorders, and today's ruling solidifies TiVo claims of infringement although further appeals are expected.
"And TiVo recording big gains this afternoon after a court of appeals upheld the judgment against
Echostar
in favor of TiVo in a patent infringement case and this stock is ending at session highs of 62%." Fox Business Countdown to The Closing Bell 3/4/2010. TiVo, Inc ( TIVO ) shareholders were rewarded today thanks to a favorable 2 1 ruling in the US Court of Appeals against sister companies Dish Network ( DISH ) and
Echostar
( SATS ). The patent in question relates to storing and retrieving content on digital video recorders, and today's ruling solidifies TiVo claims of infringement although further appeals are expected.
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"And TiVo recording big gains this afternoon after a court of appeals upheld the judgment against <span class="company">Echostar</span> in favor of TiVo in a patent infringement case and this stock is ending at session highs of 62%." Fox Business Countdown to The Closing Bell 3/4/2010. TiVo, Inc ( TIVO ) shareholders were rewarded today thanks to a favorable 2 1 ruling in the US Court of Appeals against sister companies Dish Network ( DISH ) and <span class="company">Echostar</span> ( SATS ). The patent in question relates to storing and retrieving content on digital video recorders, and today's ruling solidifies TiVo claims of infringement although further appeals are expected.
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event_date=2010-03-04 14:01:28; sort_date=40241.584352;
Dish, Echostar Lose TiVo Contempt Appeal; Will Seek Full Court's Review
PaidContent -
Mar 04, 2010
EchoStar Corp
(SATS) -
Craig Moffett
at
Sanford C. Bernstein
Bernstein's
Craig Moffett
puts it this way: "What is at stake is nothing less than their ability to continue to offer DVRs.
. Dish and
EchoStar
also said they will offer another "design around" to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; that court said the last effort still infringed. Even so, it's hard to get away from the idea that Charlie Ergen's companies are just avoiding the inevitable.
Bernstein's
Craig Moffett
puts it this way: "What is at stake is nothing less than their ability to continue to offer DVRs.
And without DVRs well, you can fill in the blank here, but it wouldn't be pretty."
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. Dish and <span class="company">EchoStar</span> also said they will offer another "design around" to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; that court said the last effort still infringed. Even so, it's hard to get away from the idea that Charlie Ergen's companies are just avoiding the inevitable.<span class="sent"> Bernstein's <span class="analyst">Craig Moffett</span> puts it this way: "What is at stake is nothing less than their ability to continue to offer DVRs.</span> And without DVRs well, you can fill in the blank here, but it wouldn't be pretty.".... Dish and <span class="company">EchoStar</span> also said they will offer another "design around" to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; that court said the last effort still infringed. Even so, it's hard to get away from the idea that Charlie Ergen's companies are just avoiding the inevitable.<span class="sent"> Bernstein's <span class="analyst">Craig Moffett</span> puts it this way: "What is at stake is nothing less than their ability to continue to offer DVRs.</span> And without DVRs well, you can fill in the blank here, but it wouldn't be pretty."
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event_date=2010-03-04 14:01:27; sort_date=40241.584340;
Dish, Echostar Lose TiVo Contempt Appeal; Will Seek Full Court's Review
PaidContent -
Mar 04, 2010
EchoStar Corp
(SATS) -
PaidContent
TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) won another court round against Dish and
EchoStar
(NSDQ: SATS) when two members of a three judge federal court panel sided with a lower court ruling that the satellite companies are in contempt of a permanent injunction prohibiting infringement on its DVR patents. But the fight, ongoing in various forms since 2004, is far from over. Dish and
EchoStar
quickly fired back with plans to ask for an en banc review by the full 11 judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) won another court round against Dish and
EchoStar
(NSDQ: SATS) when two members of a three judge federal court panel sided with a lower court ruling that the satellite companies are in contempt of a permanent injunction prohibiting infringement on its DVR patents. But the fight, ongoing in various forms since 2004, is far from over. Dish and
EchoStar
quickly fired back with plans to ask for an en banc review by the full 11 judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) won another court round against Dish and <span class="company">EchoStar</span> (NSDQ: SATS) when two members of a three judge federal court panel sided with a lower court ruling that the satellite companies are in contempt of a permanent injunction prohibiting infringement on its DVR patents. But the fight, ongoing in various forms since 2004, is far from over. Dish and <span class="company">EchoStar</span> quickly fired back with plans to ask for an en banc review by the full 11 judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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event_date=2010-03-04 12:13:40; sort_date=40241.509491;
Massive Volume Spike in TiVo (TIVO)
Volume Spike Investor -
Mar 04, 2010
EchoStar Corp
(SATS) -
Volume Spike Investor
"We are pleased that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit fully affirmed the district court's finding of contempt against
EchoStar
, including both the disablement and infringement provisions. Additionally, this ruling paves the way for TiVo to receive the approximately $300M in damages and contempt sanctions awarded to us for
EchoStar
's continued infringement through , 2009. We will also seek further damages and contempt sanctions for the period of continued infringement thereafter.
"We are pleased that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit fully affirmed the district court's finding of contempt against
EchoStar
, including both the disablement and infringement provisions. Additionally, this ruling paves the way for TiVo to receive the approximately $300M in damages and contempt sanctions awarded to us for
EchoStar
's continued infringement through , 2009. We will also seek further damages and contempt sanctions for the period of continued infringement thereafter.
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"We are pleased that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit fully affirmed the district court's finding of contempt against <span class="company">EchoStar</span>, including both the disablement and infringement provisions. Additionally, this ruling paves the way for TiVo to receive the approximately $300M in damages and contempt sanctions awarded to us for <span class="company">EchoStar</span>'s continued infringement through , 2009. We will also seek further damages and contempt sanctions for the period of continued infringement thereafter.
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event_date=2010-03-04 12:05:28; sort_date=40241.503796;
TiVo: Appeals Court Upholds Contempt Finding In DISH Case
Tech Trader Daily -
Mar 04, 2010
EchoStar Corp
(SATS) -
Eric Savitz
at
Tech Trader Daily
TiVo (TIVO) shares are rocketing higher after a federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling which found found DISH Network (DISH) and Echostar (
SATS
) in contempt of a previous ruling which found infringement of TiVo's DVR patents."Because we find that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing sanctions against EchoStar, we affirm the finding of contempt," the court wrote in the 36 page ruling . Last fall, a district court awarded $200 million in sanctions against
SATS
and DISH for violating a permanent injunction barring them from violations of the patents, bringing total damages awarded in the case to $400 million, plus attorney's fees.
TiVo (TIVO) shares are rocketing higher after a federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling which found found DISH Network (DISH) and Echostar (
SATS
) in contempt of a previous ruling which found infringement of TiVo's DVR patents."Because we find that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing sanctions against EchoStar, we affirm the finding of contempt," the court wrote in the 36 page ruling . Last fall, a district court awarded $200 million in sanctions against
SATS
and DISH for violating a permanent injunction barring them from violations of the patents, bringing total damages awarded in the case to $400 million, plus attorney's fees.
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TiVo (TIVO) shares are rocketing higher after a federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling which found found DISH Network (DISH) and Echostar (<span class="company">SATS</span>) in contempt of a previous ruling which found infringement of TiVo's DVR patents."Because we find that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing sanctions against EchoStar, we affirm the finding of contempt," the court wrote in the 36 page ruling . Last fall, a district court awarded $200 million in sanctions against <span class="company">SATS</span> and DISH for violating a permanent injunction barring them from violations of the patents, bringing total damages awarded in the case to $400 million, plus attorney's fees.
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event_date=2010-02-27 04:05:01; sort_date=40236.170150;
EchoStar Acquires Mexican Satellite Operator Satmex In $374 Million Deal
PaidContent -
Feb 27, 2010
EchoStar Corp
(SATS) -
PaidContent
Looking to expand its footprint into Latin America and beyond,
EchoStar
(NSDQ: SATS) is acquiring a stake in Mexican satellite company Satmex in what will ultimately be a $374 million cash deal.
EchoStar
's existing Mexican partner, MVS Comunicaciones, the operator of the Dish Mexico satellite TV service, is assisting the Englewood, Colo. based company through a joint venture. Together,
EchoStar
and MVS Comunicaciones will acquire all of the outstanding stock of Satmex.
Looking to expand its footprint into Latin America and beyond,
EchoStar
(NSDQ: SATS) is acquiring a stake in Mexican satellite company Satmex in what will ultimately be a $374 million cash deal.
EchoStar
's existing Mexican partner, MVS Comunicaciones, the operator of the Dish Mexico satellite TV service, is assisting the Englewood, Colo. based company through a joint venture. Together,
EchoStar
and MVS Comunicaciones will acquire all of the outstanding stock of Satmex.
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Looking to expand its footprint into Latin America and beyond, <span class="company">EchoStar</span> (NSDQ: SATS) is acquiring a stake in Mexican satellite company Satmex in what will ultimately be a $374 million cash deal. <span class="company">EchoStar</span>'s existing Mexican partner, MVS Comunicaciones, the operator of the Dish Mexico satellite TV service, is assisting the Englewood, Colo. based company through a joint venture. Together, <span class="company">EchoStar</span> and MVS Comunicaciones will acquire all of the outstanding stock of Satmex.
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event_date=2009-11-18 09:11:23; sort_date=40135.382905;
EchoStar's Ergen Hands Off CEO Post; Will Stay On As Chairman
PaidContent -
Nov 18, 2009
EchoStar Corp
(SATS) -
PaidContent
Charlie Ergen is handing off his duties as president and CEO of satellite tech company
EchoStar
(NSDQ: SATS) to returning exec Michael Dugan.
Charlie Ergen is handing off his duties as president and CEO of satellite tech company
EchoStar
(NSDQ: SATS) to returning exec Michael Dugan.
Ergen will stay on as chairman; he's also still chairman and CEO of Dish Network , which spun off
EchoStar
in 2008. Dugan serves on
EchoStar
's board.
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<span class="sent">Charlie Ergen is handing off his duties as president and CEO of satellite tech company <span class="company">EchoStar</span> (NSDQ: SATS) to returning exec Michael Dugan. </span> Ergen will stay on as chairman; he's also still chairman and CEO of Dish Network , which spun off <span class="company">EchoStar</span> in 2008. Dugan serves on <span class="company">EchoStar</span>'s board.
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event_date=2009-09-05 08:25:20; sort_date=40061.350926;
Tivos (TIVO) $200 Million Pay Day
24/7 Wall St -
Sep 05, 2009
EchoStar Corp
(SATS) -
24/7 Wall Street
Tivo (TIVO) has moved further down the road in collecting huge penalities from Dish Network (DISH) and Echostar (
SATS
) for violating the little DVR company's patents.
Tivo (TIVO) has moved further down the road in collecting huge penalities from Dish Network (DISH) and Echostar (
SATS
) for violating the little DVR company's patents.
The United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas ordered contempt sanctions against the satellite firms. Tivo said "We are pleased by the Court's ruling to impose contempt sanctions of approximately $200 million against EchoStar for its continued violation of a Court ordered permanent injunction, and to award TiVo its attorney fees and costs incurred during the contempt proceedings.
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<span class="sent">Tivo (TIVO) has moved further down the road in collecting huge penalities from Dish Network (DISH) and Echostar (<span class="company">SATS</span>) for violating the little DVR company's patents. </span> The United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas ordered contempt sanctions against the satellite firms. Tivo said "We are pleased by the Court's ruling to impose contempt sanctions of approximately $200 million against EchoStar for its continued violation of a Court ordered permanent injunction, and to award TiVo its attorney fees and costs incurred during the contempt proceedings.
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event_date=2009-09-04 18:46:51; sort_date=40060.782535;
TiVo to DISH: Let's Do The Time Warp Again [Digital Daily]
All Things D -
Sep 04, 2009
EchoStar Corp
(SATS) -
John Paczkowski
at
All Things D
It's not $974.5 million TiVo (TIVO) had been looking for, but the $200 million in sanctions against EchoStar's Dish Network (
SATS
) it's been awarded isn't exactly petty cash, either.
It's not $974.5 million TiVo (TIVO) had been looking for, but the $200 million in sanctions against EchoStar's Dish Network (
SATS
) it's been awarded isn't exactly petty cash, either.
On Friday, a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Texas ordered the satellite broadcaster to cough up that sum for its continued infringement of TiVo's "multimedia time warping system" patent . This in addition to the $192.7 million DISH was ordered to pay for violating that patent up to .
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<span class="sent">It's not $974.5 million TiVo (TIVO) had been looking for, but the $200 million in sanctions against EchoStar's Dish Network (<span class="company">SATS</span>) it's been awarded isn't exactly petty cash, either. </span> On Friday, a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Texas ordered the satellite broadcaster to cough up that sum for its continued infringement of TiVo's "multimedia time warping system" patent . This in addition to the $192.7 million DISH was ordered to pay for violating that patent up to .
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