EchoStar Communications will begin offering a combination satellite TV receiver and digital video recorder (DVR) to new subscribers of its DISH Network service. The DISH Player – DVR 510 features a seven-day on-screen program guide, a 120-gigabyte hard drive capable of up to 100 hours of tapeless recording, parental locks and other features. The new DISH Video On Demand service allows viewers to skip commercials and other pre-recorded programming without videotape, as well as pause live TV, perform slow-motion instant replays, fast forward and fast reverse.
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- DISH Network is using the OpenTV platform to power 14 interactive TV services, including payment services, Instant Weather, horoscopes and sports scores.
- DISH Network currently has 8.8 million subscribers.