Tags: Satellite TV, Dish, Hopper
Publication: Advanced-Television.com
Publication Date: 02/01/2013

DISH’s Hopper with Sling. Image credit: Dish.com

DISH’s Hopper ad-skipping device has been belatedly presented with the “Best of CES” (Consumer Electronics Show) award. The accolade, offered by CNET, had been originally reversed amid pressures from CBS, the website’s owner. CNET’s decision to present the award forced it out of the show’s sponsorship.

Despite an important decision at a Jan. 27 court hearing that any verdict that supported the main broadcasts would be a major reversal of current copyright laws, Fox Network, NBC, ABC and CBS all continue to litigate against Dish’s ad-skipping technology.

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