NFL Network is an American specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League (NFL) and is also shown in Canada and Mexico. It was launched November 4, 2003, only eight months after the league's 32 team owners voted unanimously to approve its formation. The league invested $100 million to fund the network's operations.NFL Films produces commercials, television programs, and feature films for the NFL. It is a key supplier of NFL Network's programming, with more than 4,000 hours of footage available in their library. Thus, much of the network's highlights and recaps feature NFL Films' trademark style of slow motion game action, sounds of the game, and the talk on the sidelines. Consequently, the league-owned and operated network functions essentially as a 24-hour commercial for the NFL.Beginning with the 2006 season, the channel began to broadcast eight prime time regular season NFL games, dubbed "The Run to the Playoffs". Since the league is broadcasting its own games, a criticism has been that the network avoids mention of any unflattering or controversial incidents. In addition to live games, the network has covered the last two NFL drafts (2006 and 2007); its coverage has competed with ESPN and ESPN2.The NFL Network broadcasts out of studios in Culver City, California, near Los Angeles.

EchoStar Communications Corp infringed a TiVo Inc patent in building digital video recorders and must pay nearly $74 million in damages, a court that specializes in patent cases ruled on Thursday. Once the appeal is final, EchoStar will be barred from selling the infringing devices, the ruling said. EchoStar said it already had a substitute box.

The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington means that EchoStar (now known as Dish Network Corp.) will have to stop selling and turn off more than 4 million digital video recorders that were determined to have infringed upon TiVo's proprietary technology.

The old flaming bag of dog poo has entered the digital age. With services like PooYoo! now available, you can send poop to anyone via traditional mail...for a nominal fee. In the spirit of free enterprise, ExtremelyFunny.info is offering a free virtual alternative.

DISH Network recently announced: "Effective February 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008, new subscribers will have 3 months of free programming with their accounts." With analog broadcasting going digital, now would be the time to look at satellite TV as an option...

After this morning’s piece “Don't believe the low bit-rate HD lie“, I thought I would follow up and show you want crappy HD looks like. The following is a sample from AVSForum user Xylon who digitally ripped some images from DIRECTV and Dish Networks satellite service 1.5 years ago. Note...