DISH

Pitch Deck Says Solana Is Courting Dish Network, Kik for Its ‘Web-Scale’ Blockchain

Solana is looking to raise up to $12M at a $125M valuation, touting potential relationships with Dish and Kin in a pitch deck seen by CoinDesk.

News  ·  9 March 2020

Dish Network Files Patent for Blockchain-Based Anti-Piracy System

The satellite TV firm's newly published patent application details a means to combat online piracy using blockchain.

Business  ·  13 January 2020
BitPay

Early Crypto Adopter Dish Network Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash

Pay TV provider Dish Network, one of the first big firms to accept bitcoin payments, has announced it now also accepts bitcoin cash.

Business  ·  10 August 2018
News

TV Giant DISH Launches Bitcoin Payments Program

DISH customers can now pay their monthly TV bills in bitcoin.

Business  ·  14 August 2014
Coinbase

Why TV Giant DISH Took a Chance on Bitcoin Payments

DISH COO Bernie Han speaks to CoinDesk about why bitcoin payments are smart business for the satellite service.

Business  ·  18 June 2014
Coinbase

Will Bitcoin Mean New Subscribers for DISH?

If anything, the news that satellite operator DISH Network will accept bitcoin is positive publicity for the virtual currency.

Business  ·  7 June 2014
Transaction Fees

DISH, Overstock, and Bootstrapping a New Currency

New and large merchants' announcements to accept bitcoin moves it closer to a mainstream monetary transition.

Business  ·  31 May 2014
Markets

Bitcoin Price Crosses $600, Rising 34% in One Month

The price has increased 34.5% from this time last month, when the CoinDesk BPI closed at $445.87.

Markets  ·  30 May 2014
Exchanges

DISH Becomes World’s Largest Company to Accept Bitcoin

The Colorado-based company is one of the biggest content providers in America, with more than 14 million pay-TV subscribers.

Business  ·  29 May 2014