Dish Network

TV via satellite

Dish Network is an American satellite television provider, one of two major competitors in that market alongside DirecTV.

The company offers subscription packages of television channels delivered via satellite dish: We switched from cable to Dish Network.

Often shortened to Dish: Do you have Dish or DirecTV?

programming

channels

Paths for transmission

  • packagesWrapped items for shipping
  • sportsCompetitive physical activities
  • moviesFeature-length filmed entertainment

HBO · Showtime · pay-per-view · on-demand · locals · premiums · Latino · international · news · ESPN

satellite

antenna

Broadcast signal receiver

downlink · geostationary · orbit · C-band · azimuth · elevation · polarization · skew · footprint · signal

subscription

plan

Detailed proposal for achieving

billing · autopay · promotional · cancellation · early termination · commitment · upgrade · tier · package · account

provider

competitor

One striving against others

  • DirecTVSatellite television provider
  • cableHeavy-duty woven line
  • telecomRemote signal transmission field

service · installer · technician · customer service · nationwide · rural · coverage · alternative

Categories
Opposites
television delivery technology

Dish Networkcable television

Wired broadcast subscription service

streaming services · Netflix · Comcast · Xfinity · Hulu

market position/competition

Dish NetworkDirecTV

Satellite television provider

Sky

Family

dish, network, dishes, networks, dishwasher, networking, dishwashing, networked, dishwater

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G