Dish scores early win over Fox regarding ad-skipping feature

NEW YORK - A court ruling denying Fox Broadcasting’s attempts to bar Dish Network subscribers from using ad-skipping features found on its whole-home DVR is an “early win over broadcast networks” said Moody’s Investors Service. The ruling to deny Fox's request for a preliminary injunction against Dish came from U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles. Fox said it intends to appeal the judge's decision. “The ruling underscores the U.S. Supreme Court’s ‘Betamax’ decision, with the court confirming a consumer’s right to enjoy television as they want, when they want, including the reasonable right to skip commercials, if they so...