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- Dish said BritBox violates rights in adaptive-streaming tech
- Dish has brought related cases against streaming services, fitness companies
The logo for the new Sling Television streaming service by Dish is seen on a screen during the Dish news conference at the International Consumer Electronics show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Acquire Licensing Rights
Oct 13 (Reuters) – Television provider Dish Network (DISH.O) and its Sling TV streaming service have sued streaming service BritBox in Manhattan federal court, accusing it of infringing eight patents related to video-streaming technology.
Dish said in the lawsuit on Thursday that BritBox, a joint venture of the British Broadcasting Corporation and UK-based television network ITV, utilizes technology for adapting streaming bitrates that mimics Dish’s patented technology.
Dish has…
