He suggested that the chief executive of Dish, Charles W. Ergen, was trying to get the industry's attention by coming out with the feature.
When it announced the winners on Jan . 10 CNET acknowledged that the Hopper was "removed from consideration due to active litigation involving our parent company," causing an outcry by the Dish chief executive, Joe Clayton, who said Dish was "saddened that CNET's staff is being denied its editorial independence because of CBS's heavy-handed tactics".
For instance, over a hot chocolate in a Santa Clara hotel in late April as he tried to raise a second financing round, Jurvetson wanted ZettaCore Chief Randolph Levine to dish on what other venture investors were saying.
Even macaroni and cheese ($4.50 a pound), chief among prosaic dishes, is a winner simply on grounds of deliciousness.
Joseph P. Clayton, Dish's chief executive, said Dish had approached Mr. Beck's company about possibly carrying a show about a year ago.
Charles W. Ergen, Dish's chief executive, gambled that the company would prevail in a lawsuit that has stretched on for six years.
The odd episode gave Dish's chief executive, Joe Clayton, a chance to say on Twitter: "It's disappointing that CBS — once the exemplar of editorial independence and innovation — continues to use its heavy hand to hold back progress from consumers".
Penne is not only too dense for my taste, especially with the rich sauce, but also spoils one of the chief pleasures of this dish: slurping up the egg-slick spaghetti.
After eating Haworth's version, however, I realise one of the chief joys of this dish is the way the potatoes that have come into contact with the gravy dissolve into a rich, meaty mash, while those on top go crisp and golden – for which one needs a floury variety such as, indeed, a maris piper.
When you first start, you're the product development officer, the chief customer officer, the dish cleaner and the head recruiter.
Ron Ferguson, Archos' chief operating officer, describes Dish as "a longtime partner and investor," noting that the two collaborated late last year to create free software that transfers shows from Dish digital video recorders to Archos players.
