With the Superbowl being a clear exception, television fanatics usually loathe the inconvenience caused by repetitive commercials. Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH [FREE Stock Trend Analysis]) has attempted to change the way viewers watch their favorite programs by enabling a "fast-forward" feature – however, News Corp's (NASDAQ: NWSA) Fox Broadcasting is looking to put an immediate stop to this by legally banning commercial
skipping.
Controversy is nothing new for Dish Network, with this case being no different. Fox is seeking a preliminary ban against the company's "AutoHop" feature that allows viewers to breeze through commercials, along with recording prime-time shows across
major networks. This ban goes hand-in-hand with Fox, CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) current lawsuit against Dish, revolving around the same issue.
This also follows the heavily publicized law passed by President Barack Obama in 2010 allowing the FCC to address volume control on television commercials.