Study: Cord Cutting Impacted Satellite TV Services
The impact of over-the-top television services (or IPTV) continues to impact subscriptions to traditional multichannel television services, like cable and direct-to-home (DTH) satellite, according to a global multichannel market study released by Kagan. The market research firm’s recent global multichannel market report showed that IPTV…
Parks: Smart TV Penetration Changing Business Models
The growing popularity of internet-based skinny bundle live TV services, enabled by swelling penetration of smart TV and streaming device ownership in the United States, is gradually taking its toll on traditional subscription-based television viewership. Just last week, AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan declared that…
NHK To Begin 1st 8K Satellite Broadcast Channel, Dec. 1
Those wondering when we might expect to get real Ultra HD 8K content to go with the new 8K televisions coming to market this year and next, got some insight this week from Japan’s NHK broadcasting company, which formally announced plans to launch the world’s…
Alexa Voice-Powered Video Skill Comes To DirecTV Genie Boxes
DirecTV is joining TiVo and rival satcaster Dish in adding compatibility with the Amazon Alexa voice skill in select satellite set-up boxes. Although the capability was originally announced back in March, DirecTV becomes the latest to add the capability to equipment in the field. Both…
DISH Adds Support For Google Assistant Voice Control In Select Hopper Products
Direct-to-home satellite TV service DISH became the first pay-TV service Monday to integrate voice-control operation powered by Google Assistant smart speakers and similar devices into select receiver/decoder boxes and DVRs. The satcaster said that effective Monday it is offering direct compatibility with Google Assistant commands…
Dish Anywhere App Now Brings Satellite TV To Android TV Devices
Dish satellite TV subscribers with a Hopper DVR or connected Sling adapter can now receive the Dish Anywhere service feature on Android TV based products using the free Dish Anywhere App. Dish announced Wednesday that Android TV devices, including many Sony Bravia and some legacy…
DirecTV To Present Masters Golf Tournament In 4K With HDR
AT&T/DirecTV announced this week that it will for the first time televise the Master’s Golf Tournment in 4K Ultra HD with High Dynamic Range (HDR). As with prior HDR satcasts, DirecTV has selected Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), which does not require metadata and is optimized for…
Sling TV Gets NBA League Pass
Satellite pay-TV provider Dish announced Thursday that its live over-the-top (OTT) skinny bundle service Sling TV became the first streaming TV provider to offer the NBA League Pass access to live out-of-market games. For $29 a month extra, Sling TV is offering the NBA’s service…
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