DISH Inks NFL Carriage Deals Just In Time For The Action
Football season has finally arrived and DISH Network crossed the wire in the nick of time, reaching a deal with the National Football League (NFL Media) on a new carriage agreement for the NFL Network and NFL RedZone channels on its DISH satellite TV and…
Ergen Sees Merger With DirecTV DTH And DISH As ‘Inevitable’
Charlie Ergen, the founder and chairman of DISH Network and EchoStar, said on a Q2 financial call with analysts Friday that a merger between the two direct-to-home (DTH) satellite services, DirecTV and DISH, is likely inevitable. In light of AT&T’s difficulties maintaining DirecTV’s subscriber base…
Dish To Present Thursday Night Football In 4K UHD
Football lovers with a 4K Ultra HDTV, a subscription to FOX through the Dish direct-to-home satellite/IPTV service and a Hopper 3 DVR/IRD will be able to see the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games in 4K clarity for the remainder of the season. The first of…
4K March Madness Resumes Today On Satellite Services
4K Ultra HD sports lovers can still catch some of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament action in 3840 x 2160 resolution, including some with HDR. March Madness is underway and this year, 4K Ultra HDTVs connected to the right services will have a chance…
Sling TV Launches `Tax Day’ Promotional Offer
Any potential cord-cutters contemplating a switch to a live over-the-top streaming pay-TV service, might want to jump on a new promotional offer from Dish’s Sling TV. The streaming live multi-channel video service announced that it is offering discounts through a new promotion, according to the…
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…
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…
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