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…
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…
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…
Dish To Offer Extensive Winter Olympics Viewing Tools, 4K Coverage
Dish’s Sports Bar Mode Channel for the upcoming Winter Olympics coverage. Dish Network revealed Wednesday that it is among a select group of pay-TV services (including Comcast Xfinity) that will be offering extensive Winter Olympic Games coverage from PyeongChang, South Korea, through new features and…
DirecTV, Fox Sports To Start 4K Satcasts Friday
DirecTV will present the California-Stanford NCAA basketball game live in 4K Ultra HD from Fox Sports on Feb. 17, 2016 on channel 106, one of its three dedicated 4K channels. The satcast will be the first live 4K sporting event carried via DirecTV’s collaboration…
DISH Adds NBA Team Pass As DirecTV Goes OTT
It’s been a big week in the satellite TV world, with word that DISH is going after sports enthusiasts with a new team-specific subscription offer for NBA fans, following word that DirecTV is about to launch an over-the-top live-channel streaming service to rival DISH’s…
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