CBS Carried by DirecTV Now Since its launch last November, DirecTV Now has aggressively pursued licensing contracts with programmers. Within a few months, it was carrying almost every major cable channel. Later it added local affiliates of ABC, NBC, and…Continue Reading →
DOOM FOR THE CABLE INDUSTRY? Is the cable TV industry facing doom? Some analysts seem to think so. Hub Entertainment Research says the percentage of U.S. households subscribing to streaming video services is skyrocketing. The percentage subscribing to more than…Continue Reading →
Local Broadcast Stations on DirecTV Now AT&T’s semi-independent streaming video service is ready to offer local broadcast affiliate stations in 70% of U.S. homes. Last week, the telecom announced that its DirecTV Now division has signed licensing contracts with a…Continue Reading →
TRIAL OF 5G VIDEO IN AUSTIN For two years, AT&T has been a leader in the development of 5G wireless services. For the last few months, it’s been in a neck-and-neck race with Verizon to be first with a trial…Continue Reading →
Music on Joey and Hopper Of all cable and satellite TV systems, Dish Network is probably the most committed to innovation. DISH continually seeks to upgrade its equipment, and its Hopper-Joey combination is the most advanced DVR on the market….Continue Reading →
ENHANCED CLOUD DVR FROM SLING TV Dish Network’s semi-independent streaming video platform continually strives to stay ahead of its competitors. This afternoon, it raised the bar yet again. Sling TV announced that it has enhanced device and network support for…Continue Reading →
“ALEXA, PLAY MY HOPPER” Machine Learning in the Home You may have heard of Alexa, Amazon’s artificial intelligence app. Amazon markets it as an “intelligent personal assistant”. Built into the Amazon Echo device, it brings machine learning into the home….Continue Reading →
WHY CAN’T WE GET A LA CARTE CHANNELS? Sling TV was busy yesterday. It not only updated its website and announced a new offer of steep discounts on an over-the-air antenna for new customers of its streaming video service, it publicly criticized…Continue Reading →
APPLE TV WITH SLING TV CLOUD DVR Sling TV, which opened with a bang two years ago, has seldom paused since then in extending extend its reach. It still shows no sign of slowing down. Sling TV is Dish Network’s…Continue Reading →
SLINGSTUDIO HOME VIDEO SYSTEM Taking Chances Dish Network is not the the sort of company that rests on its laurels. Having succeeded in multichannel video streaming with Sling TV, Dish is trying to establish a presence in all aspects of…Continue Reading →