DISH Continues to Blur Traditional Pay-TV Boundaries; YouTube App Debuts on Hopper 3 DVR
October 21 2016 - 8:14AM
Business Wire
- Only nationwide pay-TV provider in the
U.S. to deliver YouTube on a set-top box
- Popular video streaming service joins
other Hopper apps including Netflix, Pandora, Vevo
- Available now on all Hopper 3 set-top
boxes
The YouTube app today debuts on DISH’s Hopper 3 DVR, bringing
viral videos and original content from creators across the globe to
the TV screen via set-top box. DISH customers can now access their
favorite TV shows and the Internet’s most popular videos without
changing inputs or devices.
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YouTube now available on DISH's Hopper 3
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The YouTube app was included in DISH’s latest software update
pushed to Hopper 3 set-top boxes last night. With this update, DISH
becomes the only nationwide pay-TV provider in the U.S. to deliver
YouTube via set-top box. YouTube joins several Hopper apps that
together bring a range of entertainment options to customers,
including Netflix, Pandora, Vevo and The Weather Channel.
“We designed Hopper 3 to be much more than a conventional
set-top box,” said Niraj Desai, DISH vice president of product
management. “By aggregating apps like YouTube and Netflix with live
linear television, Hopper 3 is capable of serving as a household’s
comprehensive entertainment hub.”
Users watch hundreds of millions of hours on YouTube every day,
generating billions of views. DISH customers can now search, browse
and play videos, as well as log into their YouTube and YouTube Red
accounts, directly on a Hopper 3.
The YouTube app on Hopper 3 can be accessed from channel 371 or
by selecting the “Apps” button on the remote control. Customers can
also use the YouTube app on mobile devices to cast videos directly
to their Hopper 3.
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June 30, 2016, with the highest-quality programming and technology
with the most choices at the best value. DISH offers a high
definition line-up with more than 200 national HD channels, the
most international channels and award-winning HD and DVR
technology. DISH Network Corporation is a Fortune 200 company.
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