DISH Hopper, Second-Screen and Mobile Apps Enhance NCAA Tournament Viewing Experience

[Scott Greczkowski]

DISH Hopper, Second-Screen and Mobile Apps Enhance NCAA Tournament Viewing Experience
Release Date:Thursday, March 21, 2013 6:00 am MDT

Dateline City: ENGLEWOOD, Colo.

DISH upgrades apps to improve Hopper and second-screen experience
DISH Explorer second-screen app delivers easier Tournament navigation, enhanced stats and access to Twitter conversation about the Tournament
DISH Anywhere update enables faster mobile app experience
Game Finder Hopper app optimized for NCAA Tournament experience

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE [2])--As college basketball fans across the nation prepare to follow the NCAA Tournament, DISH has enhanced apps within its Hopper™ Whole-Home HD DVR platform, including its second screen and mobile apps to give sports fans an improved viewing experience.

Updates to Hopper Apps:

The Hopper sports app, Game Finder, displays all the Tournament games in one easy to navigate location and allows viewers to tune in to, or record, upcoming games directly from the app.

Enhancements to the app include:

Faster navigation and access to sports scores;
The ability to sort games by conference to enable viewers to find must-see games quicker; and
The option to hide games that are blacked out.

Updates to Second-Screen and Mobile Apps:

The DISH Explorer™ app for iPad now includes an “NCAA Tournament” tab on the main screen. The tab allows viewers to instantly see upcoming games, times and channels, and enables them to easily set recordings. Fans can even join the latest sports conversation on Twitter through the app.

DISH Explorer gives fans the chance to quickly find their favorite teams; easily locate and record upcoming games; receive real-time, on-screen updates about which games are the most exciting (using Thuuz [3] technology); and view score updates.

The updated DISH Anywhere app gives customers a faster experience and the ability (if they want) to watch live and recorded Tournament games from home anywhere on Internet-connected tablets, smartphones and PCs at no additional charge using the Hopper’s new built-in Sling capabilities.

For more information, visit www.dish.com [4].

About DISH

DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), through its subsidiary DISH Network L.L.C., provides approximately 14.056 million satellite TV customers, as of Dec. 31, 2012, with the highest quality programming and technology with the most choices at the best value, including HD Free for Life. Subscribers enjoy the largest 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's subsidiary, Blockbuster L.L.C., delivers family entertainment to millions of customers around the world. DISH Network Corporation is a Fortune 200 company. Visit www.dish.com [5].

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[Scherrman]

Sweet. Hopefully I get a chance to check it out.

 

[king3pj]

I haven't used any of these features but I am loving the sling adapter for march madness. I was able to keep games on a spare computer in the office all day. I know the NCAA does a free online streaming service for march madness and I have used it for years. It always tends to be glitchy and they show the same 2 or 3 adds over and over for every commercial break. This is my first March Madness with the sling adapter and it is a much better experience.

 

[sam_gordon]

I was watching a game last night and the little popup came up saying 'Press Select for Live Scores'. Problem #1... the popup came up over prime real estate... like the basket! It would go away for a while, and then come back. What the heck, I'll try it. I press 'select', and the HD game I was watching then became 4x3 (squished down, not center cut), and after a couple moments, a graphic came up over (what I consider) a good chunk of the game showing the updated scores. I didn't try using that score box to switch to another game, but that would be cool.

I like Dish's idea, but think they could have done things to improve it...
1) Center cut the image instead of "squishing" it.
2) Put the scores in the pillar boxes (maybe games in progress on one side and finals on the other side), so it doesn't cover up "game action".
3) Be able to arrow through the scores, press select, and you're changed to that game (but the scores stay up).

 

[Yespage]

The Press Select for live scores was funny seeing the live scores are almost always on, atop the screen via CBS.

 

[sbturner]

Is anyone else having a problem with the app not finding your hopper? My transfer app works great but not the explore app. Are there any router settings or such I need to change?

 

[Riah]

Is anyone else having a problem with the app not finding your hopper? My transfer app works great but not the explore app. Are there any router settings or such I need to change?

It only finds one of my two hoppers both have sling adapters and both work fine with the app to watch over the internet