Is the Hopper up to it?

[Lue]

Is the hopper ready to be a full on competition for the aioTV product?

Does it have all the guts/latest components to compete?
aioTV provides the unique ability to merge multiple sources of content platforms into a single experience that subscribers are familiar with,” says Gary Shawd, Midcontinent’s vice president of information systems. “We see the delivery of IP content and multi-channel in a unified experience from a single HDMI adding strategic value to our core video and Internet business.”

At aioTV, new customers along with Midcontinent include Dish México, jointly owned by Echostar and Mexican media conglomerate MVS Communications, and theColombian MVPD UNE, which has merged with Millicom-owned operator Tigo to create a unified HFC footprint covering about three million households in that country. aioTV is also reportedly close to closing a deal with a major North American mobile service provider as well.

http://www.screenplaysmag.com/2014/...w-approaches-to-accelerating-next-gen-pay-tv/

http://aio-tv.com/corp/

http://www.screenplaysmag.com/2014/...y-tv-angst-triggers-plans-for-radical-action/

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yup since Echostar makes the Hopper shouldn't harm DISH at all.

 

[Lue]

Yup since Echostar makes the Hopper shouldn't harm DISH at all.

I want my 2000 roku channels intergrated. How soon?
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/roku-2000-channels,news-20047.html

 

[Lue]

With all of the rapidly growing internet based programming, Would the intergration of it all onto the hopper tend to cause dish subscribers to lower their channel packages they buy from dish?

 

[ChadT41]

Even if they lower their pckages, they could make up in subscribers. Full ip integration apps could either be the best thing ever(doubtful) or a huge noose that could hurt dish in the long run.