Showtime Anytime anyone??

[lparsons21]

OK, the deal has been in place for quite some time now for the CBS/Showtime stuff, but here we are about a month later and still no access to Showtime Anytime nor Showtime VOD on Dish.

I can understand that the VOD might take some time, but it should be dead simple to add Dish as an eligible provider to have access to Showtime Anytime.

What gives??

And while I'm on the subject of Showtime, when is Showtime Extreme going to be HD on Dish? I want it to be because Showtime does the preliminary boxing bouts on this channel and watching in SD just sucks! Surely with all the new compressions and stuff they are doing there is a little space left to get this in HD.

Frankly, given the price and the increases in the Premiums there just is no excuse whatsoever for all of the channels to be there and to be in HD!

 

[TNGTony]

Things like this take time. 90 days to 6 months is not uncommon.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Like having the addition of the Smithsonian Channel having access to Showtime Anywhere wont happen until the contract with CBS is finalized and signed.

I was told at CES they hope to have this all done and working within 30 days or so.

 

[GaryPen]

Like having the addition of the Smithsonian Channel having access to Showtime Anywhere wont happen until the contract with CBS is finalized and signed.

I was told at CES they hope to have this all done and working within 30 days or so.

Once signed, it shouldn't take any time at all, from a tech standpoint.

SHO will just need to link to Dish's authentication server using SAML. It's basically just a matter of entering some data in a few form fields.

 

[bluegras]

so within the next 30 days it should happen they need to add showtime beyondhd,showtime extremehd,showtime family zonehd,showtime nexthd,showtime womenhd and the movie channel xtrahd.

 

[Tampa8]

I agree, I wouldn't think it should take more than a few days after the contract is finalized.

 

[satjay]

so within the next 30 days it should happen they need to add showtime beyondhd,showtime extremehd,showtime family zonehd,showtime nexthd,showtime womenhd and the movie channel xtrahd.

If it's not in the new contract, they won't be added, that saying, I don't remember what was discussed for future Channels for showtime

 

[the mack]

Can we expect Showtime on Demand anytime soon, or is that just wishful thinking?

 

[ChadT41]

I would guess it would fall under the assumed 30 day timeline Scott posted for Smithsonian and Showtime Anywhere 3 days ago

 

[GaryPen]

 

[Bobby]

I want it, I want it......

 

[kenny9966]

Like having the addition of the Smithsonian Channel having access to Showtime Anywhere wont happen until the contract with CBS is finalized and signed.

I was told at CES they hope to have this all done and working within 30 days or so.

I know it literally just hit 30 days but any new updates on this Scott? Im ready for Showtime Anytime!

 

[bluegras]

I know it literally just hit 30 days but any new updates on this Scott? Im ready for Showtime Anytime!

any word on this scott i would like to have showtime ondemand also along with smithsonian channel hd.thanks

 

[JSheridan]

Darn it Scott. Would you please get to your office and throw that darn switch so we can all see Showtime Ondemand and the Smithsonian channel. You've been slackin' off long enough!!

 

[KAB]

You ALL know if Scott had anything he could tell us, he would have!!!!!

 

[TheKrell]

Well, apparently not ALL of us know this.

 

[bobvick]

I just heard from a very reputable source deep within Showtime that Smithsonian HD and Showtime Anytime will be live on February 29, 2015 at 11:59 P.M.

 

[ctrenkamp]

Not a leap year, nice try bobvick.

 

[bluegras]

I just heard from a very reputable source deep within Showtime that Smithsonian HD and Showtime Anytime will be live on February 29, 2015 at 11:59 P.M.

is this true?

 

[dare2be]

Showtime Anytime anytime anywhere soon?