Tag Archives: Dish+

Dish México once again partners with SES to integrate DTH channels and OTT content

Dish México announced a new collaboration with SES to use its Online Video Platform (OVP) solution to strengthen the integration of linear channels, On Demand content and OTTs in its offering. In addition, it also informed that the agreement between both parties for the capacity of the DTH service through the QuetzSat-1 satellite was extended [...]

Dish adds Netflix to its satellite TV offer

The Mexican satellite TV operator, Dish, integrated Netflix into one of its packages that it now offers at a promotional price of USD 14.86. Subscribers to the service will be able to access the OTT both from their televisions and from any other device that supports the app. Previously, the company had already included the [...]

Starzplay now available as part of Dish’s offer in Mexico

Starz (Lionsgate) has officially announced this last Friday, February 12th, that its SVOD OTT premium Starzplay is now available for Dishs customers in Mexico. Up to now, the company has not reported details about the Dish packages in which the platform will be included, nor did it inform the value of the monthly subscription to [...]

AT&T calls for an auction to sell DirecTV

As reported by the US newspaper New York Post on its web version this Tuesday, October 6th, AT&T continues with its decision to divest itself from DirecTV, and called for a new auction for the DTH operation. The website, however, was not clear when reporting if AT&T intends to sell only DirecTVs operations in the [...]

Dish Mexico launches new packages with Amazon Prime Video

Dish Mexico announced this Tuesday, September 1st, it will offer new packages with the best of pay TV and an Amazon Prime membership included. As reported from Dish, once the new Dish packages have been acquired, users must create and activate an Amazon account to access all these benefits.  Packages with Amazon Prime included will [...]

EchoStar sells satellite division to Dish

EchoStar announced an agreement with Dish Network Corporation to sell its Satellite Services Business to the company and its subsidiaries. The transaction was valued at USD 800 million. The Broadcast Satellite Services sector includes the EchoStar business that manages and provides satellite broadcasting services to Dish and its subsidiaries, including Dish Mexico. Business includes nine [...]

Dish and DishLatino return to Univision

Dish and Univision announced a new agreement that will allow Univision Communications channels reestablishment for Dish and DishLatinos customers. The networks restoration ends an almost nine months dispute, in which last June 30th, 2018 the US network stopped broadcasting its Univision, UniMás and Galavisión channels to Dish’s customers, in addition to blocking access to all [...]

Dish sues Univision for streaming patents

Satellite operator filed a federal lawsuit against Univision. Dish states that Hispanic network OTTs , including Univision Now, the Univisión application, and Univisión Deportes, violate four of their patents that cover streaming with adaptive transfer speed. From Univision, company representatives expressed  that there is no type of patent infringement: As we previously informed Dish, we [...]