Dish Network Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Apps === '''DISH Anywhere''' DISH Anywhere is DISH's subscriber-only streaming video service. The DISH Anywhere app combines [[Sling TV|Sling]] broadcast technology and internet to bring subscribers DISH content wherever they are.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DISH Anywhere {{!}} Stream DISH Network Online & On The Go|url=https://www.usdish.com/dish-anywhere|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.usdish.com}}</ref> It also pairs with DISH On Demand, a library that has over 80,000 movies and shows.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch New Movies & TV Shows On Demand {{!}} DISH|url=https://www.dish.com/programming/watch-on-demand/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.dish.com}}</ref> As of late 2018, [[HBO]] and [[Cinemax]] were no longer available for DISH customers due to Contract disputes.<ref>Graeme McMillan, Tech Land." [http://techland.time.com/2011/04/21/sorry-netflix-dishonline-signs-hbo-cinemax-streaming-content/ Sorry, Netflix: DishOnline Signs HBO, Cinemax Streaming Content]." April 21, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.</ref> However, Dish returned HBO and Cinemax programming as of August 2021 [https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/good-news-hbo-is-back-on-dish-network-but-does-it-matter/]. ==== Sling TV ==== {{Main|Sling TV}} In May 2012, DISH launched DISHWorld, a subscription-based [[over-the-top content|over-the-top]] [[internet television|streaming]] [[IPTV]] service, as an app on [[Roku]] devices, offering access to over 50 international television channels via [[broadband]] streaming.<ref name=bandc-dishworld>{{cite web|title=DishWorld Launches on Roku|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/technology/dishworld-launches-roku/49281|website=Broadcasting & Cable|date=23 May 2012|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> In 2014, DISH Network began to reach carriage deals with broadcasters for a new over-the-top service that would be aimed towards [[cord cutter]]s as a low-cost alternative to traditional pay television.<ref name=variety-scrippsott>{{cite web|title=Dish Adds Food Network, HGTV and Other Scripps Cable Nets to Internet TV Lineup|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/dish-adds-food-network-hgtv-and-other-scripps-cable-nets-to-internet-tv-lineup-51201306655/|website=Variety|date=16 September 2014|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> On January 5, 2015, DISH Network officially unveiled [[Sling TV]], an over-the-top IPTV service designed to complement subscription video on-demand services such as Hulu and Netflix.<ref name=variety-slingunveil>{{cite web|title=Dish Unveils Internet Pay-TV Service, Sling TV, Starting at $20 per Month|url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/dish-unveils-internet-pay-tv-service-sling-tv-starting-at-20-monthly-1201392262/|website=Variety|date=5 January 2015|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> Some broadcasters have been hesitant about over-the-top services such as Sling TV, showing concern that they may undermine their carriage deals with larger conventional [[cable television|cable]], [[direct broadcast satellite|satellite]] and Internet TV providers. Time Warner initially noted that the carriage of its channels on the service was only for a "trial" basis, while both Time Warner's CEO [[Jeffrey Bewkes]] and an analyst from the firm [[Macquarie Group|Macquarie Capital]] disclosed that current contract language in DISH's OTT carriage deals with the service's content distributors would cap the number of subscribers that the service is allowed to have at any given time to 5 million. Neither DISH Network or its content providers have confirmed any such cap.<ref name="SlingCap">{{cite web|title=Report: Sling TV Subscriber Cap Revealed|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2480368,00.asp|author=David Murphy|periodical=PC Magazine|publisher=Ziff Davis|date=April 5, 2015|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name=mcn-unveil>{{cite web|title=Dish Unveils Sling TV|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/technology/dish-unveils-sling-tv/386592|author=Mike Farrell|website=Multichannel News|publisher=NewBay Media|date=January 13, 2015|access-date=January 13, 2015}}</ref><ref name=thestreet-toopopular>{{cite web|title=Dish Network Doesn't Want Sling TV to Become Too Popular|url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/13004971/1/dish-network-doesnt-want-sling-tv-to-become-too-popular.html|author=Jeff Berman|website=TheStreet|date=January 9, 2015|access-date=January 13, 2015}}</ref> As of January 2022, the service has reached 2.49 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-24|title=Sling TV Ended 2021 with 2.49 Million Subscribers|url=https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/sling-tv-ended-2021-with-2-49-million-subscribers/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Cord Cutters News|language=en-US}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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