Digital TV News: DISH

DISH Media unifies access to STB and CTV ad inventory
Apr 8, 2024 – DISH Media has launched PerformXP, enabling digital media buys across both STB and CTV inventory via one insertion order with real-time reporting across all inventory.
News categories: DISH Media, John Rinaldo, Advertising, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

SLING TV launches free classic arcade games
Mar 6, 2024 – SLING TV has announced the launch of a free games experience, Arcade. Subscribers and users can now launch and play games in Arcade while simultaneously watching TV.
News categories: SLING TV, Play.Works, Gary Schanman, Jonathan Boltax, Digital TV, Gaming, Streaming, USA

Top U.S. pay-TV providers lost 5 million subscribers in 2023
Mar 8, 2024 – Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. lost about 5,035,000 video subscribers in 2023, compared to a net loss of about 4,590,000 in 2022.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

DISH Media expands addressable TV footprint to include Philo
Mar 6, 2024 – DISH Media (NASDAQ: SATS) has partnered with Philo to offer advertisers access to Philo inventory, expanding its addressable footprint beyond DISH TV and SLING TV for the first time.
News categories: DISH Media, Philo, David Antonelli, Reed Barker, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

RSF launches independent journalism via satellite for Russian-speakers
Mar 5, 2024 – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched the Svoboda Satellite Package, offering Russian-speaking TV and radio by satellite at 13°E to territories including Russia, Ukraine and Baltic countries.
News categories: Reporters Without Borders, Christophe Deloire, Věra Jourová, André Lange, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Satellite

EchoStar pay TV subscribers down 314,000 in 4Q 2023
Mar 1, 2024 – EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) has released results for the period to Dec. 31, 2023. Pay-TV subscribers fell 314,000 in the final quarter to close at 8.53 million (6.47 million DISH TV, 2.06 million SLING TV).
News categories: EchoStar, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

DTH subscribers down 1.32 million in India in 3Q 2023
Feb 9, 2024 – According to TRAI, the total Pay DTH active subscriber base in India decreased from 65.50 million at end-June 2023 to 64.18 million at end-September. There were 11 MSOs & 1 HITS operator with a subscriber base of over one million.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Satellite, Subscribers

DISH Media partners with PubMatic on programmatic for SLING TV
Feb 15, 2024 – PubMatic (Nasdaq:PUBM) has announced a partnership with DISH Media (NASDAQ:SATS) that allows SLING TV to tap into PubMatic's supply path partnerships to access demand via private marketplace deals.
News categories: PubMatic, DISH Media, Nicole Scaglione, Andrew Tint, Brad Stockton, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

EU: Council and Parliament strike deal on right-to-repair directive
Feb 2, 2024 – The European Council and Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the directive that promotes the repair of broken or defective goods, also known as the right-to-repair (R2R) directive.
News categories: European Union, Digital TV, EU, Regulation, Smart TV