Dish to Stream to Mobile Devices

Dish Network is preparing to stream live video to subscribers’ mobile devices including iPads, iPhones, BlackBerries and smartphones that use the Android operating system, according to a report by the Associated Press.

Starting in September, iPad, iPhone and BlackBerry users who are Dish subscribers will be able to use the Slingbox from Sling Media, or Dish’s HD DVR with Slingbox functionality. Users also will have access to live programming, and be able to change channels remotely, but they’ll have to watch whatever’s on at home unless they have a second tuner. The service will roll out to Android users in October.

EchoStar, which owns Dish, purchased Sling Media in 2007 for $380 million.

In the race for subscribers, Dish hopes this latest time- and place-shifting application will help it establish a competitive differentiation.

For more, see this AP report.

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