DISH Network looking to offer movie downloads via IPTV?

by Darren Murph, posted Dec 20th 2006 at 12:07PM

With all the zany competition going on in the television world, it's not too surprising to see DISH Network hopping on the (quickly growing) movie download bandwagon. Apparently, the satellite provider is readying an IPTV service to offer "SD and HD quality movies, music, adult programs, entertainment news, and other services such as CinemaNow." While some of the content would presumably be free, other things like download-to-keep films would demand a one-time charge, and while the on-demand offerings could be accessed whenever you desire, "certain programs such as international channels and music services will be streamed in real time." Of course, the eventual success (or failure) of the program will likely depend on how zany (or reasonable) the pricing structure ends up being, and if all goes as planned, the service will reportedly go live on February 15th, 2007.

[Via PVRWire]

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

Tags: business, dish, download, download to own, downloads, DownloadToOwn, films, flicks, industry, iptv, movie, movie download, MovieDownload, satellite, service, vod

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Dave @ Dec 20th 2006 7:53PM

Anyone know whether they'd require that you buy their Internet service?

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Scott Greczkowski @ Dec 21st 2006 11:53AM

No this is a "bring your own access" type deal. It will work if you have a 256 DSL line or a T3 hoked up to your VIP receiver. :)

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Scott Greczkowski @ Jan 28th 2007 1:59AM

Thanks for posting to to Engadget.

It's one of my favorite sites on the net beside my own. :)

Scott
SatelliteGuys.US

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Michael Rose @ Nov 8th 2007 4:30PM

Well, February may have come and gone, but the VOD over IP service on my Dish HD DVR just got activated -- Monday night software update, if memory serves. Looks like the screenshot above.

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