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Roku players add Dish international TV channels, become that much more exotic
Roku has already been turning its players into TV hubs, but it's been focused on US programming -- not so hot if you're an immigrant hoping to catch up on affairs back in the homeland. Dish is aiming to remedy that by offering its Dishworld service as an avenue for the media hub: owners can subscribe to over 50 channels without having to spring for a satellite package. The focus is heaviest on south Asia, with Bangladesh, India and Pakistan getting the most service -- including a few cricket channels for good measure. Arab channels like Al Jazeera and Brazilian channels like TV Globo Internacional join the fray as well. Roku 2 and Roku LT viewers living in the US can already subscribe to Dish's service in tiers that start at $20 a month, though Roku HD owners will have to sit tight until the summer to practice their Hindi.
International HD news roundup
Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Sahha! Read - Viewers demand 1080i from ARD and ZDF (Germany) Read - SCI FI HD to be beamed up to Virgin TV viewers Read - Discovery Rolls TLC Into Norway Read - RRsat to Distribute the First High Definition Indian `Bollywood' Movie Channel Read - Fox Sports brings you high-definition NRL coverage every day of the week Read - Discovery Networks launches high definition channel (India) Read - Microsoft Launches MSN Video Player In UK Read - Microsoft rolls out video-on-demand service across the UK Read - Sharp preps Freeview HD set-top kit (UK) Read - Sky Extends High Definition Leadership with HD Channel Milestone, adds ITV1 HD, Hallmark Channel HD, Sky sports HD (UK) Read - Movietime Launches in High Definition (Canada) Read - MAX to telecast IPL matches in HD (India) Read - BBC iPlayer lands on Humax Foxsat Freesat boxes Read - TV Globo Brings HDTV to Rural Brazil Read - PBS and Melita share 2010 FIFA World Cup TV rights (Malta) Read - Film4 HD to Launch on Virgin Media (UK)
