ENGLEWOOD, CO – A month after allowing customers to watch live TV on their Apple iPads, Dish Network has extended the same courtesy to customers with the higher-pixel Android tablet screens.
The US satellite company said Thursday that customers will need to pair its free Dish Remote Access app with a broadband-connected, Sling-enabled device such as the Sling Adapter, and one of its two compatible HD DVRs.
“DISH Network is the only pay-TV provider to offer a true TV everywhere solution, and now we’ve optimized that experience for the larger screen size of the Android tablets,” said chief marketing officer Ira Bahr, in the announcement. “Now Dish Network customers can enjoy their TV Everywhere experience on tablets like the Galaxy Tab, as well as the dozens of new Android-based tablet devices soon to be introduced.”
In addition to TV viewing, the Dish Remote Access app also gives customers with compatible DVRs the ability to browse and search up to nine days of programming, schedule DVR recordings, manage conflicts, delete shows on multiple receivers, and transform the Andriod tablet into a fully-functioning remote control.
