MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & ENGLEWOOD, Colo ? Google and DISH Network L.L.C., America?s
fastest-growing pay-TV provider, today unveiled the launch of Google TV,
an open platform that seamlessly integrates multichannel television
with rich web media content. This technology brings the full power of
the Internet to the television viewing experience.Google TV merges
traditional TV programming with the wide amount of content on the web,
allowing viewers unprecedented access, control, and flexibility over all
forms of digital content. DISH Network subscribers using Google TV can
simultaneously search for content across DISH Network, the Internet and
their DVRs. They can overlay online content related to television shows,
movies, actors and more; and also hyperlink web content back to
multichannel TV.
?DISH Network has enjoyed a strong partnership with Google for many
years, built on a common foundation of innovative thinking and
risk-taking,? said Charlie Ergen, Chairman, Presidentand CEO of DISH
Network. ?DISH Network?s integration of Google TV marks the next
evolution in television, and DISH Network customers will be able to
enjoy the best of TV and the web in one platform using their existing HD
DVR receivers and a Google TV device.?
?We are excited to bring the web to television and enable developers
to innovate on the Google TV platform,? said Eric Schmidt, Chairman and
CEO, Google. ?With DISH Network's contributions, Google TV delivers a
richer user experience and a compelling product for consumers.?
The DISH Network Google TV integration is the outcome of a joint
development process between the two companies. The companies began their
collaborative trial over a year ago by beta testing the technology with
more than 400 DISH Network and Google users. Based on continuous
feedback from the trial, Google and DISH Network built the Google TV
experience that seamlessly integrates traditional TV programming with
rich web content.
Google and DISH Network plan to make the optimized Google TV
experience available to customers later this fall. DISH Network will
integrate the software to enable this advanced integration on all HD DVR
receivers. Users can then simply connect their Google TV devices to
their DISH Network receivers via HDMI. For more information, visit
www.dish.com/googleTV.
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About Google Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D.
students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google's innovative search
technologies connect millions of people around the world with
information every day. Google?s targeted advertising program provides
businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the
overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon
Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.
About DISH Network DISH Network L.L.C., a subsidiary
of DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), leads the pay-TV industry
in technological breakthroughs and provides more than 14.3 million
satellite TV customers, as of March 31, 2010, with the highest quality
programming and technology at the best value. Customers have access to
the most HD channels and award-winning HD and DVR technology including
the ViP 922 SlingLoaded DVR, the world?s only DVR with TV Everywhere
functionality. DISH Network Corporation is included in the Nasdaq-100
Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 200 company. Visit www.dish.com.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Eitan Bencuya
Google
650-214-6231
ebencuya@google.com
Kathie
Gonzalez
DISH Network
720-514-5351
press@dish.com
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