DISH to Debut ESPN Fantasy Football App on Hopper During NFL Opening Weekend
September 05 2014 - 9:16AM
Business Wire
App delivers real-time fantasy stats directly
to TV screens
As the NFL kicks off its 2014 season, DISH is adding an ESPN
Fantasy Football app that delivers fantasy stats directly to
customers’ TV screens. Available on DISH’s Hopper® Whole-Home HD
DVR this weekend, the new app gives customers the ability to follow
their fantasy players’ performance, team’s weekly matchup and
league standings in real time – all while watching live or recorded
TV. The app will roll out to DISH customers beginning Friday
night.
ESPN Fantasy Football app on DISH's
Hopper DVR. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Increasingly fans use mobile devices to immerse themselves in
fantasy data as they watch live football games,” said Jimshade
Chaudhari, DISH director of product management. “This app
streamlines the NFL football viewing experience by consolidating
real-time action and fantasy stats on one screen.”
The app’s L-shaped layout – with fantasy data displayed on the
bottom and right side of the TV screen – automatically resizes the
viewing screen to display fantasy league stats without obstructing
the live game.
It also features all weekly matchups within a league, bench
stats, individual player and defensive team profiles, and NFL
teams’ in-progress box scores. Moreover, the app is compatible with
multiple ESPN fantasy football leagues, ideal for individuals and
households with more than one fantasy team.
“DISH is the only pay-TV provider to offer ESPN’s fantasy
football app,” said Chaudhari. “Combined with the Hopper – the most
awarded DVR in the industry – this app gives fans the best
entertainment platform to experience the NFL this season.”
To get started, customers must create a league at es.pn/ffl,
then sign in to the app on the Hopper with their ESPN fantasy
football username and password. The app is accessible from any
channel by clicking the blue button on the DISH remote and
selecting the ESPN Fantasy Football icon.
For more information, please visit www.dish.com or call
1-800-333-DISH.
About DISH
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), through its
subsidiaries, provides approximately 14.053 million pay-TV
subscribers, as of June 30, 2014, with the highest quality
programming and technology with the most choices at the best value.
Subscribers enjoy a high definition line-up with more than 200
national HD channels, the most international channels, and
award-winning HD and DVR technology. DISH Network Corporation is a
Fortune 250 company. Visit www.dish.com.
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