EVOLVE from DISH Transforms In-Room Hotel Entertainment; Combines Streaming Apps, Linear Television & Casting into Seamless, ...
June 27 2017 - 9:50AM
Business Wire
- 4K-capable "set-back" box powered by
Android TV
- Property Management Solution (PMS)
integration offers UI personalization, guest security
- Works with SMARTBOX, DISH’s all-in-one
commercial property television solution
DISH is transforming the hotel industry’s ability to provide
guests with premium in-room television entertainment. Today at
HITEC Toronto, DISH unveiled EVOLVE®, a 4K-capable Android TVTM
set-back box that seamlessly integrates streaming apps, live linear
programming and casting into one customizable solution. EVOLVE
offers guests a more intuitive way to engage with content from
their mobile devices using their room’s TV.
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DISH's EVOLVE is a 4K-capable Android TV
set-back box that seamlessly integrates streaming apps, live linear
programming and casting into one customizable solution. (Photo:
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“Today’s guest is used to a TV experience at home that combines
their favorite streaming apps with linear, high-definition
programming,” said Alistair Chatwin, director of DISH Business.
“With EVOLVE and SMARTBOX, all hotel operators can now deliver the
intuitive and streamlined entertainment that guests have come to
expect at home, while reducing costs, increasing performance and
saving space across their properties.”
Powered by SMARTBOX, DISH’s revolutionary headend video
distribution platform for commercial applications, EVOLVE is
designed to work with any hotel wiring scenario, as well as
existing or upgraded infrastructures. It supports video delivery
over QAM or IP, and internet connectivity over DOCSIS, Ethernet or
Wi-Fi (2.4/5GHz).
EVOLVE Features
- Google Play Store – An Android
TV-based platform, EVOLVE gives guests access to thousands of
Android TV applications from the Google Play Store, including
music, movies and games.
- Chromecast built-in – Cast
content from apps like Sling TV and YouTube, as well as music,
photos and videos, from mobile devices to hotel room TVs without
ever having to enter credentials.
- Advanced program guide – With an
interactive program guide featuring genre filters and 23 hours of
future programming data, EVOLVE improves the way guests discover,
navigate and watch live TV in their hotel rooms.
- Channel preview – When in the
program guide, hover over any title to view a pop-up window that
displays live video from the channel. This allows guests to view
exactly what’s on before selecting.
- Configuration tool – Customize
EVOLVE’s UI with branding, welcome channels and pre-loaded
apps.
- PMS integration – Provide guests
with personalized messages on the home screen and automatically
clear their personal information from EVOLVE as they check
out.
- Bluetooth LE with audio support
– Watch TV with Bluetooth headsets to eliminate disruptions when
multiple people are staying in the same room.
- 4K capability – EVOLVE will
continue providing guests with a premium television viewing
experience as hotels deliver more 4K offerings.
To learn more, visit www.dish.com/evolve or visit the DISH booth
(#1927) at HITEC in Toronto from Tuesday, June 27 through Thursday,
June 29.
About DISHDISH Network Corp.
(NASDAQ:DISH), through its subsidiaries, provides approximately
13.528 million pay-TV subscribers, as of March 31, 2017, with the
highest-quality programming and technology with the most choices at
the best value. DISH offers 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 200 company. Visit www.dish.com.
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