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Dish Network wins CES 2015 with Sling TV service

Dish Network was among the big winners at last week’s International CES. The satellite broadcaster introduced what could be the first real over-the-top Internet video competition for traditional pay-TV services. Dish Network (DISH) said it will launch Sling TV nationwide in the first quarter. For $20 a month, Sling TV will deliver live sports, lifestyle, family, news and information channels, video-on-demand entertainment and the best of online video to broadband-connected devices at home and on the go, the company said Jan. 5 at CES. At a press event, Dish CEO Joseph Clayton said Sling TV is targeted at millennials who balk at paying for higher-priced cable, telco and satellite TV packages. Sling TV will be supported by a host of Internet-connected devices, such as Amazon’s (AMZN) Fire TV, Roku players, Google’s (GOOGL) Nexus Player, as well as game consoles, smart TVs, PCs, tablets and smartphones. For $20 a month, Sling…

Satellite Firms Dish, DirecTV Target Streaming Video

The pricing of Dish Network’s (DISH) new stand-alone Internet streaming video service, called Sling TV, will be “genuinely disruptive,” said telecom and media research firm MoffettNathanson. Sling TV will cost $20 monthly for a dozen channels, including Walt Disney’s (DIS) ESPN, ABC Family and the Disney Channel. The big four national broadcast networks are not included in the package. Dish is offering two add-on packages — one for kids, one for

Rackspace Could Partner With Google And Microsoft

Could Rackspace Hosting (RAX) partner with Google and/or Microsoft next year? Either scenario is a possibility for the cloud and Web hosting company, says Colby Synesael, an analyst for Cowen & Co., in a research report Wednesday. He called such a partnership one of his top potential surprises for 2015 in the telecom sector. Other possibilities on Synesael’s list include Dish (DISH) partnering with Sprint (S), and Level 3 Communications (LVLT)