Editor's Pick: Dish Networks' Hopper 3 Takes a Leap and a Bound

Dish Networks' Hopper 3 Takes a Leap and a Bound

Peter Suciu Mar 26, 2016 10:00 AM PT
	Dish Network continues to up its game with its whole-home TV set-top box and accompanying devices. Since introducing its Sling-based TV-anywhere solution and whole-home DVR three years ago, Dish has remained one hop ahead of the competition. Since its launch, the Hopper has featured Sling technology that allowed for the streaming of content from the living room to almost anywhere. [More...]

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