Sling Media on Monday released SlingPlayer 3.0 for iOS devices, as
well as a free SlingPlayer channel for Roku for both iPhones and Android
phones. The subsidiary of EchoStar also announced that a SlingPlayer
app for PCs running Microsoft's Windows 8.1 operating system will be
made available in December."With today's announcements, Sling Media has
clearly brought the Slingbox experience into the living room, changing
the way our customers discover, navigate, view, and socialize around
content," Michael Hawkey, vice president and general manager of Sling
Media, said in a statement."With SlingPlayer 3.0, we're giving customers
the tools they need to turn traditional prime time into Prime Time
Social Time. Our customers have been asking for Roku support and a
Windows 8.1 app.scissor lift We're
pleased to deliver the Roku channel today and the Windows 8.1 app in
the very near future."SlingPlayer 3.0 is now available for download on
Apple iPhones and iPads running iOS 7 or higher, the streaming media
company said. A key addition to Sling Media's latest version of its
mobile platform is split-screen navigation for iPad users, which the
company said "empowers Slingbox customers to browse for other content,
view show details, engage with social networks, or see live sports stats
while simultaneously watching video" on Apple's tablet.
The
update to the SlingPlayer mobile software also adds a new search
framework with filtering, content management, and third-party services.
Sports streamed to devices used by Slingbox subscribers are now easier
to discover as well, and new social media tools allow users to join in
on Twitter conversations about content they're watching and more,
according to the company.A Slingbox subscription lets users view content
from their television providers on their mobile devices, but the latest
update to the software also turns iPhones and iPads into "the ultimate
remote control inside the home" which lets users "cast their Slingbox
experience to a TV from their mobile device," Sling Media said.The Drawstring Backpack
SlingPlayer channel on Roku, available now in the Roku Channel Store,
lets Slingbox customers watch live and recorded TV streamed through Roku
players on their iPhones and Android phones.Slingbox subscribers can
also use the software client to turn their smartphone into a remote
control capable of sending TV streams to second televisions in the home,
as well as navigating the content they want to watch, Sling Media
said.The channel is accessed via the SlingPlayer Mobile apps for iOS and
Android. The Roku devices supported by the new channel are the Roku 3,
Roku 2, Roku 1, Roku LT (models 2400X and 2700X), Roku 2 XS, Roku 2 XD
and Roku 2 HD players, and the Roku Streaming Stick, SlingMedia said.The
company said it will add support for the Roku HD (model 2500X) and Roku
LT (model 2450X) stonefactorychinabefore
December."Roku offers consumers the most choice of any streaming
device. This partnership with Sling Media will bring even more value to
Roku customers by giving them additional ways to enjoy live or recorded
TV on their Roku players," said Ed Lee, vice president of content
acquisition at Roku.
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