Dish Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH) has added YouTube, LLC (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) to its Dish Hopper 3 DVR.
The company announced that the video-streaming app will now be available in the streaming box, making it the latest company to include YouTube in its lineup–a move that other services have already included.
The Dish Hopper 3 DVR is the only set-top box in the U.S. that is currently offering YouTube. You can access your account on the website via the app and use all its capabilities, including “liking” pages and making lists to watch later.
“We designed Hopper 3 to be much more than a conventional set-top box,” Dish’s vice president of product management, Niraj Desai, said in a statement. “By aggregating apps like YouTube and Netflix with live linear television, Hopper 3 is capable of serving as a household’s comprehensive entertainment hub.”
If you own the Dish Network box, you can access it by selecting channel 371 on your computer. Alternately, you can tap the “Apps” button on your remote to access it.
The Dish Hopper 3 has largely been considered to be one of the most powerful DVR offerings on the market, if not the best. It was released earlier this year and it has some high-tech features such as voice-enabled remote, on-demand content and a slate of apps you can access.
DISH shares slumped 3% Friday. GOOG stock rose 0.3%, while GOOGL shares also surged 0.3%.
