Amazon Alexa and Dish Network Offer Hands-Free Experience

By Scott Aguirre

Dish Network and Amazon will integrate to allow watching television a hands-free experience. Dish Network will have customers who use either Hopper or Wally receivers to be able to search for programs as well as pause, rewind, and fast-forward content through Amazons Alexa. This feature is made possible with Alexas new voice controlled skill in addition to Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, or Amazon Tap speakers.

Hands-Free

In addition to subscribing to Dish Network, customers must download the Alexa App and connect Alexa to the Hopper or Wally. Instructions to connecting Alexa to a Hopper or Wally are provided here.

Hands-Free

Dish Network provides a few examples how one may take advantage of the hands-free experience. Additionally, Dish Network promises More features will be released soonto give you even more hands-free control over your Hopper. Examples demonstrating features are shown below.

Dish Network Hands-Free Voice Commands

  • Alexa, find The Big Bang Theory
  • Alexa, go to Channel 3000
  • Alexa, show me Tong Hanks Movies
  • Alexa, play Game of Thrones
  • Alexa, pause
  • Alexa, rewind

Also, Dish customers may use the hands-free experience in the same fashion with DVR content and live TV. Of course, with the exception of fast-forwarding ahead of live broadcast. This is the first time any TV provider has incorporated Alexa.