The Carmel Group

Roamio, TabletTV, and Dish’s ‘Griddle,’ Join Sling and The Disruptors

January 23, 2015December 12, 2017 carmelgr

Reviving The Internet TV Trend; A Huge Challenge to Traditional Pay TV1/09/2015 7:45 AM Author: Jimmy Schaeffler The top headline above deals with video services and in-home consumer devices. Yet, someone young and new to the media and telecom industries might easily confuse this title with groups and music stars among their youthful music and entertainment. Indeed, “Sling and The… Read More

Dish to Sling new live online TV, with ESPN, for $20 a month

January 21, 2015December 12, 2017 carmelgr

Televised sports are the biggest reason cable and satellite customers don’t cancel their subscriptions for online alternatives, surveys show. That gives cable and satellite companies little incentive to stream games online. But Dish Network is betting its future on a stand-alone streaming service that includes the most popular TV sports network, ESPN, and a dozen other top channels for just… Read More

SBCA’s Annual Leadership Luncheon To Tackle Today’s Telecoms Realm, Trends + Concerns For SatBroadcasting™

January 21, 2015December 12, 2017 carmelgr

SBCA’s Annual Leadership Luncheon To Tackle Today’s Telecoms Realm, Trends + Concerns For SatBroadcasting™ On January 6, 2015, the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) it will be holding its 2015 Leadership Luncheon Panel in Las Vegas. The emergence of digital technology has placed many traditional industries at significant risk. However, it has also provided them with access to… Read More

Dish’s New Sling TV Service Could Free You From Cable

January 21, 2015December 10, 2017 carmelgr

Dish Network is making the first big news in what’s likely to be a busy year for the future of television. At the International Consumer Electronics Show on Monday, the company unveiled its Internet television service, a $20-a-month alternative to cable that’s the most ambitious play for cord-cutters to date. The service, confusingly, is named Sling TV, even though it… Read More

Dish launches Sling TV, cheap service for those who’ve cut the cable

January 21, 2015December 10, 2017 carmelgr

LAS VEGAS — Dish Network unveiled a significantly lower price for TV service on Monday to appeal to those who abandoned or never paid for TV. For $20 a month, Sling TV users will get ESPN, Disney Channel, Food Network and nine other channels. The catch? You’ll still need a reliable Internet connection. Sling TV, available to subscribers later this… Read More

Roamio, TabletTV, and Dish’s ‘Griddle,’ Join Sling and The Disruptors

January 9, 2015January 8, 2018 carmelgr

Reviving The Internet TV Trend; A Huge Challenge to Traditional Pay TV The top headline above deals with video services and in-home consumer devices. Yet, someone young and new to the media and telecom industries might easily confuse this title with groups and music stars among their youthful music and entertainment. Indeed, “Sling and The Disruptors” could well be… Read More

CES 2015: SBCA Leadership Luncheon

January 7, 2015December 12, 2017 carmelgr

Date: Jan 6, 2015 Location: Las Vegas, NV Panelists: Steve Shannon, GM, Roku; Rich Greenfield, senior analyst, BTIG; Robert McDowell, partner, Wiley Rein; Jimmy Schaeffler, Chairman & CSO, The Carmel Group. Read More

NAB 2014

December 18, 2014December 12, 2017 carmelgr

Super Session, titled “Consumers, 4K, and Next Generation Home Entertainment: Which Experiences Will Most Excite Them?,” moderated by The Carmel Group’s chairman and CSO, Jimmy Schaeffler; including Disney/ABC’s CTO Vince Roberts; Technicolor’s CTO, Vince Pizicca; Vubiquity’s CEO, Darcy Antonellis; CEA’s Sr. VP, Brian Markwalter; LG’s Sr. VP, Communications, John Taylor.” Read More

Next TV 2013

December 18, 2014December 12, 2017 carmelgr

Location: San Francisco Panel titled “Original Premium Content for OTT & Internet Channels,”moderated by The Carmel Group’s chairman and CSO, Jimmy Schaeffler; including panelists Allison Girvin of the Huffington Post; Joe Michael of Microsoft; Michael Vree or PBS; Tom Ashley of Flightflix; and Joanne Waage of MobiTV.” Read More

WIN 2014 (White Oaks International’s) Annual public relations executives’ conference

December 18, 2014December 12, 2017 carmelgr

Location Redondo, Beach, CA, Keynote afternoon address, “Issues and Trends In The Usage And Ownership of New Media, 2014,” by The Carmel Group’s chairman and CSO, Jimmy Schaeffler. Read More