DW-Skill - Alexa, open DW
During the second half of 2019, a dedicated team at DW (Deutsche Welle) developed a skill for Amazon Alexa-enabled devices with screens, like the Echo Show or Echo Spot. I was the product manager on this team. With this skill, you can watch all of DW's TV programming and live TV screens on your Echo device. The skill launched in December.
You can find the Skill here:
This is what you can do with the skill:
| Action | English | German |
|---|---|---|
| Start skill | Alexa, open DW | Alexa, öffne DW |
| Watch live TV | Alexa, show live TV from DW | Alexa, zeige live TV auf DW |
| Get help | (in skill) Alexa, help | (in skill) Alexa, Hilfe |
| Watch program by name | Alexa, show program /Euromaxx/ on DW | Alexa, zeige Sendung /Euromaxx/ auf DW |
| Watch program by topic | Alexa, list programs for topic /Science/ on DW | Alexa, liste Sendungen zum Thema /Wissenschaft/ auf DW |
| List program episodes | Alexa, list episodes for program /Euromaxx/ on DW | Alexa, liste Folgen von Sendung /Euromaxx/ auf DW |
These are the English programs: Arts.21, Business, Check-in, Conflict Zone, DocFilm, Drive it!, DW News, Eco Africa, Euromaxx, Faith Matters, Focus on Europe, Global 3000, In Good Shape, Kick off!, Made in Germany, To the Point, Reporter, Shift, The Day, Tomorrow Today, or World Stories
These are the English topics: News, Politics, Economics, Science, Sports, Culture, or Documentaries
These are the German programs: Check-in, Der Tag, DokFilm, Euromaxx, Europe in Concert, Fit und gesund, Fokus Europa, Glaubenssachen, Global 3000, Kick off!, Kultur 21, Made in Germany, Motor mobil, Nahaufnahme, Projekt Zukunft, Auf den Punkt, Reporter, Shift, World Stories, Gottesdienst, Auf ein Wort oder Privatkonzert
These are the German topics: Nachrichten, Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Sport, Kultur oder Dokumentationen
With this skill, I can get a quick news update every morning :)
"Alexa, open DW." Waking up with news from my Echo Spot https://t.co/8mNYEAAkNO pic.twitter.com/hv7mHvgGq4
— Olav (Oschettler) December 23, 2019
This is my second Alexa Skill gone live. The first one was Erzählkreis, a skill, programming system, and content management system where you can create interactive stories in the spirit of interactive fiction from the eighties.
DISCLAIMER: This is not an official announcement by DW, but only my personal recollection of the project and the Skill's capabilities.