Satellite service provider Dish accepted its first Bitcoin payment today as the option is now available for all Dish customers through mydish.com, according to a press release. Today's inaugural Bitcoin transaction follows Dish's recent announcement that Dish customers could pay their monthly bill with Bitcoin starting in the third quarter.

Austin and Beccy Craig, the stars of a new documentary film "Life on Bitcoin," were the first Dish customers to pay with the digital currency, according to the press release. The Craigs spent the first 101 days of their marriage paying exclusively with Bitcoin. The documentary will soon be released chronicling their adventure and educating viewers about Bitcoin.

"Dish is a leading example of how the world is becoming friendlier with new ways of buying products and services," Austin Craig said in a statement. "When we shot our film last year, we struggled to watch TV or go to a movie paying with Bitcoin. Now, a leader in TV technology is embracing this Bitcoin movement from a tech-savvy crowd."

"Dish is now accepting Bitcoin because we are listening to customers and providing them with the choice and convenience they want," Bernie Han, Dish executive vice president and COO, said in a statement. "When we announced that Dish customers could pay with Bitcoin, we heard some enthusiastic feedback from Bitcoin users. Starting today, they can choose Bitcoin as a payment option for their monthly bill."

As announced in May, Dish has selected Coinbase as the payment processor for Bitcoin transactions with customers who choose to pay their bill online with the Bitcoin wallet of their choice. Dish will use Coinbase's Instant Exchange feature to exchange Bitcoin payments to U.S. dollars at the moment of the transaction.