Category: Sling TV
-
Over One-Third of DIRECTV NOW, PlayStation Vue, & Sling TV’s Customers Also Have Cable TV
This week at the Denver Pay TV Show, Joel Espelien, a senior analyst at TDG, opened up about their cord cutting studies. One of the most interesting was a look at who is paying for a live TV streaming service—such as Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, and Hulu—and cable TV. According to Espelien, 36.9% of live…
-
Sling TV’s President Says The Cost of Locals Will Likely Be $15 a Month Next Year
Yesterday at the Denver Pay TV Show, Sling TV’s President Warren talked about the future of over-the-air TV. One of the points he hammered home was the high cost of locals and the advantages of an antenna. Warren said the cost of locals on your traditional pay-TV service next year will likely be $15 a…
-
Sling TV Adds REVOLT and Cinemoi to Their Lineup
Today Sling TV announced that they have added two new networks to their lineup with the addition of REVOLT and Cinemoi. “At Sling TV, we’re always looking to add new and unique content to our service, and now, Slingers everywhere have access to more music and movie channels with today’s launch of REVOLT and Cinémoi.”…
-
PlayStation Vue Has 670,000 Subscribers Far Behind Sling TV and DIRECTV NOW
Today at the Pay TV show in Denver Joel Espelien a Senior Analyst at TDG gave a detailed report on the state of the TV industry with a heavy focus on streaming services. During the talk, we got an updated look at live TV streaming services One of the most interesting things was a report…
-
Sling TV Will Stream the World Cup in Multiple Languages & Offer a Commentary Free Version
Recently Cord Cutters News confirmed with Sling TV that they will air the World Cup in multiple languages. The best part is if you just want to watch the game without all the talk over it Sling TV will have a commentary-free version. Sling TV will air every World Cup game in the following languages…
-
Sling TV Adds Air TV Support to Their Roku Channel
Recently Sling TV updated their Roku Channel to add support for their new network Air TV device. Now you can stream your locals from your antenna through your Air TV network device to your Sling TV Roku Channel. (Note this is the black AirTV box that supports streaming over your home network.) Now the stand-alone…
-
Sling TV Added 91K Subscribers in The 1st Quarter of 2018
Today Dish announced their 1st quarter 2018 numbers including a fresh look at Sling TV. According to Dish Sling TV added 91,000 additional Sling TV subscribers in the 1st quarter of 2018. Sling TV’s growth helped but did not offset the losses over on the Dish TV side. According to the report, Dish lost 185,000 subscribers int…
-
Sling TV Extends Their Free GSN Preview
Late last year Sling TV started to offer the Game Show Network for free to all Sling TV subscribers. Typically, the Game Show Network is found in the Comedy Extra add-on for $5 a month, but right now it is part of both the Sling TV Blue and Sling TV Orange packages. This gives Sling TV…
-
Sling TV Expands Their DVR Service to New Devices
Today Sling TV announced that they are expanding their cloud DVR add-on to Google Chrome, Chromecast, XBOX One, Samsung Smart TVs, and LG Smart TVs. “At Sling, we love TV, but we know it’s not always convenient to watch it live. Thankfully, Slingers can get their entertainment any way they like, whether it’s live, on-demand…
-
YouTube TV vs DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue vs Philo vs Sling TV vs Fubo TV vs Hulu – Updated May 2018
We often get asked what is the best live TV streaming service. The truth is there are no best services out there. Each person has different wants and needs. So we want to give you all the information and let you decided what is right for you. In this guide we looked at Fubo TV, Philo, DIRECTV NOW, Sling…