Tag: Sling TV
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Sling TV Ended 2021 with 2.49 Million Subscribers
Dish released its Q4 2021 earnings report Thursday morning, reporting a 595,000 pay TV subscriber loss for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2021. Dish also reported that Sling TV ended the year with 2.486 million subscribers, slightly up year over year from 2.474 million but down 70K for the quarter from 2.6 million. Compared…
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Sling TV Will Now Accept Crypto as Payment
Starting this week, Sling TV subscribers will be able to pay for their monthly subscription with cryptocurrency. Through payment provider Bitpay, subscribers can pay with their preferred digital currency, from Bitcoin Ethereum to Dogecoin. “Sling is dedicated to offering flexibility, variety and ease. Users can curate a personalized content library with options like Extras, Premiums…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: CES 2022 Highlights, Sling TV’s Intro Offer Changes, and More
(Editor’s Note 01-21-2022: Updated story to change from Ford Explorer to Ford Expedition based on an update to the Fire TV blog post.) This week, we covered the major cord cutting and streaming headlines from CES 2022. Elsewhere, Sling TV changed up its intro deal and DIY Network rebranded itself. We also have a brand-new…
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Sling TV Replaces Its First Month for $10 Offer with a 3-Day Trial
Sling TV has ended its long-standing offer of $10 for the first month of service and replaced it with a much shorter promotion. Now, new signups can no longer save that $25 off their first month but instead are just offered a 3-day free trial. Sling TV first introduced the $10/month trial as part of…
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5 Alternatives to YouTube TV if You Want Disney, ESPN, ABC & Other Dropped Channels
In case you missed it, YouTube TV dropped Disney-owned channels just before midnight on Friday, December 17th. The change in the channel lineup was caused by YouTube TV and Disney being unable to make an agreement to extend their carriage deal before the current contract expired at midnight. As a result, the following channels and…
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Last Chance: Buy One Month of Sling TV & Get One Month Free for Cyber Monday
Streaming fans have been treated with lots of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals this year, and Sling has gotten in on the action with a BOGO offer. From Nov. 26 to Nov. 29, new users can sign up for one month of Sling TV and get one month free. To Get the Deal: Click…
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Dish and Sling Reach Agreement for Sinclair Locals and Tennis Channel, Leaving RSNs Out
Dish and Sinclair announced today that they have reached a multi-year carriage agreement to keep Sinclair’s 144 local stations and the Tennis Channel on Dish TV and Sling TV. The deal did not include Sinclair-owned Bally Sports Networks. The regional sports networks were dropped by Dish Network in Summer 2019. At that time, Dish sent…
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Sling TV Reports 2.5 Million Subs in Q3 After Pandemic Set Back
As a Live streaming service that relies heavily on sports, Sling TV is bouncing back after the pandemic took its toll on subscription numbers. The service added 117K subscribers in Q3 2021, up from the 65K subscribers from last quarter. That brings Sling’s total subscriber count to 2.556 million subscribers, the highest it’s been since…
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Get A Free Month of Sling TV After Purchasing Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant PPV
This weekend there is a highly-anticipated Super Middleweight World Championship match between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant and Sling TV has a knockout of an offer boxing fans won’t want to miss. On Saturday, November 6, at 9 PM ET, Canelo vs. Plant will compete to become the first undisputed super middleweight champion in the…
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Sling is Giving Subscribers a Free Preview of Paramount & Showtime
Beginning next week, Sling TV subscribers will get a free preview of Paramount Network. New customers can not only get their first month of service for just $10 but will also get a free preview of a premium channel to celebrate the start of their subscription. Here are the details: From November 7 through November…