Tag: Sling TV
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Sling TV Adds a Grid Guide to Chrome
Yesterday Sling TV added their Grid Guide to the Chrome. Now as you use your laptop to watch your Sling T you will have the option to browse the guide to see what is on next. Back when the new grid guide started to roll out Ben Weinberge, Sling TV’s chief product officer, said, “To help you…
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Sling TV Adds Newsmax & Free Speech TV
Today Sling TV announced that they have expanded their Newsline up with the addition of Newsmax and Free Speech TV. You will find these channels in the News Extra add-on for both Sling Orange and Sling Blue. For now, though both channels will be free to all Sling TV subscribers through August 24th, 2018. Newsmax –…
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Sling TV’s AirTV Exits Beta
Last year Sling TV quietly rolled out a network-based AirTV device. This device allows anyone with an antenna to stream their locals through an air TV app or inside the Sling TV app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and iOS and Android phones and tablets. (In a very similar way to how the Tablo DVR works.) Now…
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Study: PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, & DIRECTV NOW Customers Are Far Happier Than Cable TV Customers
Today, the American Customer Satisfaction Index was released and, for the first time, streaming services have been included. In what may be the least surprising news of the day, live TV streaming services like Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, and PlayStation Vue have a far higher customer satisfaction rating than cable TV customers. According to the…
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Editorial: Live TV Streaming Will Never Succeed Unless They Can Speak a Language Their Customers Understand
This week I attended the Pay TV Show in Denver and had an opportunity to hear from some of the biggest names in cable TV and live TV streaming. PlayStation Vue, Philo, Sling TV, Pluto TV, fuboTV, Hulu, Amazon, and a host of others companies all sent executives to the event. During the talk it…
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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…
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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…
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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.”…
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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…
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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…