Tag: Sling TV
-
DIRECTV NOW Is In a Race to Beat Sling TV
There is a battle for your streaming dollar and DIRECTV NOW is spending big to win. This week Sling TV announced that they now have 2.212 million subscribers. They are the clear winner for number of subscribers, but DIRECTV NOW quickly went on the offensive reaching out to newsgroups to let everyone know DIRECTV NOW…
-
Sling TV Adds NBA League Pass
Today Sling TV announced that they have added NBA League Pass as an add-on to their live TV streaming service. Now you watch out of market NBA games and mange it all through your Sling TV subscription. “By introducing NBA League Pass, along with its Team Pass offering as optional add-ons, we continue to give our…
-
Sling TV For The First Time Ever Announces Official Subscriber Numbers
For the first time, Sling TV announced official subscriber numbers today. According to Dish the parent company of Sling TV at the end of 2017 Sling TV had over 2.212 million subscribers. That represents a 47 percent growth year over year. This puts Sling TV in the clear lead over DIRECTV NOW with 1.2 million and…
-
HBO & Cinemax Are FREE This Weekend on Sling TV
Been thinking about giving HBO a try? Today may be your lucky day because all Sling TV subscribers have free access to HBO and all of the HBO On-Demand content! This deal is running through Monday, February 19th 2018. This is just in time to binge on: 2 Dope Queens – new episode 2/16 at 11:30 p.m. ET…
-
Sling TV Is Keeping Costs Down By Skipping The Locals
Yesterday YouTube TV joined a growing list of live TV streaming services in raising their rates. Over the last year PlayStation Vue, fuboTV, and now YouTube TV have all raised their rates. So why the price hike? Well, in short, locals cost a lot of money and often the second year of having a local…
-
Sling TV & DIRECTV NOW Account For Over 66% Of All Live TV Streaming Subscribers
In the battle for your live TV Streaming dollars right now there are two clear winners Sling TV and DIRECTV NOW as both services now control over 66% of all live TV subscribers. This comes from a new report published by The Diffusion Group (TDG) that takes a look at the state of live TV streaming in the…
-
Sling TV Saw Strong Year Over Year Growth During the Super Bowl
The 2018 Super Bowl was a big moment in the world of cord cutting. Overall the game streamed smoothly for most cord cutters. Many live TV streaming services stayed up and streamed the game without issues including Sling TV, fuboTV, and DIRECTV NOW. We are starting to get some detailed statistics about how big the…
-
Super Bowl Report Card: Sling TV vs DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue vs YouTube TV vs fuboTV
Last night the Super Bowl was once again one of the most watched sporting events in the United States. It also serves as a benchmark for the stability of live TV streaming services. This year we had several winners and one loser, but before we jump into how each of the live TV streaming services…
-
Philo vs Sling TV vs DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue vs Fubo TV vs Hulu vs YouTube TV – Updated February 2018
Today we update our side by side look at the major live TV streaming services. With a lot of new device support and new channels we wanted update our live TV streaming service break down. This month we looked at Fubo TV, Philo, Sling TV, Hulu’s live TV beta, YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue, and DIRECTV NOW with the hopes that…
-
Sling TV Expands Into Puerto Rico
Today Sling TV announced that they are expanding their live TV streaming service into Puerto Rico. This gives residence in Puerto Rico access to a new streaming option to replace traditional pay TV. “DISH has served customers in Puerto Rico for 20 years, and we have been proud to lead the way in delivering the…