Making television easy again. By Phillip Swann
Q. I am a Dish subscriber and I have become very upset that Fox Sports Southwest is no longer in my lineup. I miss watching my Texas Rangers! Is there any other way to keep watching the Rangers while keeping my Dish!? — Teresa, Plano, Texas. Teresa, on July 26, both Dish and its live
Sling TV has raised the price on its Sports Extra plan from $5 a month to $10 a month. The new rate is now effective for new Sling Orange customers, but will not be implemented for existing Sling Orange subscribers until August 1. (The $10 monthly price was already in place for Sling Blue customers.)
Sling TV has added two channels to its lineup of a la carte channels: Hallmark Movies Now and The Country Channel. The Hallmark Movies Now channel, which can now be purchased for $6 a month with or without a base package, includes hundreds of hours of commercial-free movies that are not available on the Hallmark
Sling TV, the live streaming service owned by Dish, has added the MLB Network and the MLB Strike Zone channel to its add-on Sports Extra packages. The SportsExtra plan, which can be purchased if you subscribe to either Sling’s Blue or Orange base packages, also includes ESPNU, NBA TV, SEC Network and the PAC 12
Sling TV has moved the Paramount Network and E! channel from its add-on $5-a-month plans to its Blue basic package for no extra charge. The Blue package features more than 40 channels including live network feeds in select markets as well as several Fox channels. Sling’s Orange plan includes ESPN and more than 30 cable
The live streaming business can be a welcome alternative to costly cable and satellite TV services, particularly during a must-see event such as March Madness, which begins today. That is, if you can forgive the occasional technical snafu, and the delay between the stream and real time. What’s that? You were aware that live streaming
Sling TV is now offering a limited-time promotional price of $15 a month for the first three months of either its Blue or Orange basic programming packages. Click Amazon: See Today’s Hottest Deals! At the end of the three months, the price for either plan will return to its regular $25 a month. You can
Q. I have Sling TV and I’m very excited about watching the Oscars tonight. But does Sling have ABC, the channel that will air the Oscars? I can’t find it in my guide. — Donna, Dover, Delaware. Donna, you are right. ABC tonight at 8 p.m. ET will air the 91st Academy Awards from the
Q. I’m a Sling TV subscriber. While Fox Sports 1 is carrying a Big Ten Network game, it’s blacked out on Sling TV. But that’s not the case if a Big Ten game is airing on ESPN. Why is that? — Chuck, hometown withheld. Sling, which is owned by Dish, does not carry the Big
Q. I have a problem. I love Sling TV, but sometimes the picture goes to a black screen and then back to the show. It doesn’t happen often, or on all the channels, but it happens often enough to bug me. Do you know why this happens, and does it happen to everyone? Is there
Sling TV, the live streaming service owned by Dish, today added nine Discovery channels in its U.S. and Spanish-language lineups. The streamer added Discovery Channel, Investigation Discovery and TLC to its ‘Blue’ lineup while Investigation Discovery and MotorTrend (formerly Velocity) are now part of Sling’s ‘Orange’ plan. Click Amazon: Today’s Holiday Specials! Sling also placed
Q. Over the last several months, I will be watching Sling TV and the picture will go black screen for a second or two. It then goes right back to the show I’m watching. Is this normal? Is there anything I can do about it? — Danica, Panama City, Florida. Danica, this has been a