Making television easy again. By Phillip Swann
Sling TV is now giving Showtime, Starz and Epix for free for 30 days to new customers if they sign up for the service’s base package. The live streaming service owned by Dish has two base programming packages starting at $30 a month. Blue features more than 50 channels including live network feeds in select
Sling TV today will begin offering its base Blue programming package for free to new customers from 5 p.m. ET to midnight as a way to help Coronavirus shut-ins pass the time. The free programming, which does not require a credit card to watch, includes 50 live channels, cloud DVR service, and more than 50,000
Sling TV, the live streaming service owned by Dish, is offering a 14-day free trial of its news-heavy Blue package to help stay at-home Americans keep abreast of the latest Coronavirus updates. The 45-channel Blue package, which normally costs $30 a month ($20 a month for the first month) includes such news channels as CNN,
Sling TV, the live streaming service owned by Dish, has begun offering some free news channels without a paid account so more Americans can monitor the latest Coronavirus developments. The list includes ABC News Live, a 24/7 streaming news channel for breaking news and live events, and the Fox News Channel, the top-rated cable news
Q. My cable TV bill keeps going up and up. My bill this month is way over $100 and all I have is the basic package of channels and HBO. Is there anyway to get this bill down? I’m about to cancel. — Sam, Chincoteague, Virginia. Sam, I hear you. Due to higher programming costs,
Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen once said he didn’t think the Fox regional sports networks would ever come back to his company’s satellite TV service. But yesterday, Ergen seemed to hold the door open for their return, albeit just slightly. Both Dish and its live streaming service, Sling TV, lost 22 different Fox Sports regional channels
Q. I read that Sling TV has an awesome deal now on its streaming plan. I want to sign up, but will they have tonight’s Oscar telecast? That would be a great, and cheap, way to watch the show. — Corinne, Bakersfield, California. Corinne, Sling TV now is running a fantastic promotion. You can get
Sling TV is holding a free preview of its Blue and Orange basic programming packages until January 12. The free trial started yesterday, but is only available for returning customers. The live streamer’s Blue plan features more than 40 channels including live network feeds in select markets as well as several other Fox channels. Sling’s
Sling TV, the live streaming service owned by Dish, has raised the price of its base programming packages (Blue and Orange) from $25 a month to $30 a month, effective immediately. (The service offers $10 a month off either plan for the first month.) To soften the blow, Sling has added Fox News, MSNBC and
Sling TV, the live streaming service owned by Dish Network, has added the Longhorn Network to its Sports Extra package for Sling Orange customers. The Sports Extra plan, which costs $10 a month, also includes ESPNU, ESPNews, SEC Network, NHL Network, NFL RedZone channel and NBA TV. Sling subscribers must subscribe to the Orange base
Q. You wrote yesterday about Dish not having the Fox sports channels and if there’s anything new. But what about HBO? We haven’t had HBO on Dish for over a year. Will it ever come back? — Cindy, Boise, Idaho. Cindy, you’re right. It’s now been more than 12 months since Dish and HBO couldn’t
Q. I’m a Dish subscriber and I have been without my Fox local sports channel since July. My question is: Will it ever come back, or is it gone forever? — Quinn, Phoenix. Quinn, on July 26, both Dish and its live streaming service, Sling TV, lost 22 different Fox Sports regional channels (including your