13 Facts About Sling TV

Sling TV is an American streaming television service operated by Sling TV LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dish Network.

Sling TV is led by Erik Carlson, who serves as the President and COO of Dish Network.

Sling TV explained: "the regular linear MVPD business is a mature business.

That same day, Sling TV announced that it had reached a carriage deal with AMC Networks, allowing networks such as AMC, IFC, BBC America and SundanceTV to be included as part of the service.

Sling TV added HBO as an add-on pack – which consists of the east and west coast feeds of the primary linear channel, and allows on-demand access to HBO's programming content – on April 9, 2015.

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On September 8, 2016, coinciding with the channel's September 10 premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Sling TV began carrying Starz as a premium add-on; its rollout was commemorated with a seven-day free preview of the Starz package to existing subscribers.

On June 14, 2017, Sling TV moved the El Rey Network from the Orange package to the Comedy Extra add-on.

On March 29, 2019, Sling TV added MLB Network and MLB Strike Zone to its "Sports Extra" package.

In February 2021, Sling TV added local stations to its guide from Locast in the 36 markets where that service is available.

Sling TV was originally not designed to be a full substitute for a "traditional" pay television provider, but as a complement to subscription-based online services.

In January 2021, Sling TV upgraded all customers to 50 hours recording time, while the paid add-on was upped to 200 hours with unlimited length of time to keep.

In September 2020, Sling TV announced Sling Watch Party, a co-viewing feature that allows people from different locations to watch live TV together simultaneously.

In July 2015, Sling TV accused NBC Owned Television Stations, a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal unit, of refusing to air advertising for the service on NBC owned-and-operated stations in major markets as a form of protectionism.