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Sling TV on Wednesday launched a beta "multi-stream" plan, allowing subscribers to stream channels on up to three devices simultaneously, instead of the normal single-device scheme.
A multi-stream plan starts at $20 per month, and is primarily focused on Fox channels, including local stations and regional Fox Sports coverage. A number of other networks are also included however, such as AMC, IFC, CNN, and the Cartoon Network.
There are some important differences in bundled content, as the multi-stream package offers an extra four channels by default, like FX and the National Geographic Channel. It makes sacrifices in the process, most notably ESPN and Disney.
Channels like ABC, Epix, HBO, and Univision must be added through "Extras" packages costing between $5 and $15 per month.
Sling TV is available through a number of platforms, among them iOS, OS X, Windows, Android, Roku, Chromecast, and the Xbox One. At the moment, there is no tvOS app for the fourth-generation Apple TV.
Sling TV is one of a small number of fledgling Internet-only live TV services. Rumors have suggested that Apple is working on a service of its own, which might finally arrive sometime in September, though the company has encountered numerous delays.
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21 Comments
Wow I use and really enjoy SlingTV. It kind of helps you understand what a greedy pile of crap Disney/ABC Media group happens to be. One of my chief complaints about Sling was the single media stream. If you agree to toss Disney overboard and substitute channels by Fox, you get four more channels and multiple stream viewing at once.
For $20 a month this replaces everything I would watch on a regular cable subscription. It works with my Fire sticks and my Roku box. I have no problem sticking it to Disney who grows every more expensive and greedy by the day. Good for SlingTV for providing choice. I'm going to choose their new package and enjoy even more TV for a very fair price.
Sweet!! Just switched to the new plan, didn't watch espn or Disney anyways. Now if they had an apple tv app it would be perfect and i could ditch my roku!
I really want to give Sling TV a go but it's really not worth it until they get an Apple TV app. They are the only streaming devices i have in the house besides my PS4, which sadly, also doesn't support Sling TV. I did try Playstation Vue recently. It was cool. Finally had live local stations in my area. Biggest issue was having to shell out $350 for each additional PS4 for my other TVs. Would have been too costly to do that so i cancelled the service after a month.
I have complained loud to Dishnetowk's SLING programming group for not providing SLING App on AppleTV(tvos). If SLING has ported/supported Roku,firetv,etc platforms than what stopping them on AppleTV ?? Besides people like us who wants American alacarte programming package, SLING missing out on large ASIAN channels(SOUTHEAST ASIA) watching customer base who typically subscribe to Disknetwork and now they also dropping dishnetowrk's traditional programming like cable cord cutting. Bottom-line, when the hell SLING App will be natively ported on Apple-TV ? Even PlayStation is missing and I hate Amazon for not porting their instant video app for apple-tv.