Perhaps in anticipation of people cancelling due to the price hike, Sling TV is rolling out what it calls a new experience. Free "Flip or Flop," no subscription required Sling Blue, the company's other package - featuring a different mix of 35 channels including Fox and NBC channels but not ESPN or Disney - remains at $25 per month, and you can still subscribe to Orange and Blue together for $40. Sling TV announced no other changes to its subscription fees. As programming costs continue to go up and traditional cable wanes in popularity, cord cutters who want to stream live TV could face more such hikes. PlayStation Vue went from $30 to $40 last year. Today isn't the first time such a live TV streamer has raised its base price. For context, the number of pay TV households in the U.S.
YouTube TV and PlayStation Vue have yet to divulge subscriber numbers, but an analyst at TDG research said recently that the total between all such services is about about 5.1 million. Sling is the largest of the bunch in terms of subscribers, with 2.3 million, followed by DirecTV Now at 1.46 million and Hulu at 800,000. Each allows free trials with no contracts or commitments and the ability to cancel and resubscribe anytime.Īll the live TV streaming services compared: Which has the best channel lineup? Others that launched afterward include Philo ($16/month), DirecTV Now ($35), YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue and Hulu with Live TV (all $40). Sling TV, a subsidiary of satellite provider Dish Network, was the first service to allow subscribers to stream multiple channels of live TV over the Internet without a cable or satellite subscription. Existing customers can't keep the $20 price if they maintain their subscriptions. Unlike DirecTV Now's initial pricing offer there's no grandfather clause. The price is effective immediately for new subscribers, but existing Sling Orange customers will have a month before their bills go up. "Programming prices only go one direction and this increase is recognizing that," said Warren Schlichting, president of Sling TV. No new live TV channels have been added the package remains unchanged beyond price. The new price for people who subscribe to the Sling Orange package of channels is $25 per month. Bad news, cord cutters: The cheapest way to watch SportsCenter just got 25 percent more expensive.įor three and a half years Sling TV has let you watch 20-odd live TV channels including ESPN, AMC, TNT, CNN and Disney, without subscribing to cable, for $20 a month.
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