Sling TV has announced its free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service, Sling Freestream, has added more than 100 channels since its launch in February. It now offers more than 335 channels. Sling Freestream is now a leading service for free sports television, featuring customer favourites like Barstool Sports, ESPN On Demand, NBA On Demand, Lacrosse […]

The US is continuing to see a steady evaporation of satellite TV subscribers. DirecTV, owned by AT&T, has lost a worrying 47 per cent of its subscribers since it was acquired by AT&T in 2015. Charlie Ergen’s DISH Network is in a similar situation and in an SEC filing on January 17th admitted that it […]

Da Vinci’s newly launched FAST channel is now available for all Sling users in the US to stream for free. The channel will continue its FAST rollout to streaming TV audiences across the US on TCL Channel’s free streaming service available on TCL TVs, powered by Roku and Google smart TV systems. Da Vinci delivers […]

Cinedigm, a streaming company dedicated to serving enthusiast fan bases, has announced the launch of RetroCrush, one of its top-performing FAST channels, on Sling TV. This expands Sling TV’s partnership with Cinedigm to include fourteen channels. RetroCrush, the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel from Cinedigm’s portfolio of streaming brands, is being added to Sling’s […]

Love Stories TV, the specialist in inspirational, real love stories as entertainment, has announced its streaming TV FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) channel is available on Sling Free in the US. Following its success with existing partners Allen Media Group’s Local Now and The Grio, TCL, Rakuten TV and Samsung TV Plus AU, the Love […]

Warner Bros Discovery and Dish Network have announced that discovery+, the non-fiction real life subscription streaming service, will be available to both Sling TV and Dish TV customers in the US. The platform launched with 70,000+ episodes of premium content, including original series and on-demand programming on Sling on August 8th followed by DISH on […]

Amazon Echo Show 15 customers in the US can now stream Sling TV to watch live television and access its catalogue of more than 150,000 on-demand shows and movies. Viewers can get started by simply saying “Alexa, open Sling TV” and log-in to their account. Once in the app, users can request specific channels by […]

DISH Network, the US DTH broadcaster, has reported revenue totaling $4.45 billion (€3.98bn) for the quarter ending December 31st 2021, compared to $4.56 billion for the corresponding period in 2020. Net income attributable to DISH Network totaled $552 million for the fourth quarter 2021, compared to $733 million from the year-ago quarter. Diluted earnings per […]

Magnite, the independent sell side advertising platform, has announced the launch of Live Stream Acceleration (LSA), a technology designed to help CTV publishers optimise their live inventory programmatically. Magnite says that LSA helps publishers more effectively monetise their supply, ensuring that ads are served in a timely manner without burdening their technical infrastructure. By leveraging […]