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Tag: Sling
Report Shows Cable Market Share, Video Cord Cutting Rise
Now that major players have announced their third quarter results, financial research firm MoffettNathanson has compiled the latest data about video cord cutting – and that data raises more questions than it answers. Essentially it…
Sling TV Launches on Amazon Fire Tablets
August 31, 2015 — ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sling TV released its app for Amazon Fire HD and HDX tablets, rounding out its live Internet TV offering on Fire devices, including Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV…
Sling TV Vs. Comcast: NBC Stations Won’t Air “Old TV” Ads, SlingTV Says
“You’ll pay for extra channels and like it,” says a pubescent bully portraying “old TV” as he pins another young man portraying a typical cable customer in a new television ad from Sling TV. Sling…
Verizon Takes on ESPN, Old School Programming Rules with New FiOS TV Programming
Verizon is taking somewhat of a bold step with their FiOS TV channel-line up, FiOS Custom TV. They are giving customers more choice in selecting programming, by offering a “skinny” bundle and add-on programming packages.…
Sling TV to Launch HBO Now
NEW YORK and ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 1, 2015 – Sling TV and HBO today announced that Sling TV will be the first live Internet TV service to offer linear and Video-On-Demand (VOD) content from HBO.…
Another Day, Another Streaming OTT Option – Today it’s PlayStation Vue
Sony took the wraps off its streaming OTT service today, PlayStation Vue, making it available in three markets, including Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia. The latest OTT entrant will offer a streaming OTT channel line-up…
While Sling TV Beefs up Streaming Content, Apple OTT Rumors Persist
By the end of 2015, we may have three OTT streaming services offering real alternatives to the traditional pay-TV model. Sling TV was first out of the gate and rumors about a looming Apple OTT…
TDG: Over 20% of OTT Subscription Video Users are Cord Cheaters
More than 20 percent of adult broadband users who stream video via an online subscription service are “cord cheaters,” according to new market research from TDG (The Diffusion Group). These online video streaming viewers use…
Rapidly Changing OTT Video Keeps Traditional Service Providers Interested
Several recent developments in OTT video highlight the quickly changing nature of the TV business. These developments include more content for Sling TV, new news on the upcoming HBO OTT channel, and a new approach…
Dish Sling TV/ EPIX Deal Brings New Movies to Sling OTT Offering
Two somewhat maverick enterprises are combining forces to address the over-the-top and TV Everywhere opportunity. The companies are Dish Network, which announced its “Best of Live TV” OTT offering for its Sling TV platform at…
Sling TV Launches Live, Over-the-Top Service Nationwide
February 09, 2015 — ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sling TV, announced at CES in January, today debuted its live, over-the-top television service to customers nationwide. The award-winning Sling TV delivers live sports, lifestyle, family, news and information…
DISH OTT Offer, Sling TV, Uses Sports for Cord Cutter Bait
The OTT video landscape changed significantly this week when DISH finally unveiled their long talked about OTT offer, Sling TV. The OTT offer is targeting cord cutters and cord neverers with a new video product…