Sling TV’s streaming TV price goes up by $5.99 next month

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Sling TV cites ‘rising costs’ arsenic the crushed its work requires a terms hike.

By Umar Shakir, a quality writer fond of the electrical conveyance manner and things that plug successful via USB-C. He spent implicit 15 years successful IT enactment earlier joining The Verge.

Nov 22, 2024, 8:36 PM UTC

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A photograph of the Sling TV and Dish logos astatine CES 2015.

Sling TV is increasing its monthly subscription prices by $5.99 for each of its plans starting successful December. The streaming TV supplier said “rising costs” are to blasted for the terms hikes without specifying wherefore — presumably, not each six of those bucks are intended to wage for its “arcade” room of interactive games that conscionable added Pac-Man and Trivia Crack.

There are 2 packages: Sling Orange, which includes Disney and ESPN networks, and Sling Blue, which includes Fox and NBC programming that antecedently outgo $40 per month, individually. Now, they volition outgo $45.99 per month. There’s besides the combo Sling Orange positive Blue, which offers a premix of some packages for $55 per period — but volition spell up to $61. Current subscribers volition spot the terms alteration with their billing day connected oregon aft December 20th.

The institution past increased its terms by $5 per program successful 2022, the 4th clip successful 5 years.

Sling TV argues it inactive has the champion pricing compared to competitors:

These increases are manufacture wide — different starring streaming providers person had increases passim 2024. Despite this, Sling continues to beryllium the astir affordable enactment with offerings much than 20 dollars little per period versus different providers.

Sling continues to supply choice, by offering immoderate of the lowest prices successful paid unrecorded TV. Flexible adhd connected packs are disposable for adjacent further customization.

YouTube TV, apt Sling TV’s biggest competitor, offers its streaming TV work for $72.99 per month. Sling TV’s afloat $61 bundle is inactive cheaper and includes 4K, but it’s looking similar little of a woody with the terms summation considering spotty section transmission support compared to Google’s offering.

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