[opendtv] A+E Joins Sling TV’s Core, ‘Lifestyle’ Packages | Multichannel
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 07:59:02 -0400
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A+E Joins Sling TV’s Core, ‘Lifestyle’ Packages
Hitting a deadline announced in mid-March, Sling TV has added select channels
from the A+E Networks stable to its core offering and its recently launched
“Lifestyle Extra” programming package.
Sling TV, Dish Network’s OTT pay-TV service for cord-cutters launched
nationwide on February 9, said it has added A&E, History, H2 and Lifetime to
its $20 per month “Best of Live TV” package, and has added FYI and LMN to its
$5 per month Lifestyle Extra add-on pack.
Sling TV is offering a three-day replay feature for A+E originals such as The
Returned, Bates Motel, Vikings, Pawn Stars, Dance Moms and Project Runway, and
is offering VOD content from all of the carried A+E networks.
In addition to the new A+E Networks channels, others carried on Sling TV’s core
package include ESPN, ESPN2, AMC, TNT, TBS, Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel,
IFC, El Rey, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, ABC Family, Disney Channel, CNN and
Galavision. It also provides access to the WatchESPN app and content from Maker
Studios.
The Lifestyle Extra package presently offers truTV, Cooking Channel, DIY and WE
tv, FYI and LMN.
Sling TV, currently a single-stream service, also markets four other add-on
packs: World News Extra, Sports Extra, Hollywood Extra, and Kids Extra.
Sling TV recently extended support to the Xbox One gaming console, though there
have been some technical hiccups on that platform early on that have since been
resolved, complementing its reach on Roku devices and Roku TVs, Web browsers,
Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, and the Amazon Fire TV box and Amazon
Fire TV Stick. Sling TV will also support Nexus Player, a device powered by the
Android TV OS.
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