Remember when your TV could only get 3, 4 or 5 channels? Remember how cool it was when you got 30 channels with cable? Remember what it was like to get 100+ with Satellite? Remember the joy you felt when you first downloaded Netflix and/or Hulu on your device?
The game is changing again: introducing Sling TV. It’s a Dish Network only service, available only in the US, and the subscription is expected to cost only $20 a month. And there’s no contract requirement. With a heavy concentration on channels like ESPN, Cartoon Network, and HGTV, Sling TV is aimed at Millennials and younger people. It’s available on all devices from Android to Apple. All you do is go on their website and sign up on the computer/device of your choice. Other channels available will include CNN, Food Network and Travel Channel. Some channels, like Bloomberg and Disney XD will cost an additional five dollars a month. They are some on-demand shows will be available through Sling TV, but you may have to pay extra for that too. But one setback, well a minor one: you can’t skip commercials.
I wish I knew more about Sling TV, but what information I can gather, this might be a good deal. I’m a sports fan, so ESPN would be a huge stepup. Plus, ESPN is very popular with the under 35 crowd. So is Cartoon Network, Travel Channel, even CNN. But so is MTV, BET and VH1. Twenty dollars a month sounds like a great start for these channels, but I think it can add a few more, especially if they want to cater up to the younger generation. And at a time when one cable company is getting so much power they can virtually charge anything they want, it’s great to have options. If I were Sling TV, I would definitely add AMC, home of Walking Dead and Mad Men, and they’ve got to have ABC, home of Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder. What other channels should Sling TV have?