Sling TV to Add Campus Insiders Network, Bolsters Live College Sports Offering
October 05 2015 - 9:12AM
Business Wire
- Campus Insiders to join ‘Sports Extra’
pack, $5 per month with ‘Best of Live TV’ subscription
- Will include hundreds of college
sporting events from the Mountain West Conference, Patriot League,
West Coast Conference and CIAA schools
Sling TV today announced it will launch Campus Insiders, a
Silver Chalice Ventures network, expanding its college sports
programming. The new channel will provide access to hundreds of
live college sporting events, including the inaugural NOVA Home
Loans Arizona Bowl. Campus Insiders will be accessible on all
devices supported by Sling TV as part of the $5 per month “Sports
Extra” pack, available to customers who subscribe to the “Best of
Live TV” core package.
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Sling TV users who subscribe to "Sports
Extra" will soon have access to live sporting events and shows from
Campus Insiders. (Photo: Business Wire)
“People flock to Sling TV for live sports and we have seen
incredible viewership on sports channels every Saturday, as college
football ramps up. Campus Insiders deepens our college sports
offering with conferences that, until today, have been underserved
when it comes to watching games live,” said Roger Lynch, CEO of
Sling TV. “Everyone deserves the chance to root for their favorite
team on the big screen, and we are proud to be the first to offer
these fans that premium experience with Sling TV.”
“We are thrilled to join the growing sports lineup on Sling TV,”
said Brooks Boyer, CEO of Silver Chalice. “With our commitment to
covering the world of college sports and delivering the live games
of our conference partners to a wider audience, Campus Insiders’
growth is a testament to the insatiable appetite of the more than
100 million Americans who call themselves college sports fans.”
Featured live and on demand content from Campus Insiders on
Sling TV will include award-winning programs such as the Seth Davis
Show, studio shows covered with highlights and footage from all
major conferences and hundreds of live sporting events including
football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, soccer and more from
college conferences including the Mountain West Conference, Patriot
League, West Coast Conference and the Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (CIAA).
Subscribers to the “Sports Extra” pack will also be able to
watch the inaugural NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl, an event slated
for December 29th, featuring two teams from among the Mountain West
Conference, Conference USA and the Sun Belt Conference.
Details regarding the launch date of Campus Insiders on Sling TV
will be announced soon.
Sling TV Lineup
Sling TV’s “Best of Live TV” includes more than 20 channels for
$20 per month. The core package delivers ESPN, ESPN2, AMC, A&E,
TNT, HISTORY, H2, TBS, Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, IFC, El
Rey, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, ABC Family, Disney Channel, CNN,
Bloomberg TV, Lifetime and Galavisión. This package additionally
features access to WatchESPN, including ESPN3 and an extensive
library of VOD entertainment. Customers can choose to customize
their entertainment experience with the addition of HBO® for $15
per month. Additional a la carte-like add-ons include “Sports
Extra,” “Hollywood Extra,” “Kids Extra,” “Lifestyle Extra,” “World
News Extra” and Spanish-language add-ons, “Deportes Extras” and
“Películas & Novelas Extra,” each for $5 per month. In addition
to live channels and VOD entertainment, Sling TV customers have
access to popular content from Maker Studios.
About Sling TV
Sling TV L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation
(NASDAQ: DISH), provides over-the-top television services including
domestic and international live and Video-On-Demand programming. It
is available on televisions, tablets, computers and smartphones.
The Sling TV programming portfolio includes content from
Disney/ESPN, HBO, AMC, A&E, Turner, Scripps, EPIX, Univision
and Maker Studios. Sling Latino offers a suite of standalone and
add-on Spanish-language programming packages tailored to
English-dominant, bilingual and Spanish-dominant U.S. Hispanics.
Sling International currently provides more than 200 channels in 18
languages across multiple devices to U.S. households. Sling TV is a
next-generation service that meets the entertainment needs of
today’s contemporary viewers. Visit www.Sling.com.
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About Campus Insiders
Campus Insiders, a Silver Chalice Ventures network, is the
premier online destination and leading content source for college
sports fans. Campus Insiders features high-quality content,
including live studio shows, video-on-demand (VOD), live games and
more, available on multiple platforms and distribution points. For
more information, visit www.CampusInsiders.com.
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Sling TV Media
ContactLacretia Taylor,
720-514-8209lacretia@sling.comorCampus
Insiders Media ContactNatalie Jenkins,
704-941-1552njenkins@silverchalice.com
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