Sling TV Launches on Apple TV
June 13 2016 - 03:14PM
Business Wire
- Featuring today’s best live and
on-demand content, Sling TV debuts new user interface on Apple
TV
- Select Viacom networks now live on
Sling TV
Today from the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC),
Sling TV announced the debut of its live and on-demand Internet TV
service on Apple TV. The over-the-top provider’s suite of services,
including its single-stream, beta multi-stream, Sling Latino and
Sling International offerings, are available to Sling TV customers
once they download the app from the App Store on fourth-generation
Apple TV.
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Sling TV is now available on Apple TV
(4th generation) delivering a live, linear and on-demand
multichannel pay-TV service all within a single app. (Photo:
Business Wire)
“Delivering the best TV experience for our viewers means being
on the devices people want to use — Apple TV is our most requested
platform, and we’re excited to finally bring Sling TV to Apple TV
today," said Roger Lynch, CEO of Sling TV. “Incorporating Apple TV
innovations like touch with the Siri Remote will enable Sling TV’s
new UI to deliver the highly polished experience Apple fans have
come to expect.”
Sling TV on Apple TV
Sling TV lets Apple TV users watch the best live and on-demand
content, including some of the most popular sporting events,
breaking news, TV series, movies and more, starting at $20 per
month.
New Sling TV customers have access to an exclusive offer to
purchase a 32GB Apple TV for $89 when they pre-pay for three months
of Sling TV’s single-stream service or beta multi-stream service.
New users can sign up for Sling TV and take advantage of the Apple
TV offer by
visiting https://www.sling.com/devices/appletv.
New content-centric user interface
Also debuting today on Apple TV is Sling TV’s new user interface
(UI). The updated UI offers a more customizable and personalized
viewing experience and improves content discovery of the thousands
of hours of programming available on Sling TV.
In the first phase of the new UI roll-out, Sling TV customers
gain access to a new personalization feature called “My TV,” which
allows customers to select their favorite channels, resume watching
where they left off on select programs and set favorite shows and
movies for easy, one-click access. Additionally, the new UI
includes enhanced content discovery, improved navigation and the
ability to easily access content based on genres.
Sling TV programming updates
Sling TV also launched 12 Viacom channels across its beta
multi-stream and single-stream services, including Comedy Central,
BET, Spike, MTV, Nick Jr. and many others. For a full list of new
channels added to the service today, visit blog.sling.com.
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 on-demand
programming. It is available on televisions, tablets, computers,
smartphones and other streaming devices. Sling TV offers two
streaming services, which collectively include programming content
from Disney/ESPN (single-stream service only), Fox (multi-stream
service only), NBC (multi-stream service only), HBO®, AMC, A&E,
Turner, Scripps, Viacom, EPIX and Univision. Additionally, Sling
Latino offers a suite of standalone and add-on Spanish-language
programming packages tailored to English-dominant, bilingual and
Spanish-dominant U.S. households. Sling International currently
provides more than 250 channels in 20 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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Sling TVCandace Dean, 303-723-2985candace@sling.com
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