Sling TV today announced its live and on-demand Internet TV service will be available on Apple TV. Sling TV, which previously required a Roku Player, Xbox One, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV or Android TV set-top box will finally bring its $20/month live TV service to the last remaining major streaming player — Apple TV (2015) model.
Sling TV’s live stream channels for $20/month include:
- ESPN
- ESPN2
- AMC
- CNN
- HGTV
- Comedy Central
- Cartoon Network
- HISTORY
- Disney Channel
- TNT
- Food Network
- TBS
- Freeform
- Adult Swim
- IFC
- A&E
- El Rey
- Viceland
- Lifetime
- Travel Channel
- Newsy
- Bloomberg Television
- Local Now
- Polaris+
- Maker
- Flama
- Galavisión
If you drop ESPN, ESPN2, and Disney Channel then these 36 channels are available for $20/month:
- FOX
- Fox RSNs
- AMC
- FX
- CNN
- HGTV
- Comedy Central
- Cartoon Network
- HISTORY
- TNT
- Food Network
- FOX Sports 1
- FOX Sports 2
- TBS
- FXX
- Adult Swim
- Nick Jr.
- IFC
- A&E
- El Rey
- Viceland
- truTV
- Lifetime
- Travel Channel
- BET
- National Geographic
- Nat Geo Wild
- Newsy
- Bloomberg Television
- Local Now
- Univision
- UniMás
- Polaris+
- Maker
- Flama
- Galavisión
Premium channels can also be added on-top at these rates:
- HBO ($15)
- Cinemax ($10)
- Showtime (not available via Sling TV, but offered on App Store at $11/month)
Lastly, there are $5 add-on packs for Kids, Lifestyle, Comedy, News, Spanish and Movies. In total you could pay $75/month for every channel Sling TV offers.
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.
Price and Availability
Existing Apple TV users can now sign up for Sling TV service starting at $20/month. People without an Apple TV can buy an Apple TV 32GB for just $89 (regularly $149) when you prepay 3 months of Sling TV at https://www.sling.com/devices/appletv
