NFL Network and NFL RedZone Launch on Sling TV
August 10 2016 - 9:01AM
Business Wire
- NFL Network joins Sling Blue core
service; price remains $25 per month
- NFL RedZone debuts in Sling Blue’s
“Sports Extra” add-on pack
Today, Sling TV launched NFL Network and NFL RedZone on its live
and on-demand Internet TV service. All Sling Blue customers will
automatically receive NFL Network, while NFL RedZone is available
to Sling Blue customers as part of the “Sports Extra” add-on pack
for an additional $5 per month.
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“The addition of NFL Network and NFL RedZone means our NFL
coverage is available across multiple networks throughout the
season on Sling TV,” said Roger Lynch, CEO of Sling TV. “Watching
NFL action on all your devices has never been easier.”
“We are constantly looking for new ways to make our content
available to the millions of NFL fans, and Sling TV distribution
provides yet another option for accessing NFL Network and NFL
RedZone across devices,” said Hans Schroeder, Senior Vice
President, Media Strategy, Business Development & Sales for the
NFL.
During the upcoming regular season, NFL Network will deliver
exclusive Thursday Night Football games, popular shows
such as NFL GameDay Morning, A Football Life, TIMELINE,
and the new morning show, Good Morning Football, which airs
live each weekday morning from New York City.
Additionally, with NFL Network fans can watch live and delayed
coverage of the entire slate of all 64 NFL preseason games.
Highlighted by a record 16 live games, NFL Network’s preseason
schedule kicks off Thursday, August 11 at 7:30 PM ET with live
coverage of the New England Patriots hosting the New Orleans
Saints.
The NFL Network-produced NFL RedZone channel brings fans every
touchdown of every game on Sunday afternoons. Hosted by Scott
Hanson, NFL RedZone whips around every NFL game on Sunday
afternoons delivering the touchdowns and most exciting moments live
and in high definition.
Sling TV customers will also have access to both NFL Network and
NFL RedZone through Watch NFL Network this season, available on
NFL.com, the NFL app across connected TV devices, and via NFL
Mobile on Windows, iOS and Android devices.
NFL content has never been more popular across the media
landscape. According to the Nielsen Company, 199 million people
tuned into the 2015 NFL regular season representing 78 percent of
all television homes and 67 percent of potential viewers in the
U.S. NFL games accounted for the top 25 and 46 of the 50
most-watched TV shows among all programming in 2015.
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 more than 100
channels and programming content from Disney/ESPN (Sling Orange
only), Fox (Sling Blue only), NBC (Sling Blue only), HBO®, AMC,
A&E, Turner, Scripps, Viacom, EPIX and Univision. Additionally,
Sling TV 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 19 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.
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