SLING TV® is Now Available on VIZIO SmartCast®
January 20 2022 - 8:19AM
Business Wire
150,000 on demand shows, movies and popular
channels including ESPN and Showtime available to SmartCast
Users
VIZIO today announced that SLING TV, a leading streaming service
delivering the most popular live news, sports entertainment and
kids programming, is now available on VIZIO SmartCast TVs.
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SLING TV® is Now Available on VIZIO
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Millions of SmartCast users across America can now access the
SLING app to watch the live content they love, plus over 150,000 on
demand shows and movies. With free channels like ABC News Live and
premium cable networks such as CNN, FOX News and MSNBC, SmartCast
users can stay in the know at a fraction of the price of
traditional cable subscriptions. Sports fans can tune into the
latest news, analysis and feature films for sports on ESPN, ESPN2,
TNT, and a whole lot more.
“Delivering on our commitment to provide endless entertainment
options and enhanced consumer experiences, we are delighted to
provide SmartCast users with access to premium channels like ESPN
and Showtime as well as live sports, news and entertainment through
the SLING TV streaming app,” said Katherine Pond, Vice President of
Business Development at VIZIO.
“With home screen access on VIZIO SmartCast, we are able to
deliver our premier service to millions of users across America,”
said Seth Van Sickel, SVP Product and Operations, SLING TV. “SLING
continues to be the most convenient way to watch the shows you love
when you want, where you want, and on your terms across a wide
breadth of device options.”
SLING joins a list of fan-favorite streaming services like Apple
TV+, Discovery+, Disney+, HBOMax, Hulu, Netflix, Peacock and Prime
Video already available on VIZIO SmartCast. VIZIO SmartCast also
includes support for Apple AirPlay 2 & Chromecast built-in,
allowing viewers to stream, control, and share content from their
phone, tablet, or laptop directly onto the big screen. VIZIO is
continuously enhancing the SmartCast platform with new features and
content, so users have endless entertainment options.
For a limited time, SmartCast users can check out SLING for
three days at no cost. For more information, visit sling.com and
for the latest programming and information, the blog What's on
Sling.
About VIZIO
Founded and headquartered in Orange County, California, our
mission at VIZIO Holding Corp. (NYSE: VZIO) is to deliver immersive
entertainment and compelling lifestyle enhancements that make our
products the center of the connected home. We are driving the
future of televisions through our integrated platform of
cutting-edge Smart TVs and powerful SmartCast™ operating system. We
also offer a portfolio of innovative sound bars that deliver
consumers an elevated audio experience. Our platform gives content
providers more ways to distribute their content and advertisers
more tools to target and dynamically serve ads.
For more information, visit VIZIO.com and follow VIZIO on
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
About Sling TV
Sling TV is an Emmy® Award-winning live streaming TV service
that provides more than 700 channels from today's most popular
networks across its general market, Latino and international
services. It is available on all major streaming devices, smart
televisions, tablets, game consoles, computers and smartphones.
Sling TV offers two general market streaming services, Sling Orange
and Sling Blue, that collectively feature content from Disney/ESPN,
Fox, NBC, AMC, A&E, AXS, Discovery, Scripps, Turner, Viacom,
NBA TV, NFL Network, NHL Network, Pac-12 Networks, GSN, Hallmark,
SHOWTIME, STARZ and EPIX. Sling TV offers customers access to free
content, à la carte channels and services, plus Pay-Per-View events
and movies on-demand. Sling TV provides a suite of stand-alone and
add-on Spanish-language services and packages tailored to
English-dominant, bilingual and Spanish-dominant U.S. households.
Sling TV is the leading U.S. provider of foreign-language
programming, with more than 400 channels in 27 languages.
Additionally, Sling TV offers a variety of local channel solutions
through the AirTV brand, which provides products and services that
simplify the modern over-the-air (OTA) entertainment experience.
Visit sling.com and AirTV.net for more information. Sling TV L.L.C.
and AirTV L.L.C. are wholly owned subsidiaries of DISH Network
Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH).
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Press Contact for VIZIO: Melissa Hourigan Fabric Media
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Press Contact for Sling TV: Shayna Silverman
shayna.silverman@sling.com
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