Sling will add some ABC stations, roll out additional price hike
Sling TV will add live feeds of eight ABC-owned stations to its streaming service in March.
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television broadcast network owned by the Walt Disney Company. ABC operates the ABC broadcast television network, ABC Radio network, ABC News and local ABC stations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Fresno and Raleigh-Durham.
Sling TV will add live feeds of eight ABC-owned stations to its streaming service in March.
ESPN is not overly concerned with how the NFL will make up for a lost “Monday Night Football” program that was abruptly cancelled due to a player injury.
ESPN and the NFL have offered conflicting statements on the origin of a “warm up” report on Monday Night Football following a critical player injury on Monday.
The National Football League says it will not resume a postponed “Monday Night Football” game this week that was suspended following a player injury.
The NFL says the remainder of Monday Night Football between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills has been postponed.
Around 23 million viewers watched cable or broadcast news coverage of the midterm election results on Tuesday evening.
Vidgo has emerged as the cheapest way to stream ESPN and other Disney-owned channels after they were dropped from Dish Network’s Sling TV this weekend.
A Missouri-based ABC affiliate was knocked off the air over the weekend after a lightning bolt struck the station’s building.
Some customers though the service was similar to NFL Sunday Ticket, while others said they weren’t able to watch games that were part of their package.
ABC will debut a new prime-time game show this fall, while returning another celebrity-studded game show to its lineup.
Disney sees gains for its flagship streamer, ESPN Plus and Hulu, while Hulu’s Live TV product saw a dip in customers.
The NFL ended months of anticipation when it announced news broadcast and cable distribution deals that cover television rights to its football games.