Broadcasters want to “control destiny” with new group
The goal of the Coalition for Local News is to change federal regulations, so streaming services are required to negotiate carriage deals with broadcasters directly.
Sling TV is an Internet-based streaming cable TV alternative owned by satellite TV company Dish Network. The company offers a handful of cable television channels delivered over the Internet, starting at $40 a month.
Sling TV also offers more than 300 free streaming content channels through the Sling Freestream brand.
The goal of the Coalition for Local News is to change federal regulations, so streaming services are required to negotiate carriage deals with broadcasters directly.
Dish Network’s free, ad-supported streaming service Sling Freestream launched seven new channels this week, including four from the Estrella Media brand.
The milestone was reached this week after the Dish Network-backed service added three new channels.
Dish and DirecTV have tried to merge several times over the last few decades, with those discussions falling apart each time.
There are plenty of cheap and free ways to stream the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat during the 2023 NBA Finals without cable.
The affirmation comes weeks after a Dish spokesperson said a “limited number” of employee records were compromised.
The new streams include three from FilmRise and several Spanish-language channels.
Sling Freestream is adding six new channels and hundreds of Spanish-language television shows from Canela.TV.
The six new channels bring the total number of linear content streams to over 370 on Sling Freestream.
The new free streams include two channels from FilmRise, and adds to Sling Freestream’s growing list of over 340 linear content channels.