Sling TV has already gained 250,000 subscribers since launch earlier this year

Sling TV is Dish Network’s attempt at snagging customers that don’t want to deal with monthly cable bills and subscriptions, and since it launched earlier this year, it’s done fairly well. Since release, it’s bolstered its channel offerings by including the likes of HBO and AMC, plus it gives non-cable subscribers a way to watch some sports without going through a company like Comcast or DirecTV.

The latest subscriber numbers for Sling TV indicate that roughly a quarter of a million people are currently signed up for the service, up from 100,000 earlier this year in March. 250k subscribers definitely isn’t in the same ballpark as Netflix’s 41 million, but for a service that’s less than six months old, it’s not bad at all.

At just 20 bucks a month, Sling TV offers a fantastic way to watch live television over the internet on computers, smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices, all without the hassle of a cable bill. Cord-cutting has been a hot topic in the media industry recently, with many households ditching cable altogether alongside a younger generation never starting up a cable subscription in the first place. It’s still a little too early to tell if Sling TV will end up as a serious threat to services like Netflix, but it looks promising.

Have you had any experience with Sling TV yet?

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