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If you’re looking to expand your home theater and have landed yourself some savings with any of the best TV deals going on right now, you’re going to need a way to access some great content. Any of the best live TV streaming services will do, but Sling TV in particular stands out if you also have some savings in mind. Sling is a popular option amongst cord cutters, as its interface is reminiscent of cable and satellite and it has a wide variety of channels available. So whether you prefer to kick back with some movies, some sports, or anything else, Sling TV has both channel access and some of the best streaming deals to offer. We’ve rounded up all of the best Sling TV deals below, and if you need an affordable way to access Sling there are a ton of Samsung TV deals, LG TV deals, Vizio TV deals, Sony TV deals, and TCL TV deals out there right now.

Today’s best Sling TV deals

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Sling TV is one of the more affordable ways to stream live TV online because it allows you to customize what kind of content you’re paying for. Sling offers two base subscription packages, Orange and Blue. Sling Orange is focused on sports and family entertainment, while Sling Blue is primarily focused on news and general entertainment. You can also buy a subscription to both Orange and Blue. Other packages are available that add channels not available through either base plan. Unfortunately there is no Sling TV free trial happening right now.

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How much does Sling TV cost?

Sling TV’s Orange package regularly costs $40 per month, and its Blue package offers several more channels and comes in at $45 per month. However, you can save on each with the deals mentioned above. You can also combine Sling Orange and Sling Blue for $60 per month, and savings on that is listed above as well.

Should you find that a specific channel or group of channels isn’t part of Sling Orange or Sling Blue, you can purchase add-ons and extra channel packages. For instance, News Extra is $6 per month and adds BBC Worldwide, NewsMax, News Nation and others. The $6 Lifestyle Extra adds channels like VH1 and Hallmark. There are also Sports, Entertainment, Kids, Hollywood and Heartland extras. Sports is $11 per month and the others are $6 per month.

What can you watch on Sling TV?

Sling TV has basically every cable channel you can think of. Here is a full breakdown of what you can watch on the standard Orange and Blue packages.

  • Channels in both Sling Orange and Sling Blue: A&E, AMC, AXS TV, BBC America, BET, Bloomberg Television, CHARGE!, CNN, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, Comet, Food Network, Fuse, HGTV, History Channel, IFC, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, Local Now, MGM+ Drive-In, Nick Jr., QVC, TB, TNT, Travel Channel and Vice.
  • Channels only on Sling TV Orange: Disney Channel, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, Freeform and MotorTrend.
  • Channels only on Sling TV Blue: Bravo, Discovery Channel, E!, FOX Sports 1, FX, Fox News, HLN, MSNBC, NFL Network, National Geographic, SYFY, TLC, USA and TruTV.
Andrew Morrisey
Andrew Morrisey
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