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Best Sling TV deals: Save 50% off your first month and more

Sling TV is one of the most popular of the best live TV streaming services. It has a large channel lineup and a few different plans to choose from. Now is as good a time as any to consider a Sling TV subscription, particularly if you’re a sports fan. March Madness has tipped off, and if you want to watch the NCAA tournament Sling TV is a good outlet for it. Sling has access to three of the four channels March Madness is streaming on, so you can watch 46 of the 67 games in the tournament. Some of the best Sling TV deals of the year are taking place right now as well. We’ve rounded them all up, so if you’re looking for a great way to start streaming live TV online, read onward for more information on the best Sling TV deals available for new subscribers.

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. Fans of March Madness should make it a top consideration, as Sling TV has almost every March Madness game. 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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  • Sling TV Orange and Blue + Sports Extra —

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.

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