What's Happening With Your Channels?

We apologize as we know this seems sudden. We are also surprised. We believed that we were on track for a new deal until Disney walked away from conversations late Friday night (09/30/22). We offered Disney a contract extension to keep working towards an agreement and avoid any interruption to your service. They refused this offer. We are very disappointed but continue to fervently advocate for you as we speak. Sling will continue to fight to get you the lowest and fairest price for TV.

They are expecting us and our customers to pay nearly a billion dollars more for the same channels you are enjoying today. These are terms that the Sling team finds unacceptable.

Unfortunately, disputes between streaming providers and channel owners are not uncommon within the industry. All providers face disputes with channel owners. In fact, just last year there were over 200 channel blackouts across the industry. That is why switching your pay-TV provider is not the answer. Switching gives channel owners validation of what they are demanding and encourages them to raise rates. That ultimately drives up the cost for everyone. Sticking with DISH tells channel owners that they need to be reasonable and fair.

In order to be able to provide you with your programming, we must have agreements in place with channel owners. Sometimes these channel owners try to force us into unreasonable contract terms - such as excessive rate increases that we cannot agree to. At Sling, we constantly work to bring you streaming at a great value.

Sling must have agreements with owners of every channel that we provide and every contract expires at varying times. We're happy to say that we have agreements with hundreds of channel owners which allow you to watch your favorite programming uninterrupted. Unfortunately, there are instances when the programmers use removal of your programming as a negotiation tactic while we work toward a new agreement.