What’s available in Sling TV’s add-on packs? Which should you choose?
What’s available in Sling TV’s add-on packs? Which should you choose?
Sling customers can add several additional channels to their base package with one of any of the streamer’s add-on packs!
Sling TV is one of the most versatile live TV streaming services available. It allows you to start small, with channel packages of around 40 networks each that cost $46 per month (as of Dec. 20), and then continue to build from there until you have the perfect plan for you without having to pay for extra networks you’d never watch. Its Orange channel package carries ESPN, while the Blue plan offers Fox News and MSNBC, FS1, and even local channels like ABC and NBC in some areas.
If those base plans don’t offer quite enough, but you’re not ready to step up to a service like DIRECTV STREAM or Hulu + Live TV for more than $80 per month, check out the add-on packs that Sling TV offers below!
Which add-ons and extras does Sling TV provide?
Sports Extra
This is a great add-on for sports lovers, and it features different channels based on which base package you choose. Whether you’re a fan of college or professional games, you’ll love the Sports Extra pack for $11 per month on top of your base package.
Sling Blue
Sling Orange
- beIN Sports
- ACC Network
- ACC Network Extra
- ESPNU
- ESPNews
- SEC Network
- SEC Network+
- MLB Network
- MLB Network Strike Zone
- Tennis Channel
- NBA TV
- NHL Network
Entertainment Extra
Sling already comes with a good selection of top entertainment channels, but this pack will bring you 10+ additional channels for only $6 per month. It includes CMT, FETV, GSN, LOGO, MTV, Paramount Network, Revolt, truTV, and TV Land, as well as Laff and Aspire.
Keep in mind, if you choose Sling Blue, truTV will be included as part of your base subscription.
Kids Extra
This add-on pack is fantastic for families with kids, adding a great selection of channels packed with cartoons, educational titles for toddlers, and even options for teens. It costs $6 per month, and its channels include BabyTV Boomerang, Nicktoons, and TeenNick. It also offers Disney Junior and Disney XD, but only for Sling Orange package owners.
News Extra
If you need to keep track of what’s going on around the world, this is the add-on for you. It features two business news channels in CNBC and Fox Business Network for Sling Blue customers, as well as NDTV 24x7 (Blue only). Sling Orange customers get HLN, and both plans can access NewsNation, NewsMaxTV, the Science Channel, BBC World News, CGTN, Law & Crime Trial Network, and News18 with this pack. Like many other Sling add-ons, it costs only $6 per month.
Lifestyle Extra
One more Sling add-on that will only cost you $6 per month, and for that price you’ll get a host of some of the best lifestyle networks available. Channels in this pack include Cooking Channel, FYI, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Family, Hallmark Mystery, Lifetime Movie Network, and VH1, and WE TV. The Oxygen True Crime channel is also available for Sling Blue customers.
Hollywood Extra
For $6 additional per month, you can add a huge lineup of movie channels to your account at a highly reasonable rate. FXX and FXM are available to Sling Blue customers, but all viewers get Bounce, Grit, HDNet Movies, Heroes & Icons, REELZ, Start TV, Sundance TV, and Turner Classic Movies with this package.
Heartland Extra
Finally, viewers who want the very best from the American heartland should grab the Heartland Extra add-on for $6 per month. It carries Nat Geo Wild, World Fishing Network, Sportsman Channel, the American Heroes Channel, the Outdoor Channel, Destination America, RFD-TV, The Cowboy Channel, PixL, Great American Country Family, Great American Country Living, INSP, and Pursuit.
Which premium streamers can you add to Sling TV?
If you want to bundle on-demand streamers with your Sling TV account and keep all the bills in one place, there are several great ones you can add on for an additional subscription fee. Check out a list of the most popular below!
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Acorn TV
Acorn TV is an excellent choice for viewing television programming (and the occasional film) produced outside the United States, primarily content from the United Kingdom. The service also creates original content and has a library of hundreds of TV shows. Of particular note are their award-winning mysteries and dramas. Popular hits include “Happy Valley,” “Line of Duty,” “Murdoch Mysteries,” “MIdsomer Murders,” and “Poldark.”
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ALLBLK
ALLBLK a video streaming service that focuses on modern Black TV and film with a long list of new originals, exclusives, independent features, popular network TV, nostalgic Black cinema, stage plays, and lots more. There are about 200+ titles in total.
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AMC+
AMC+ is a premium streaming bundle that includes the best from AMC, BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV, Shudder, Sundance Now, and IFC Films Unlimited containing original, award-winning series, popular movies, festival favorites, plus horror, sci-fi, true crime, and thrillers. You can subscribe to AMC+ for $4.99 / month or save with the annual plan for $59.88 / year.
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BET+
BET+ is an online streaming service from BET Networks, launched as a joint venture with Tyler Perry Studios. As one of the largest online subscription video-on-demand services focused on the Black audience and lovers of Black culture, BET+ features more than 1,000 hours of premium content including new, exclusive programming, iconic TV series, movie favorites, as well as documentaries, and specials from BET Networks. BET+ offers original programming from Tyler Perry, including his plays, series, and box office hits.
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Curiosity Stream
Curiosity Stream is a subscription streaming service that offers 1,800+ documentaries and series on science, space, technology, nature, history, health, and more. The service was created by the Discovery Channel founder, John Hendricks, in 2015.
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discovery+
discovery+ is a video streaming service that offers more than 70,000 episodes of 2,500+ current and classic shows from several popular TV brands including Discovery, Investigation Discovery, HGTV, TLC, Food Network, A&E, Lifetime, and History.
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Hallmark+
Hallmark+ is a cable-free subscription service that offers thousands of hours of Hallmark’s signature feel-good programming in the form of movies and ongoing series. Nearly all media found on the service is exclusive to the Hallmark brand, created either specifically for Hallmark+, or pulled from another source such as Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Mystery, or Hallmark Family. The service can be added as a channel to Prime Video.
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MGM+ App
MGM+ is a video streaming service that features original TV shows like the Emmy-winner “Godfather of Harlem,” the romantic adventure “Billy the Kid,” the contemporary sci-fi horror thriller “FROM,” and dramas “Rogue Heroes” and “Belgravia.” The service also has a library of Hollywood movies. This same service was previously called EPIX NOW.
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Paramount Plus
Paramount+ is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 40,000+ TV show episodes from BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and more. Get free access with a Walmart+ subscription.
Paramount+ includes “1883,” “Tulsa King,” “Star Trek: Discovery,” “SpongeBob SquarePants,” and “PAW Patrol.” Subscribers can watch the NFL, college football, The Masters, college basketball, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa, Serie A, and NWSL. The service also offers the option to watch your live CBS affiliate. The upgraded ad-free package includes premium movies and shows from Showtime.
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STARZ
STARZ offers a subscription video streaming service that gives access to content on the STARZ channel without the need of a cable subscription. With your subscription, you’ll get access to 7,500+ films and episodes, including all of their current originals like “Outlander,” The Serpent Queen,” “BMF,” and “Power.”
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ViX Premium
ViX Premium is a video streaming service focusing on Spanish-language content. Users will see 100+ TV channels, thousands of movies, TV series and soap operas, soccer leagues, and 24/7 news. Users can choose an ad-free plan, which has 40,000 hours of content, featuring originals and library content from Univision and Televisa’s pool of programming. ViX Premium includes 7,000 hours of live sports, including Liga MX and UEFA Champions League soccer.
