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Old 12-02-2020, 09:02 AM
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Default DISH owns Sling

Dish owns sling (slingbox is the apparatus that allows for the transfer of the program). Once a stand alone device, it is now built in to their Hopper receivers. Their AirTV Player and other devices. Sling is their streaming service (much like DirecTV Now)

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Originally Posted by John_W View Post
I heard last year that Dish lost a lot of customers because of Game of Thrones. Apparently they have the same problem with HBO that they have with ABC, but for a lot longer time. I heard they're having financial problems. Unlike Blockbuster who waited too long and let Netflix take over their customer base, Dish started streaming with Sling Box. I believe with Sling Box you can those channels that Dish satellite cannot get right now.