Dish Network Corp.’s Sling TV streaming service has more than 600,000 subscribers, according to people briefed on the numbers, shedding some light on consumer appetite for cheaper packages of live channels. There is increasing attention in the industry on the $20-a-month streaming service’s subscriber uptake—and that of other slimmed-down bundles of channels—because of pressures on the traditional pay-TV business. Channels such as ESPN that are carried on Sling TV have touted the service as important to powering their subscriber growth as people “cut the cord” and drop their traditional pay-TV packages or downgrade to skinnier, less-expensive bundles.
Source: Dish Network’s Sling TV Has More Than 600,000 Subscribers – WSJ