Sling TV drops its one-day cable passes
Dish-owned Sling TV is ending Sling Pass, a feature that let customers buy temporary access to cable television programming. The service, introduced last year, offered one-day, weekend and week-long options, according to The Verge, which attributed the report to The Desk. The supplied report does not state when the change takes effect.
Dish-owned Sling TV will no longer offer its Sling Pass feature, according to The Verge, which reported the change based on information from The Desk. Sling Pass allowed customers to purchase access to cable television programming for a limited period rather than through a regular subscription.
The feature was announced last year and included three temporary-access options: a day pass, a weekend pass and a week-long pass. The supplied source does not provide prices, the number of customers who used the feature or the reason Sling TV is ending it.
The report also does not specify the date on which Sling Pass will stop being available. No replacement product, revised subscription terms or additional explanation from Sling TV is included in the supplied information.
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