They said it would never happen, but it's here: Soon, you'll be able to subscribe to a streaming version of ESPN (along with a few other channels) for $20 a month, no cable subscription required.


This particular service, dubbed Sling TV and announced at CES today, comes from Dish. At launch, it will include TNT, TBS, CNN, Food Network, HGTV, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Disney, ESPN, and ESPN2. In the future, they say, they'll add other channels in the form off add-on packages for $5 each.

At launch, Sling TV will be available on the Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox One, Windows, OS X, and a LG smart TVs, with hopefully more devices coming in the future. It still contains commercials, but if all you want is sports (or 24-hour news, or cartoons), this is a much cheaper way to get them.


We don't have all the details yet, and Sling TV hasn't launched, but it's incredibly enticing already. You can read more at the link below, and keep an eye out—we'll be posting more details as the service comes closer to launch.

This is Dish's Sling TV: an internet TV service that lets you stream ESPN for $20 | The Verge