Sling TV announced a much-anticipated pair of new channels to its TV streaming lineup. The company has added the NFL Network and NFL RedZone to its offerings; Sling Blue customers will automatically receive the NFL Network, and those who want NFL RedZone can pay an extra $5 per month for the add-on "Sports Extra" package.

Those who have Sling Blue pay $25 per month, and there's no doubt that adding the NFL Network as standard in that lineup will make some existing customers very happy (and likely entice new customers). In addition to watching on Sling TV, the press release says that customers will also have access to NFL content on Watch NFL Network through NFL.com and the NFL app.

During the regular season, the NFL Network on Sling TV will show exclusive Thursday Night Football games; other shows including NFL GameDay Morning, A Football Life, TIMELINE; and a new weekday morning show called Good Morning Football. NFL RedZone jumps around each game all Sunday afternoon, showing each touchdown and every important play so fans don't miss a thing.

The news comes as a relief for cord-cutting sports fans, since a contract dispute led to Sling TV's owner Dish to drop the NFL Network in June. With the dispute now settled, the channel has reappeared on Dish and Sling TV customers will be able to reap the benefits immediately as well. Last month, Sling TV's competitor Playstation Vue announced it would also show the NFL Network and NFL RedZone as part of its streaming packages, but there's no word yet on how much Playstation Vue will charge for those channels.