Sling TV price hike if it’s official — here’s how much more you’ll pay

On November 28, 2024By Littum

It would be nice if we could make it through a month without another top streaming service raising the price. The latest is Sling TV, which has announced a $6 monthly price increase. This comes after the company raised the price by $5 in March 2023, so we should at least go more than a year without paying more for Sling.

Here’s how much Sling will set you back after the price hike:

New sling price

Sling blue: $46 (up from $40)
Sling orange: $46 (up from $40)
Sling orange and blue: $61 (up from $55)

Each of the three plans offers different sets of channels, with the combo plan offering all the available channels. You get 35 channels with the Orange subscription, 43 for Blue and 68 for the Orange and Blue combination plan.

If you compare the price of Sling’s combo plan with the competition, it’s still cheaper. For example, YouTube TV charges $73 for its Live TV offering, although it comes with more channels, with the current offering over 100. Hulu’s Live TV offering starts at $83 if you want Hulu with ads, but it offers over 90 channels.

When you look at the price, Sling TV is still a pretty fair deal compared to the other options on the market, as long as it offers the channels you want to watch on one of the plans.

Sling wrote about the price increase on its website and offered some justification for the hike.

“These increases are industry-wide – other leading streaming providers have had increases throughout 2024,” the company said. “Despite this, Sling remains the most affordable option, offering more than twenty dollars less per month compared to other providers.”