Noted: Sling TV, the online TV service from Dish Network, had a during the NCAA’s March Madness basketball games. But not only was Monday’s final game the most watched event for the startup TV service, the Douglas County company said that on Saturday, April 2, it had the most customer sign ups in a single day.
On that same day, the four remaining college basketball teams went head to head. But to watch the game, viewers needed access to pay-TV channel TBS, which for the broadcast the live finals.
That left fans who had stopped paying for cable or satellite TV service scrambling. Viewers had to sign up for cable again or borrow a friend’s login information. Or they could use the and watch it on a phone or tablet. Or, as suggested, sign up for one of the newer Internet-based TV services like , or PlayStation Vue, which recently and starts at . Both offer a free trial and a cancel-anytime policy.
The company still won’t share how many online subscribers it has. Or how many customers canceled after the final game.
“In March, we also saw our most monthly sign ups ever, by a large margin,” a Sling TV spokesperson shared with The Denver Post. “The record-breaking data from March shows that consumers are looking to Sling TV for their live and on-demand entertainment needs.”
