Observed Signal · Apr 8, 2026 · Platform Listing · Source: State of Streaming · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Positive
State of Streaming Adds Sling Freestream Profile
Sling Freestream is Dish Network’s free ad-supported streaming (FAST) app. The service is listed as a streaming app owned by Dish Network, headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, and founded in 2023. State of Streaming’s directory entry describes Sling Freestream as offering 400+ live TV channels and over 41,000 on-demand titles and links to the service website. The page is a company/platform directory profile with no additional coverage or analysis on the site.
Directory/company profile with factual listing details; not a substantive product announcement or industry-shifting update.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Sling Freestream is a streaming app operated by Dish Network.
- Parent company: Dish Network; HQ: Englewood, CO; Founded: 2023.
- Service described as a free ad-supported streaming service (FAST).
- Offers 400+ live TV channels and 41,000+ on-demand titles as listed.
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DistroTV: Free Ad-Supported Streaming App Profile
State of Streaming lists DistroTV as a free ad-supported live TV streaming app operated by DistroScale. DistroTV is headquartered in San Francisco and was founded in 2019. The platform offers more than 270 channels spanning news, sports, entertainment and lifestyle and is positioned as a FAST (free ad‑supported streaming TV) offering. The State of Streaming page also aggregates multiple headlines about streaming industry developments (Roku, Netflix, YouTube, FreeWheel, TiVo Ads, QVC, MLB and others), but the directory entry for DistroTV is primarily a brief company profile with a link to the DistroTV website and no extended editorial coverage on the page.
Sling — Streaming App Profile
This is a company profile page for Sling on State of Streaming. It identifies Sling as a streaming app (Ticker: ECHO) and links to the company's website. The page aggregates State of Streaming coverage about Sling, including articles that reference Sling's pay-per-day passes and legal disputes with Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery, and notes a related ebook resource, "The 2026 Advertiser's Guide to Streaming TV." The page is a publisher directory entry rather than a single news story.
State of Streaming Adds Sling TV Profile
Sling TV is presented as the original skinny-bundle streaming app in the vMVPD space, targeting cost-conscious cord-cutters who choose streaming over traditional pay TV. The publisher page lists Sling’s website, a DSP integration (amazon-dsp), and recent State of Streaming coverage including legal disputes over pay-per-day passes and analysis of subscriber growth. The page serves as a company profile and hub linking to related reporting and resources on the State of Streaming site.
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