Sling TV Adds College Sports To Live Internet TV Offerings

Dish Network Corp.'s live and on demand Internet TV service Sling TV, said Monday it's adding to its live sports offerings. Sling TV said in a news release it will launch "Campus Insiders," which will give subscribers access to hundreds of live college sporting events, including football, basketball, baseball, volleyball and soccer from the Mountain West Conference, Patriot League, West Coast Conference and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The new offering will air college football's inaugural NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. Campus Insiders is available on all Sling TV supported devices, including Amazon.com Inc. Fire and Google Inc. Chromecast devices, as part of the $5 per month "Sports Extra" pack for subscribers of Sling TV's "Best of Live TV" package. Sling TV's $20 a month live TV package has more than 20 channels, including Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN, ABC and Disney Channel and AMC Networks Inc. . Shares of Dish are down more than 18% in the year to date, while the S&P is down 4%.