Sling TV now costs $40 a month, the fourth price hike in five years
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Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you're paying Dish to stream live TV channels over the internet, prepare for a higher bill yet again: the company's Sling TV streaming service is raising prices by $5 a month for the fourth time in five years. Sling Orange and Sling Blue pay TV packages will now cost $40 a month each - up from $35 previously - and you'll pay $55 for the package with both Orange and Blue.
Existing subscribers should see the price increases on the first bill they get after December 3rd; new customers will have to pay the higher rate starting today.
In an official blog post, Sling TV president Gary Schanman blamed the rising cost of programming for the latest price hike, without offering further explanation. We'd probably put money on Disney having...