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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Read about the latest sports tech news, innovations, ideas and products that impact players, fans and the sports industry at SportTechie.com.&lt;/i&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the first time, a pay-TV provider has made&amp;nbsp;ESPN3 and SEC Network Plus available in its channel guide. The company, Sling TV, is one of the many new ways people are cutting cable and using the internet to watch TV.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSubscribe to the\r\nSportTechie Newsletter\r\n\r\nSubscribe  \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\tNBA Names Partners For Betting Data, Player-Tracking Deal \r\n\tWhy Brooklyn Nets Point Guard Jeremy Lin Launched An eSports Team \r\n\tWhistle Sports Partners With NFL To Create Social Media Content \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ESPN3 and SEC Network Plus will bring Sling TV subscribers thousands of live events, including college football, college basketball, the NBA playoffs, &lt;em&gt;Monday Night Football&lt;/em&gt; and much more.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CAdding ESPN3 and SEC Network Plus into our guide means sports fans now have access to some of the most intense athletic matchups of the year in one place,\u201D Sling TV CEO Roger Lynch said in a statement. \u201CWith Sling TV, fans can sign up for our service and begin watching the game within minutes and keep up with their favorite team all season long.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Customers access Sling TV through an app, which is available on TVs, phones, tablets, gaming consoles and computers. This makes the service attainable practically anywhere at any time (as long as you have access to the internet). When it comes to college football, the company also offers access to stations like ESPN, SEC Network, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, Campus Insiders and Pac-12 Networks through their two services, Sling Orange and Sling Blue. ESPN3 was integrated into the Sling Orange service while SEC Network Plus joins Sling Orange\u2019s \u201CSports Extra\u201D add-on for another $5 per month.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The creation of Sling TV was due to DISH Network losing thousands of subscribers to the \u201Ccord-cutting\u201D trend that has gained traction in recent years.\r\n.menu-btn {\r\n        font-size: 14px;\r\n        padding: 4px 1px;\r\n        color: #fff;\r\n        background-color: #b22024;\r\n        width: 100%;\r\n        padding: 5px 8px;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .menu-btn a {\r\n        color: #fff;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .menu-btn:hover {\r\n        color: #b22024;\r\n        padding: 4px 1px;\r\n        border: 2px solid #b22024;\r\n        background-color: #fff;\r\n        text-decoration: none;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .timeline {\r\n        float: right;\r\n        margin: 0px 0px 5px 15px;\r\n        border: 1px solid #b22024;\r\n        width: 40%;\r\n        max-width: 500px;\r\n        font-size: 1.5 rem;\r\n        font-weight: 800;\r\n        background: #fff;\r\n        color: #000;\r\n        line-height: 1;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .nl-container {\r\n        border-radius: 4px;\r\n        font-weight: 700;\r\n        font-size: 1.2rem;\r\n        vertical-align: middle;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .button {\r\n        font-size: 16px;\r\n        color: #fff;\r\n        width: 125px;\r\n        background-color: #b22024;\r\n        border: 1px solid #b22024;\r\n        padding: 5px;\r\n        margin: 6px 3px\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .button a {\r\n        color: #fff;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .button:hover {\r\n        width: 125px;\r\n        background-color: #fff;\r\n        border: 1px solid #b22024;\r\n        padding: 5px;\r\n        margin: 6px 3px\r\n    }\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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