Sling TV drops its one-day cable passes

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Verge

What happened

Dish-owned Sling TV will no longer be offering its Sling Pass feature that allowed people to buy a single day of cable TV programming at a time, as reported by The Desk.

Key facts

  • Reported by The Verge and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:00:20 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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