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Sling TV gains customers, keeps starting price at $20 for now

Its Sling TV service also ranks among the top 10 most popular cord-cutting video services, according to market researcher Parks Associates. It puts the company ahead of direct rivals such as AT&T’s DirecTV Now service, which AT&T said had 1.46 million subscribers at the end of March.

From the article "Sling TV gains customers, keeps starting price at $20 for now" by Tamara Chuang.

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