StreamingNewsSling TV drops its one-day cable passesSling Passes, which let you watch channels like ESPN and CNN without a full-month cable subscription, are no longer available.Sling Passes, which let you watch channels like ESPN and CNN without a full-month cable subscription, are no longer available.by Jay PetersOct 2, 2026, 8:00 PM UTCShareGiftIf you buy something from a link, The Verge may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeJay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.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.The feature was announced last year and offered a day pass, a weekend pass, and a week-long pass option to be able to watch channels like ESPN and CNN without a full-month cable subscription. But soon after it launched, Disney and Warner Bros.
Discovery sued Sling TV over Sling Pass, though a federal judge ruled against Disney in its request for a preliminary injunction to block the feature.“Sling was built to give our customers the ultimate control over their entertainment, and Sling Passes delivered on that promise for millions,” Sling TV says in a statement on its website. “Though Sling Passes are no longer available, we look forward to continuing to innovate and showing our customers new ways to experience the content they love.” The Desk also reports that the note was sent to customers.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jay PetersNewsStreamingMost PopularHome Assistant says ‘Big tech ruined the cloud, so we’re out’Amazon is launching colorful new Kindles — and a case with physical page-turn buttonsHP’s answer to the MacBook Neo is thinner, lighter, and comes with OLEDThe People of Utah vs. Kevin O’LearyIf a data center is camouflaged in the woods, will anyone hate it?Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad
