Sling TV says bienvenue to French TV
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Michelle Clancy
| 30 January 2017

Aiming to have a touch of je ne sais quoi that makes it stand out from rivals, Sling TV has debuted two French TV packages for US streamers.

The French Bouquet pack is designed for viewers who want a wide variety of channels spanning news, lifestyle, films, kids, sports and general entertainment. At $15 per month it contains 34 French and English language channels including TV5MONDE Info, TV5MONDE Cinema on Demand, TV5MONDE Style, France 24, TiVi5MONDE, beIN SPORTS (which carries Ligue 1), Euronews, Eurochannel, Trace Urban, Trace Sport Stars and more.

By contrast, the Français Extra pack is designed for viewers who want to supplement the English-language Best of Live TV packages (Sling Orange, Sling Blue or Sling Orange + Blue) with French programming. At $5 per month, it contains four channels including TV5MONDE Cinema on Demand, France 24, TiVi5MONDE and Trace Urban.

“Rather than just offer a one-size-fits-all French package, we created two options so that consumers can select the one that best fits their viewing needs and preferences,” explained Izabela Slowikowska, vice president of international programming. She added: “Continuing to expand the channels and packages available to fans of international content continues to be a priority for Sling TV ... Bonne séance télé!”

The launch of the French packages marks the fourth European programming group offered on Sling TV, after German, Italian and Polish. It’s also the 21st language represented on Sling TV overall.