Sling TV Adds RetroCrush FAST Channel From Cinedigm

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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14 Cinedigm channels now available on virtual MVPD

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Some of the anime content coming to Sling TV on RetroCrush. (Image credit: RetroCrush)

Cinedigm said its RetroCrush free ad-supported streaming TV channel has been added to the lineup of Dish Network’s virtual multichannel video programming distributor Sling TV.

Sling TV now carries 14 of Cinedigm’s streaming channels. 

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“The expansion of our partnership with Sling TV embraces Cinedigm’s mission to bring its channels to the widest enthusiast audiences possible,” John Stack, senior director of Cinedigm business development, said. “In turn, Sling will provide the opportunity for a passionate fan base to immerse itself in best-in-breed classic anime content it won’t find elsewhere with the addition of RetroCrush.”

RetroCrush is dedicated to the Golden Age of anime. The RetroCrush line-up currently includes more than 100 series and 40 features.

The other Cinedigm channels on Sling TV are Bloody Disgusting, The Bob Ross Channel, Comedy Dynamics, Real Madrid TV, Dove Channel, CONtv, Docurama, The Only Way Is Essex, MyTime TV, The Elvis Presley Channel, So … Real, Film Detective and Lonestar. ■

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.