Viewers receive their programming directly from the providers. It's not tunneled through Sling. Sling only provides the authorization mechanism.
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Why do so many people claim to get better picture quality and less buffering when they use native channel apps like WatchESPN then?
And, if all Sling's video does come from third parties, why do they offer app access to so few "TV Everywhere" apps? Seems like, if Sling is relying on, say, FOX, to provide a stream, they wouldn't care if you logged into a FOX app to watch.
Also, is there is a source for this? I have heard rumors that Sling does exactly what you suggest, but I've never seen any official articles about it.
It would certainly explain why I get a very weird error code on Viceland, and why most of the live channels that work seem to be Scripps Networks (although, not all of those work, and the ones that do cut in and out).