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PlayStation Vue gets price cut plus ABC, ESPN

Mike Snider
USA TODAY
Showtime's standalone video service is coming to Sony's PlayStation Vue TV service.

Sony's PlayStation Vue online video service is getting a price cut and a content upgrade, gaining ABC, ESPN and channels from Disney.

But you still need to reside in the streaming TV service's limited list of cities in which it is available so far: Chicago, Dallas, Miami, L.A., New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

PlayStation Vue, which Sony launched 11 months ago for PlayStation 4 and PS3, has a new basic monthly rate of $39.99, a $10 price cut. That package includes more than 60 channels. Packages with more than 75 channels ($44.99) and 100 channels ($54.99) also have a $10 lower monthly subscription cost.

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Local ABC stations will be added today to Vue's current live broadcasts from local affiliates for CBS, Fox, NBC and Telemundo for subscribers in New York, L.A., Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco. On-demand ABC programming expected to be announced at a later date for the other two cities (Dallas and Miami) in which PlayStation Vue is currently available.

Also added to the $39.99 package today are ESPN and ESPN 2, as well as Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD and Freeform. New on the $44.99 package: ESPNU, ESPNEWS and SEC Network. New on the $54.99 package: Fusion.

The service's robust pay-TV offering currently includes channels such as Comedy Central, CNBC, Discovery Channel, FX, Fox Business and Fox News Channel, USA Network, Food Network, Nickelodeon, TBS and USA. Higher-priced tiers add channels such as IFC, Palladia, Sundance and regional sports networks.

Amazon devices can be used to subscribe to PlayStation Vue and users can stream content inside and outside the home across multiple devices including Amazon Fire TV, Google Chromecast, iPhones and iPads.

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