If you’re a big sports fan, this new packagefrom DirecTVmay be thesports bundleyou’ve been waiting for, and it’s arriving just in time for the NFL’s playoff season.
DirecTV has announceda new skinny bundle calledMySports, which costs $70 per month and features 40 sports and broadcast channels. The bundle will be available in 24 metro areas, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Houston. A full list of available markets is available onDirecTV’s website. DirecTV is planning to expand MySports into other markets soon.
“The introduction of MySports from DIRECTV delivers consumers greater choice, flexibility, and control to select the type of content they want to watch at the right value,” said Bill Morrow, CEO of DirecTV, in apress release. “This is the first of several genre-based options we plan to launch over the coming months on our path towards a brighter TV future for consumers.”
This brand new streaming service has over 70 live channels and is 100% free
DirecTV is coming for Tubi and PlutoTV by launching MyFree DirecTV, a free service offering more than 70 FAST channels.
What will be available on MySports?
Football, baseball, hockey and more
The MySports bundle offered by DirecTV includes the ESPN and Fox Sports Networks, the Golf Channel, TBS, TNT, TruTB, USA Network, and networks from the NHL, NFL, NBA and MLB. A complete list of available channels can be found onDirecTV’s website. Local ABC, Fox, and NBC stations are available in select markets only. CBS channels are currently not available in the bundle.
DirecTV says, “additional networks, local stations and ESPN+, will be included in MySports at no extra cost in the near future” and that customers will also have access toMyFree DirecTVad-supported sports channels.
Venu Sports shut down before it had a chance to launch
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have called off its plans to launch the sports streaming platform Venu.
