Everything You Need to Know About DIRECTV in 2026 — Pricing, Plans, Features & More
Once known as a satellite company, DIRECTV has quietly evolved into one of the most flexible live TV streaming options for cord cutters in 2026. The platforms lets you start small with its 100% free, ad-supported streaming service, MyFree DIRECTV, that gives you access to dozens of live FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channels and on-demand content. Enjoy limitless hours of content at no cost, with no credit card or contract needed. Just create a free account with your email and start watching instantly on the DIRECTV app.
The free lineup spans news, entertainment, movies, lifestyle, sports, niche channels, and continues to grow with new networks (including crime, cooking, documentaries, and even NBA FAST content). It’s a great way to catch curated TV, and explore the DIRECTV ecosystem before upgrading to a paid package, or simply enjoy free channel variety without a bill.
However, if you’re looking for locals, major sports, regional sports networks, premium channels, and a true cable-replacement experience, that’s where DIRECTV’s paid streaming packages come in. Below is everything you need to know about DIRECTV’s streaming plans, add-ons, and upgrades in 2026, including pricing, highlights, and who each option is best for.
Which Devices Do I Need to Watch?
You can watch your favorite content via DIRECTV on the most popular streaming devices:
DIRECTV’s Own Hardware
Amazon
Fire TV (2nd gen or newer)
Fire TV Stick (2nd gen or newer)
Fire TV Edition Smart TVs (2nd gen or newer)
Fire TV Cube
Fire TV models using Vega OS 1.1+
Fire TV Stick 4K Select (2025)
Fire Tablets (2018+ running Fire OS 6+)
Android / Google
Android phones & tablets running Android 13+
Android TV & Google TV devices running Android 13+
Chromecast (OS 1.56+)
Chromecast with Google TV (HD/4K) build UTTC.250917+
Google TV Streamer (4K) build UTTK.250729+
Chrome browser version 143+
Apple
Apple TV running tvOS 18+
iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch running iOS 18+
Safari browser version 26+ (recommended)
Apple Vision Pro running visionOS 26+
LG
LG Smart TVs (2021+ with webOS 6.0+)
Microsoft
Microsoft Edge browser version 143+
Peloton
Peloton Bike
Peloton Bike+
Peloton Row
Peloton Tread
Peloton Tread+
Roku
Roku devices capable of upgrading to the latest Roku OS
Samsung
Samsung Smart TVs (2017+ running version 3+)
VIZIO
VIZIO Smart TVs (2017+ models)
What Channels Are Available on DIRECTV?
DIRECTV includes local channels ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox, and NBC as part of a channel lineup of over 340 channels, including:
20/20
50 Cent Action Channel
ABC News Live
ABC Localish
A&E
ACC Digital Network
ACC Network
AccuWeather
Alien Nation
Always Funny
Always Funny: Pranks & Fails
AMC
American Crimes
American Heroes Channel
America’s Test Kitchen
Anger Management
Animal Planet
Antena 3
Are We There Yet
Aspire
Ax Men
Atres Cine
Atres Series
AXS TV
BabyFirst HD
BabyTV
Bandamax
BBC America
BBC News
Beach Day
beIN SPORTS XTRA
BET
BET Her
Big Ten Network
Big 12
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
Bloomberg TV
Boomerang
Bob Ross
BOUNCE TV
Bravo
Bravo Vault
Buzzr
Canal 22 Internacional
Caracol TV
Cartoon Network East
CBS Sports Network
Centroamérica TV
Cheddar News
Cine Estelar
Cine Mexicano
Cine Nostalgia
Cinelatino
Cinema Dinamita
Cinemáx
Cinemax Action
Cinemax Classics
Cinemax East
Cinemax Hits
CleoTV
CMT
CNBC
CNBC World
CNN
CNN En Español
CNNi
Cold Case Files
Comedy Central
Comedy TV
Comedy Dynamics
Confess by Nosey
Cooking Channel
Cosmic Frontiers
Court TV
Cozi TV
Crime 360
C‑SPAN
C‑SPAN2
Curiosity Now
Dance Moms by Lifetime
DangerTV
Daystar
Daystar Español
Deal Zone
Declassified
De PelÍcula
De PelÍcula Clásico
Destination America
DIRECTV 4K Live 21
Discovery
Discovery En Español
Discovery Familia
Discovery Family Channel
Discovery Life
Disney Channel East
Disney Junior
Disney XD
Documentary+
Dog Whisperer
Dove TV
DraftKings
Drool
Duck Dynasty
E! Keeping Up
Earth Touch
EarthX
EBONY TV
Ecuavisa Internacional
El Rey Rebel
Enlace
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPN Deportes
ESPNEWS
ESPN8: The Ocho
ESPNU
Estrella News
Estrella TV
EWTN Español
FailArmy
Family Feud (Steve Harvey)
Family Handyman
Family Movie Classics (FMC)
FanDuel TV
Fight Network
Food Network
FOROtv
FOX Business Network
FOX Deportes
FOX News Channel
FOX Soul
FS1
FS2
FOX Weather
Freeform
FUEL TV
Fuse
FX Movie Channel
FXX
fyi
Galavisión
Game Show Network
GET
GolfPass
GOLF Channel
GolTV
GoTraveler
Great American Adventures
Great American Family
GRIT
Gusto TV
Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Mystery
HBO Comedy East HD
HBO Drama East HD
HBO East
HBO Hits East
HBO Movies East HD
HBO Latino
HerSphere
Heroes & Icons (H&I)
HGTV
Channel, The
History En Español
History & Warfare
HITN TV
HLN
Hogar de HGTV
¡HOLA! TV
Horror by Alter
HSN
Ice Road Truckers
IFC
INFAST
Investigation Discovery
INWONDER
ION East HD
Jamie Oliver
Jewelry TV
Joel Osteen
Justice Central
Let’s Make a Deal
Lifetime
LMN
Logo HD
LooLooKids
Love Nature
MagellanTV Wildest
Magnolia Network
MeatEater
MEGA TV
Meganoticias
MeTV
MeTV Toons
Military Heroes
Million Dollar Listing Vault
MLB Network
Modern Marvels
MotorTrend
Movie Favorites by Lifetime
MovieSphere
MSNOW
MTV
MTV2
MTV Classic
Multimedios
Mythbusters
Nat Geo Mundo
Nat Geo WILD
National Geographic Channel
NBA TV
NBC Sports Now
Newsmax
NewsNation
NFL Network
NHL Network
Nick Jr.
Nickelodeon East
Nicktoons
Nosey
NTN24
Nuestra Tele
Nuestra Vision
ONCE MEXICO
Outdoor Channel
Ovation
OWN
Oxygen True Crime
Oxygen True Crime Archives
Paramount Network
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME EAST
Pasiones
PBS Kids
Perú Mágico
Pickleball TV
Players TV
PokerGO
Pop TV
PowerNation
Pureflix TV
Pursuit Channel
QVC
QVC2
QVC3
RACER Network
Racing America
Real Housewives Vault
Recipe TV
REELZ
Revolt
RFD‑TV
Rig TV
RVTV
Say Yes To The Dress
Science
Scientology Network
Scripps News
SEC Network
Shop LC
ShortsTV
SHO x BET
East
SHOWTIME EXTREME®
SHOWTIME Family Zone
SHOWTIME Next
SHOWTIME Showcase
Smithsonian Channel
SNL Vault
Somos Novelas
Sony Cine
Speedvision
SportsGrid
Sportsman Channel
Stadium Stream
Start TV
STARZ
STARZ Cinema East HD
STARZ Comedy East HD
STARZ Edge East HD
STARZ ENCORE Action
STARZ ENCORE Black
STARZ ENCORE Classic
STARZ ENCORE East
STARZ ENCORE Family
STARZ ENCORE Suspense
STARZ ENCORE West
STARZ ENCORE Westerns
STARZ In Black East HD
STARZ Kids & Family
SundanceTV
Supermarket Sweep
Surf Cinema
SUR Perú
Swerve Combat
Syfy
Tastemade
Tastemade Home
Tastemade Travel
TBS
TC Internacional
TCM
TeenNick
TeleCentro
Telefe
Telemundo (Este)2
Tennis Channel HD
Tennis Channel 2
The Design Network
The First
TheGrio
The Jim Rome Show
The Pet Collective
The Price is Right: Drew Carey
The Price is Right: The Barker Era, Jamie Oliver
Three Stooges
Tiny House Nation
TLC
TNA
TNT
Top Chef Vault
Torque by History
Total Crime
Tr3s
Travel Channel
Tribeca Festival +
True Crime Now
truTV
TUDN
TV Chile
TV Globo
TV Land
TV One (HD only)
TVE
TyC Sports
UniMás
UNIVERSO
Univision (Este)
Univision tlnovelas
UnXplained Zone
UPTV
USA Network
VePlus
VH1
VICE
Videorola
Vme
WAPA América
Waypoint TV
WE tv
Weather Channel
Willow Sports
WNBA on ION 515
Women’s Sports Network
Yahoo Finance
Yu‑Gi‑Oh!
ZooMoo
Arirang TV
CTS
EBS
Film24h
Globo
HONVIETV
KBS America
LifeS
MBC
MBN
S Channel
SBS
SBS Plus
SBTN
TAN TV
Tviet Network
VGN TV
Vien Thao TV
Vietface TV
VIETV
MLB Strike Zone
Next Level Sports
NFL RedZone
Tennis Channel
Willow HD
Willow 2
Crime & Investigation
Hallmark Family
HDNet Movies
INSP
MTV Live
Sony Movies
MGM+
MGM+ Hits
MGM+ MARQUEE
Altitude Sports
Chicago Sports Network
FanDuel Sports Cincinnati
FanDuel Sports Detroit
FanDuel Sports Florida
FanDuel Sports Midwest
FanDuel Sports North
FanDuel Sports Ohio
FanDuel Sports Oklahoma
FanDuel Sports SoCal
FanDuel Sports South
FanDuel Sports Southeast
FanDuel Sports Southwest
FanDuel Sports Sun
FanDuel Sports West
FanDuel Sports Wisconsin
Marquee Sports Network
MASN
Monumental Sports Network
MSG
MSG Sportsnet
NBC Sports Bay Area
NBC Sports Boston
NBC Sports California
NESN
ROOT SPORTS Northwest
SNY
Space City Home Network
Spectrum SportsNet
Spectrum SportsNet LA
SportsNet Pittsburgh
*Channels may vary based on location and package (check channel lineup for more details)
What Plans Does DIRECTV Offer?
As one of the most complete live TV streaming services on the market, DIRECTV offers two different types of streaming packages: the traditional Streaming Packages and the Genre Pack skinny bundles. Both packages offer plans that have something for everyone. Standard features include a 5-day free trial, unlimited DVR storage for up to 9 months, unlimited screens on your home network, and up to 3 streams outside of your home network.
DIRECTV’s Multiview (Mix Channels) lets you watch up to four live TV channels simultaneously on one screen. Ideal for sports fans, breaking news, or busy households, Multiview features curated mixes like Sports, League Sports, and News. which groups popular channels so you can follow more without constantly flipping. It’s available with DIRECTV’s Signature packages and select Genre Packs on supported devices.
Here’s a breakdown of each one and what you get with it.
DIRECTV Streaming Packages
Entertainment Plan
Price: $89.99 per month
Channels: 90+
DVR space: Unlimited
Free trial: 5 days
The Entertainment plan has a broad, crowd-pleasing live-TV bundle (90+ channels), great for households that want a familiar “cable” channel mix without a contract. Stream locals where available and news, lifestyle, basic sports, and big cable staples like CNN, HGTV, FOX News, ESPN, Disney Channel, and TNT. Plus, it includes access to exclusive content and other streaming favorites on ESPN Unlimited.
Choice Package
The Choice package is the best pick for sports fans and variety seekers, with more channels (125+), including access to the top Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) and national mainstays like ACC Network, Big Ten Network, MLB Network, NBA TV, SEC Network, Bally Sports RSNs, NBC Sports RSNs (except NBC Sports Philadelphia), YES Network, MSG, and more. The package builds on the Entertainment plan with the best regional coverage.
Ultimate Package
The Ultimate package is a step up for a heavier channel slate (160+), featuring movies, more lifestyle and niche networks, and extra sports/new content. Ideal for families who want lots of live options, including CBS Sports Network, Discovery Family, FX Movie Channel, STARZ Encore, NHL Network, and more.
Premier Package
Price: $164.99 per month
Channels: 185+
DVR space: Unlimited
Free trial: 5 days
The Premier package is the most comprehensive DIRECTV streaming package with the largest live-channel lineup (185+) and premium channels such as HBO Max, Cinemax, Showtime, and Starz. Stream over 65,000 on-demand titles. The plan includes 2 months of Movies Extra Pack + Peacock Premium, and the first 3 months of MGM+ for free.
Optimo Mas Package
Price: $74.99 per month
Channels: 110+
DVR space: Unlimited
Free trial: 5 days
The Optimo Mas package is the Spanish-language package from DIRECTV. It combines channels that carry entertainment and sports in English and Spanish to create a unique lineup of 100+ channels, the Disney+, Hulu Bundle and ESPN Unlimited for no additional charge.
DIRECTV Genre Packs
DIRECTV’s Genre Packs are modular (mix + match) skinny bundles that feature genre-specific programming, so you’re not paying for the channels you won’t watch.
MyEntertainment — 60+ channels — $34.99/mo. (Special: $29.99/mo. for first 2 months)
A TV-first pack for hit shows and lifestyle programming; pairs well with any base plan if you want more general-entertainment channels without upgrading to a Streaming package. Plus, it includes a subscription to HBO Max Basic with Ads and the Disney+, Hulu bundle for no additional charge.
MySports — 20+ channels — $69.99/mo.
The sports mini-universe: ESPN, FS1, TNT, NFL Network, and more. If you care about national sports coverage, this pack is the straight-to-the-point add-on. It includes ESPN Unlimited for no additional charge. If you need local RSNs, you can add the MyHome Team mini-pack for $19.99/mo.
MiEspañol — 60+ channels — $34.99/mo.
Spanish-language pack with ViX Premium, Univision, Telemundo, TUDN, and ESPN Deportes, that’s built for Spanish-language viewers who want a robust standalone lineup. Includes a subscription to ViX Premium with ads.
MyKids — 10+ channels — $19.99/mo.
Kid-friendly channels (Disney+, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon-ish options), making it a good low-cost add for families with young kids. Plus, thousands of hours of content on Disney+ is included in the package.
MyNews — 10+ channels — $39.99/mo (Special: $34.99/mo. for first 2 months)
All the headline networks, including CNBC, FOX, CNN, and MSNOW, are packaged for news junkies who want nonstop coverage without upgrading their main plan.
MySports Extra — +8 channels (mini-pack) — $12.99/mo.
Small but punchy sports boost (MAVTV, MotorTrend, NFL RedZone, Strike Zone) that layers onto MySports for true die-hard coverage.
MyCinema — +9 channels (mini-pack) — $9.99/mo. (Special: 2 months free / then normal price)
Movie channels and film networks to bulk up your movie nights with a short-term free trial included.
MyHome Team — local RSNs — $19.99/mo. (mini-pack)
Adds the regional sports networks in your market when you also have MySports. Great for fans who follow a local pro team. Availability and channel list depend on ZIP; check before you buy.
What Add-on & Features Are Available With DIRECTV?
Like other popular streaming services, DIRECTV subscribers can customize and personalize their lineup with numerous premium add-ons. To optimize your entertainment, you can choose from the following available add-ons:
Available Add-ons
Netflix — Standard (with ads): $7.99/mo.; Standard (no ads): $17.99/mo.; Premium (4K): $24.99/mo.
Apple TV+ —$12.99/mo.
Peacock Premium — $10.99/mo.
Prime Video — $8.99/mo.
Pandora — free 90-day trial, then paid tiers via Pandora (Gemini device required).
AMC+ — $9.99/mo.
discovery+ — $5.99/mo. (includes a $2/month DIRECTV discount)
Acorn TV — $8.99/mo.
ALLBLK — $6.99/mo.
A&E Crime Central — $5.99/mo.
BET+ — $10.99/mo.
CuriosityStream — $4.99/mo.
DOGTV — $4.99/mo. (1st month free)
Fox Nation — $8.99/mo.
Hallmark+ — $7.99/mo.
HISTORY Vault — $5.99/mo.
Lifetime Movie Club — $4.99/mo.
UP Faith & Family — $5.99/mo.
Movies Extra Pack (+ Peacock Premium combo) — $9.99/mo. via DIRECTV
HBO Max — First two months free then $18.49/mo.
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME (Paramount+ Premium) — 50% off for the first 3 months ($6.49/mo.), then $12.99/mo.
STARZ — 50% off the first three months ($5.49/mo.), then $10.99/mo.
CINEMAX — 50% off the first three months ($5.50/mo.), then $11/mo.
MGM+ — $0.99/mo. for 3 months then $7.99/mo.
Switch to DIRECTV and Start Streaming Today
DIRECTV gives you flexibility that most live TV services still can’t match in 2026. You can start free with MyFree DIRECTV, then upgrade only if and when you want locals, live sports, regional sports networks, and premium channels, all without a long-term contract.
With multiple streaming packages, customizable add-ons, and frequent promotions, DIRECTV lets you build a TV lineup that actually fits how you watch. If you’re looking for a true cable replacement with modern streaming convenience, or just want to test the waters before committing, DIRECTV is one of the easiest, smartest services to try right now.
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