DirecTV MySports Pricing, Availability Announced
DirecTV has rolled together a meager bundle of sports channels, aimed at people who want to watch live sports without paying for a wide TV package.
DirecTV MySports launches Tuesday and will initially include 40 sports and broadcast channels and will be available in 24 metro areas, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and the San Francisco Bay Area. The MySports package normally costs $69.99 per month. Customers who sign up for the package online before February 28, 2025 will be eligible for MySports for $49.99 per month for the first three months. The company is also offering a five-day free trial of DirecTV MySports.
MySports is priced well below DirecTV’s entry-level streaming package Entertainment and Sports Pack, which regularly costs $101.98 per month. The service launches just days after Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery announced they would be dropping Venu Sports, the companies’ joint venture that planned to offer a sports-focused streaming bundle for $42.99 per month.
DirecTV secured the distribution rights for the MySports channels through agreements with media companies including Disney, Fox Corp., Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal. The package also includes networks from each of the major US sports leagues – NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB – and major collegiate conferences. Currently, the package does not include Paramount Global’s CBS; DirecTV is in talks to add the broadcaster to the mix.
DirecTV said the launch of MySports in 2025 will be followed by additional genre options with packages focused on programming and entertainment networks for kids and families. DirecTV reported plans to roll out genre-based levels when it struck a new deal with Disney last September.
“The introduction of DirecTV’s MySports gives consumers more choice, flexibility and control to select the type of content they want to watch at the right price,” said Bill Morrow, CEO of DirecTV. “This is the first of several genre-based options we plan to launch in the coming months as we build a brighter TV future for consumers.”
National sports channels available through DirecTV MySports at launch include: ACC Network, Big Ten Network, DirecTV 4K Live, DirecTV 4K Live 2, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, Golf Channel, MLB Network, NBA TV, NFL Network, NHL Network, SEC Network, TBS, TNT, TruTV and USA Network. Broadcast channels initially include all local stations owned and operated by ABC, Fox and NBC. Additional networks, local channels and ESPN+ will be included in MySports at no additional cost in the near future, DirecTV said.
DirecTV has more details about MySports at this linkincluding initial launch markets.
Those in 24 major metro regions, such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and the San Francisco Bay Area (Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose), will have access to local ABC, Fox and NBC stations starting this week. Customers in metropolitan areas including Houston, Dallas, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, Gainesville, Florida, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Orlando, Phoenix, Seattle, Tampa, Miami, Boston, New Haven, Conn. and San Diego will receive at least some of their local ABC, NBC, or Fox stations (in cities where the network owns the local station). Those in other markets will get their local channels if affiliates sign up.
Users can stream MySports through the DirecTV mobile app and through platforms such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV. The service also includes game time notifications and unlimited cloud-based DVR.
Additionally, as with all DirecTV packages, MySports customers also have access to the MyFree DirecTV ad-supported sports channels including ACC Digital Network, Big 12, Fight Network, Fuel TV, Origin Sports, Pickleball TV, Players TV, Sports Grid , Stadium Stream, Surfer TV, Swerve Combat, T2, The Jim Rome Show, TNA, Torque by History, Waypoint TV and Women’s Sports Network.
