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DIRECTV Premium Sports
DIRECTV® brings sports fans the answer to their dreams. With sports subscriptions fans gain access to their favorite teams as they travel across the country. Whether you love the pros or root for the college teams DIRECTV offers subscriptions for you. With the exclusive offers, DIRECTV brings you more exciting match ups than anyone. Turn your livingroom into a stadium with the HD broadcasts on locals or special HD broadcasts such as the NFL Sunday Ticket ™ SuperFan. The choice is yours, sit on the side lines or get in the game with DIRECTV today! |
DIRECTV Sports Pak
Whatever sport is your passion, you can catch your fill of action and adventure with our Sports Pack premium service. You can include Sports Pack with your TOTAL CHOICE® or TOTAL CHOICE® PLUS base package. You'll get over 25 specialty and regional sports networks in all. Check out the lineup below.(Professional and collegiate sports subscriptions are sold separately. Blackout restrictions apply.) |
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| Regional Sports Networks included in the DIRECTV Sports Pack |
Altitude Sports & Entertainment
Comcast SportsNet (Mid-Atlantic)
Comcast SportsNet (West)
Comcast SportsNet (Chicago)
FSN ARIZONA - 649
FSN BAY AREA - 654
FSN CINCINNATI - 638
FSN DETROIT - 636
FSN FLORIDA - 634
FSN MIDWEST - 647
FSN NEW ENGLAND - 620
FSN NEW YORK - 624
FSN NORTH - 641 |
FSN NORTHWEST - 651
FSN OHIO - 637
FSN PITTSBURGH - 628
FSN ROCKY MOUNTAIN - 645
FSN SOUTH - 630
FSN SOUTHWEST - 643
FSN WEST - 652
FSN WEST 2 - 653
Madison Square Garden (MSG)
New England Sports Network
Sun Sports
YES Network |
Specialty Sports Subscriptions
DIRECTV offers specialty subscriptions with every season. Subscriptions and promotions are often available for preseason purchase. These subscriptions offer you the action of the game from the comfort of your home. You can now enjoy your team all season long! |
Sports Pak Channel Info
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ESPNU, Channel 609
This is a brand new channel offered by ESPN through DIRECTV service and will bring college games directly to you. |
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FOX Soccer, Channel 613
Fox is once again bringing you the best in sports with its FOX Soccer channel. |
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College Sports TV, Channel 610
This channel is dedicated in bringing you the best in college sports entertainment. |
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NBA TV, Channel 601
NBA TV: bringing you the most exciting match-ups the NBA has to offer. With this channel you never have to miss a game. |
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TVG: The Interactive Horse Racing Network, Channel 602
See top regular-season matchups and select playoff games during the postseason with MLS DIRECT KICK™.
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The OutDoor Channel, Channel 606
Get your daily dose of the outdoors with adventures in fishing, hunting, off-roading and more. |
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Gol tv, Channel 614
Specializing in providing you the best soccer programming available. GolTV is dedicated to the world's most popular sport. |
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Fuel, Channel 612
Actual music television. This channel focuses on bringing you the latest and greatest rock, hard rock and up and coming alternative music. |
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FOX Sports Network, Channels: 649, 654, 638, 363, 634, 647, 620, 624, 641, 651, 637, 628, 645, 630, 643, 652, 653
Regional sports programming. |
Sports Subscription Channel Info
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NFL SUNDAY TICKET™, Channels 704-717
See the largest selection of NFL games available anywhere every Sunday during the 17-week regular season. |
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NBA LEAGUE PASS, Channels 721-733
Watch the games, players and match-ups you want. You'll get up to 40 regular-season NBA games a week from outside your local network. |
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MLB EXTRA INNINGSSM, Channels 754-768
This season's Pennant Races are captivating hardball enthusiasts coast to coast. Follow your favorite teams and players with MLB EXTRA INNINGSSM. Catch up to 60 regular-season, out-of-market, MLB games each week. |
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NHL® CENTER ICE®, Channels 740-750
Don't miss this season! See action-packed hockey from outside your local network. You'll receive up to 40 regular-season games per week. |
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MLS DIRECT KICK.™, Channels 794-799
See the top regular-season match-ups and select playoff games during the postseason with MLS DIRECT KICK™.
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Barclays English Premier League, Channel 719
Catch exciting world-class soccer action with Barclays English Premier League! Tune in Saturdays and Sundays (when live matches are available) from August 14-May 14.
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ESPN GamePlan, Channels 770-779
Watch top college football teams battle every Saturday with ESPN GamePlan. Get up to 12 games each Saturday during the regular season. |
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ESPN FULL COURT, Channels 780-793
Watch up to 30 regular-season college basketball games per week from around the country with ESPN FULL COURT. |
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MEGA MARCH MADNESS®
Supplement your local sports coverage of NCAA® Division I Men's Basketball tournaments with MEGA MARCH MADNESS®. |
Blackout Restrictions
Q: How do blackouts work?
A: NATIONAL RIGHTS
If a national broadcasting service such as ABC, NBC, CBS or FOX has the national rights to broadcast an NBA, NHL® or Major League Baseball® game, customers may or may not be able to receive that game through their DIRECTV subscription(s), depending on the local market in which they live. If a service that DIRECTV carries -- such as ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS or USA Network -- has the national rights to broadcast a game, subscribers will be able to receive it through their programming package, although some of these games are also subject to blackouts. Regional sports networks do not obtain national broadcast rights to professional sports.
LOCAL RIGHT
If a local off-air broadcast channel (not ABC, NBC, CBS or FOX) or local cable system has the rights to broadcast a pro game in a certain region, customers in that area will be unable to receive that game through their DIRECTV® subscription(s). If a regional sports network that DIRECTV carries has the local rights to broadcast a game, customers within the region can receive that game through any DIRECTV® TOTAL CHOICE® or SPORTS Pack subscription, which includes customers' local regional sports network(s). Customers outside of the region will receive that game through the appropriate out-of-market pro sports subscription.
Click here to find out what your local regional sports networks are and which pro teams can be viewed on those channels.
Q: Why do blackouts exist?
A: Sports blackouts are a factor in every programming distribution service. Blackouts are determined primarily according to who has the rights to broadcast a given game in a given area, and are defined by the leagues.
DIRECTV does not arbitrarily institute game blackouts, but simply follows the restrictions set forth by the various sports leagues or by their rights holders, such as ESPN and TNT.
Q: Which sports subscriptions are subject to blackouts?
A: The following sports subscriptions are subject to blackouts:
NFL SUNDAY TICKET™
NBA LEAGUE PASS
ESPN GamePlan
MLB EXTRA INNINGS
MLS DIRECT KICK™
ESPN FULL COURT
MEGA MARCH MADNESS®
ESPN College Grand Slam
NHL® CENTER ICE®
PARA TODOS®
NFL NETWORK |
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