DirecTV MySports pricing and availability announced

DirecTV brings together a collection of sports channels, targeting people who want to watch live sports without paying for a massive TV package.

DirecTV MySports launched on Tuesday and will initially include 40 sports and broadcast channels covering 24 metro areas, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and the San Francisco Bay Area. MySports packages are typically priced at $69.99 per month. Customers who sign up for a plan online before February 28, 2025, are eligible to receive MySports for $49.99 per month for the first three months. The company also offers a five-day free trial of DirecTV MySports.

MySports is priced well below DirecTV's Entertainment and Sports Pack entry-level streaming package, which typically costs $101.98 per month. Just days after the service launched, Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced the cancellation of the companies' joint venture Venu Sports, which had planned to offer a sports-focused streaming bundle for $42.99 per month. .

DirecTV acquired distribution rights to the MySports channel through agreements with media companies including Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery Channel and NBCUniversal. The package also includes networks for every major U.S. sports league (NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB) as well as major college conferences. Currently, the package does not include Paramount Universal's CBS; DirecTV is in talks to include the broadcaster.

DirecTV said the launch of MySports will be followed by more genre options in 2025, including packages for kids and family programming as well as entertainment networks. Last September, DirecTV mentioned launching a genre-based rating plan when it signed a new deal with Disney.

“The launch of MySports by DirecTV gives consumers more choice, flexibility and control, allowing them to choose 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 to help us create a brighter TV future for consumers.”

National sports channels available through DirecTV MySports include: ACC Network, Big Ten Network, DirecTV 4K Live, DirecTV 4K Live 2, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNNews, 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 will initially include ABC, Fox and any local stations owned and operated by NBC. Other networks, local stations and ESPN+ will be included in MySports “for free in the near future,” according to DirecTV.

DirecTV provides more details about MySports, including initial launch markets, at this link .

Starting this week, users in 24 major metropolitan areas including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and the Bay Area (Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose) will be able to watch local ABC, Fox and NBC stations. Houston, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, Gainesville, FL, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Orlando, Phoenix, Seattle, Tampa, Miami, Boston, New Haven, CT, and San Diego Customers in the area will receive at least some local ABC, NBC or Fox stations (in cities where the network has local stations). Users in other markets will get their local stations when affiliates opt in.

Users can stream MySports through the DirecTV mobile app and on platforms such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV. The service will also include game time notifications and unlimited cloud-based DVR.

Additionally, as with all DirecTV plans, MySports customers also have access to 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.