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Did you know you don't actually need a cable to watch your favorite "wired" news live? You hear us - more ways than ever before can be found through DirectV every day to find comprehensive news coverage.
If you cut the wires off traditional cables, figuring out how to watch everything from nightly local coverage after prime time TV blocks to the highest national news channel can be tricky. To watch America’s most popular news channels without a cable subscription, your best bet is to opt for live TV services that include a wide range of content in its lineup.
DirecTV is one of the easiest ways to still have access to the country’s most watched “Big Three” news networks (FOX News Channel, MSNBC and CNN), as well as locally-related networks such as ABC, CBS, FOX, FOX and NBC. If you have given up on satellite dishes, luckily DirecTV has recently simplified their products, giving you two other ways to get news fixes: access your favorite device via DirectV's AppWith or use your favorite Directv Gemini device that connects to your TV via your Internet.
Here is how you can keep good information and adjust coverage with DirecTV's breakthrough stories and other major events across the country.
If someone offers a comprehensive national, international, financial and weather news network, you can watch it anytime, anywhere1is Directv. Even with the addition of smaller news channels, there are three major news networks, commonly known as the Big Three (Fox News Channel, MSNBC and CNN), which you can watch through DirectV (if you are looking for more news coverage, each of DirectV's channel lineup includes C-Span, C-Span, C-Span, C-Span2, NewsNation, NewsNation, NewsNation, TheGrio and Grio and Time).
You can register on the app, you can start streaming without hardware or contracts and watch news almost anywhere2. No long-term commitment is required, so you can stream DirectV on any device without an annual contract.
Want the ultimate TV experience? You can stream news on DirectV using a Gemini device. Gemini's sound remote allows you to quickly find your own shows and entertainment - just ask Google. Whether you are watching a broadcast news channel for CNN (such as an application like CNN (or Netflix or Max), with this device, your favorites can be easily found with the power of voice, and you can find and access them from a single homepage.3
However, one thing that many live TV streaming platforms don’t offer is local news. However, with DirecTV, you can access more coverage related to your specific area, including all local news stations like ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC (which still depends on which membership stations are available in your area). The most important4.
No matter where you get news, there are a lot of packages available to get the channels you need without logging in to anything more than you need. DirecTV now also offers standalone streaming content products or genre packages for subscribers to choose from. You just need to register any separate type package, mix and match your favorite genre, or even add mini packages.
One of the new type packages is Mynews (US and Global News), which offers a bunch of NBC, Fox, Newsmax, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. And use unlimited cloud DVR storage5 DirectV comes with you, and you can record all your favorite news shows and market segments at any time.
If you are looking for a more comprehensive package, this is the best way you can get in your entertainment and News, as well as on-demand movies and shows (DirectV calls its signature package).
Entertainment packages are DirectV’s most affordable plan, and it still offers you the “Big Three” news network of Fox News News Channel, MSNBC and CNN. You can also watch new local channels wherever you are available and get unlimited cloud DVR recording. This package costs $84.99/mo. 24 months tax and fees.
($94.99/mo. W/optional $10/mo. Gemini rental fee) Cancellation at any time.
Choice is DirecTV's most popular package, which includes entertainment channels as well as professional news channels such as VICE, CHEDDAR NEWS, THE WEAKEN CHANNEL and CNBC World. You can get a 24-month + tax and fees option package for $89.99/mo.
($117.98/mo. W/REQ'D area exercise fee up to $17.99/mo. Cancel anytime.
The Ultimate Package includes everything you choose, as well as sports, movie channels and more international news channels such as BBC News and more. The final price is $119.99/mo. In the first 24 months + taxes and fees.
($147.98/mo. W/REQ'D area sports fee up to $17.99/mo. Cancel anytime.
The Prime Minister's package includes content provided by Ultimate, as well as advanced networks such as Max, Paramount+, and Showtime, Starz and Cinemax. Price is $164.99/mo. 24 months, plus taxes and fees.
($192.98/mo. W/REQ'D area sports fee up to $17.99/mo.
Newly approved residential clients. The service is updated monthly unless you cancel. Cancel anytime. ADD'L fees may apply to non-qualified customers. Equipment is subject to equipment rental AGMT. If equipped, you can pay. No return. Credit card req'd. Limitations apply.