DirecTV launches MySports streaming bundle with dwell NFL, NBA, and MLB video games

DirecTV is launching MySports, a sports-focused streaming package deal providing entry to dwell NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL video games throughout greater than 40 channels, together with ESPN, Fox Sports activities, TNT Sports activities, and USA Community, together with native ABC, Fox, and NBC stations. The service will value $69.99 per thirty days and is offered to stream from DirecTV’s app on cell and sensible TV platforms — no satellite tv for pc TV subscription required.

DirecTV payments MySports as a less expensive different to rivals like YouTube TV, which begins at $82.99 per thirty days, and Fubo, which prices $79.99 / month and up.

Regardless of providing entry to dozens of channels, MySports continues to be working so as to add native CBS content material. Vince Torres, DirecTV’s chief advertising and marketing officer, informed Bloomberg the corporate is in “early discussions” with the community a couple of potential deal. MySports ought to assist repair the fractured sports activities streaming panorama, which presently scatters dwell NFL, NBA, and MLB video games throughout completely different companies like Prime Video, Netflix, Peacock, Apple TV Plus, and Paramount Plus.

To start out, a beta model of MySports will solely be obtainable in 24 metro areas, together with New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas-Ft. Value, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, and others. The MySports app is supported by a number of sensible TV platforms like Roku, Amazon Fireplace, and Apple TV, and in addition presents limitless DVR. DirecTV says it is going to add further networks, native stations, and ESPN Plus to MySports at a later date for “no further value.”

Together with this sports activities streaming package deal, DirecTV plans to launch comparable streamlined bundles quickly. “That is the primary of a number of genre-based choices we plan to launch over the approaching months on our path in direction of a brighter TV future for shoppers.” DirecTV CEO Invoice Morrow mentioned within the press launch.