DirecTV has launched its over the top cord cutting service, DirecTV Now, enabling the ability to watch live TV over your internet service without the need for a cable set top box. This has the making of the catalyst needed to finally spur more people to cut the cord. A potential disrupter.
What makes it different from the other services, and a potential disrupter, is not the ability to watch TV on multiple devices including internet ready televisions, laptops, tablets, phones and computers... other services such as Hulu also do. The disruptive feature is AT&T's vast infrastructure that allows them to offer a zero limit on wireless data when it is used for watching DirectV Now programming.
In other words, the wireless data you use on your phone is free; it does not count towards your usage plan when the data is used for watching DirecTV Now
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AppleTV, Google’s Chromecast, Amazon’s FireTV, and most web browsers. As part of the launch, the company will give a free AppleTV if you sign up for 3 months; one month will give you a FireTV stick. Roku support is planned for next year.
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| Channel | DirecTV Now | Sling Package | Vue Package |
|---|---|---|---|
| A&E | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | No |
| ABC | Yes/VoD | Broadcast extra | Yes/VoD |
| AMC | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | Access |
| American Heroes | Go Big | No | Elite |
| Animal Planet | Live a Little | No | Access |
| Audience | Live a Little | No | No |
| AXS TV | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | No |
| Baby TV | No | Kids extra | No |
| BBC America | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | Access |
| BBC World News | Go Big | News extra | Elite |
| beIN Sports | No | Sports extra | Core |
| BET | Live a Little | Blue (Orange lifestyle extra) | No |
| Bloomberg TV | Live a Little | Base | No |
| Boomerang | Gotta Have It | Kids extra | Elite |
| Bravo | Live a Little | Blue | Access |
| BTN | Just Right | No | Core |
| Campus Insiders | No | Sports extra | No |
| Cartoon Network/Adult Swim | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | Access |
| CBS | No | No | Yes/VoD |
| Centric | Go Big | No | No |
| Cheddar | No | Orange, Blue | No |
| Chiller | Gotta Have It | No | Elite |
| Cinemax | PREMIUM ($5/month) | PREMIUM | No |
| Cloo | Gotta Have It | No | Elite |
| CMT | Live a Little | Comedy extra | No |
| CNBC | Live a Little | News extra Blue | Access |
| CNBC World | Just Right | No | Elite |
| CNN | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | Access |
| Comedy Central | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | No |
| Comedy.TV | Just Right | No | No |
| Cooking Channel | Just Right | Lifestyle extra | Elite |
| CSPAN | Live a Little | No | No |
| Destination America | Go Big | No | Access |
| Discovery Channel | Live a Little | No | Access |
| Discovery Family | Go Big | No | Access |
| Discovery Life | Go Big | No | Elite |
| Disney Channel | Live a Little | Orange | Access |
| Disney Junior | Live a Little | Kids extra Orange | Access |
| Disney XD | Live a Little | Kids extra Orange | Access |
| DIY | Go Big | Lifestyle extra | Access |
| Duck TV | No | Kids extra | No |
| E! | Live a Little | Lifestyle extra Blue | Access |
| El Rey Network | Gotta Have It | Orange, Blue | No |
| Encore | Gotta Have It | No | No |
| EPIX | No | Hollywood extra | No |
| EPIX Drive-in | No | Hollywood extra | No |
| EPIX Hits | No | Hollywood extra | PREMIUM, Elite |
| EPIX2 | No | Hollywood extra | No |
| ESPN | Live a Little | Orange | Access |
| ESPN 2 | Live a Little | Orange | Access |
| ESPN Bases Loaded | No | Sports extra Orange | No |
| ESPN Buzzer Beater | No | Sports extra Orange | No |
| ESPN Deportes | No | Spanish TV extra Orange | Elite |
| ESPN Goal Line | No | Sports extra Orange | No |
| ESPNEWS | Just Right | Sports extra Orange | Core |
| ESPNU | Just Right | Sports extra Orange | Core |
| Esquire | No | No | Access |
| Euro News | No | World News Extra | No |
| Flama | No | Orange, Blue | No |
| Food Network | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | Access |
| Fox | Yes/VoD | Blue | Yes/VoD |
| Fox Business | Live a Little | No | Access |
| Fox College Sports Atlantic | No | No | Elite |
| Fox College Sports Central | No | No | Elite |
| Fox College Sports Pacific | No | No | Elite |
| Fox News | Live a Little | No | Access |
| Fox Sports 1 | Live a Little | Blue | Access |
| Fox Sports 2 | Go Big | Blue | Access |
| Fox Sports Prime Ticket | Just Right | No | No |
| France 24 | No | World News Extra | No |
| Freeform | Live a Little | Orange | Access |
| Fuse | Just Right | No | No |
| Fusion | Just Right | World News Extra | Elite |
| FX | Live a Little | Blue | Access |
| FXM | Go Big | No | Elite |
| FXX | Live a Little | Blue | Access |
| FYI | Go Big | Lifestyle extra | No |
| Galavision | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | No |
| Golf Channel | Go Big | Sports extra Blue | Core |
| GSN | Just Right | Comedy extra | No |
| Hallmark | Live a Little | Lifestyle extra | No |
| Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | No | LIfestyle extra | No |
| HBO | PREMIUM ($5/month) | PREMIUM | PREMIUM, Ultra |
| HDNet Movies | No | Hollywood extra | No |
| HGTV | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | Access |
| Hi-Yah | No | No | Elite |
| History | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | No |
| HLN | Live a Little | News extra | Access |
| IFC | Just Right | Orange, Blue | Core |
| Impact | No | No | Elite |
| Investigation Discovery | Live a Little | No | Access |
| JusticeCentral.TV | Just Right | No | No |
| Lifetime | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | No |
| LMN | Just Right | Lifestyle extra | No |
| Local Now | No | Orange, Blue | No |
| LOGO | Go Big | Comedy extra | No |
| Longhorn Network | Just Right | No | No |
| Machinima | No | No | Elite |
| Maker | No | Orange, Blue | No |
| MGM-HD | No | No | Elite |
| MLB Network | Just Right | No | No |
| Motors TV | No | Sports extra | No |
| MSNBC | Live a Little | News extra Blue | Access |
| MTV | Live a Little | Comedy extra | No |
| MTV Classic | Go Big | No | No |
| MTV2 | Live a Little | Comedy extra | No |
| Nat Geo Wild | Go Big | Blue | Elite |
| National Geographic | Live a Little | Blue | Access |
| NBA TV | Go Big | Sports extra | Core |
| NBC | Yes/VoD | Blue | Yes/VoD |
| NBC Sports Network | Just Right | Blue | Access |
| NDTV 24/7 | No | World News Extra | No |
| News 18 India | No | World News Extra | No |
| Newsy | No | Orange, Blue | No |
| NFL Network | No | Blue | Core |
| NFL Red Zone | No | Sports extra (Blue) | PREMIUM (Core and up) |
| NHL Network | Go Big | Sports extra | No |
| Nick Jr. | Live a Little | Blue | No |
| Nickelodeon | Live a Little | No | No |
| Nicktoons | Live a Little | Kids Extra Blue | No |
| ONE World Sports | No | No | Elite |
| Outdoor Channel | No | No | No |
| Outside Television | No | Sports extra | Elite |
| OWN | Just Right | No | Access |
| Oxygen | Just Right | Lifestyle extra Blue | Access |
| Palladia | No | No | Elite |
| Poker Central | No | No | Elite |
| Polaris | No | Orange, Blue | Elite |
| POP | No | No | Access |
| Revolt | Go Big | No | No |
| RFD TV | Live a Little | No | No |
| Russia Today | No | World News Extra | No |
| Science | Just Right | No | Access |
| SEC Network | Just Right | Sports extra Orange | Core |
| Showtime | No | No | PREMIUM, Elite |
| Spike | Live a Little | Comedy extra | No |
| Sprout | Go Big | No | Elite |
| Starz | Gotta Have It | PREMIUM | No |
| Sundance TV | Go Big | Hollywood extra | Core |
| Syfy | Live a Little | Blue | Access |
| TBS | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | Access |
| TCM | Live a Little | Hollywood extra | Core |
| Teen Knick | Live a Little | Kids extra Blue | Elite |
| Telemundo | Live a Little | No | No |
| Tennis Channel | Go Big | No | No |
| The Weather Channel | Live a Little | No | No |
| TLC | Live a Little | No | Access |
| TNT | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | Access |
| Travel Channel | Just Right | Orange, Blue | Access |
| truTV | Live a Little | Blue (Orange comedy extra) | Access |
| TV Land | Live a Little | Comedy extra | No |
| TVG | Go Big | No | No |
| Universal HD | No | No | Elite |
| Univision | Live a Little | Blue (Orange Broadcast extra) | No |
| Univision Deportes | Gotta Have It | Sports extra | No |
| Univision Mas | Just Right | Blue (Orange Broadcast Extra) | No |
| USA Network | Live a Little | Blue | Access |
| Velocity HD | Live a Little | No | Elite |
| VH1 | Live a Little | Lifestyle extra | No |
| VH1 Classic | No | No | Elite |
| Vibrant TV | No | Lifestyle extra | No |
| Viceland | Live a Little | Orange, Blue | No |
| WE tv | Live a Little | Lifestyle extra | Access |
| WeatherNation | Live a Little | No | No |