Since launch CBS was the only major broadcast network DIRECTV NOW did not have a deal with. Well that all changed today with a deal to add CBS owned locals and The CW, Pop, CBS Sports Network. You can also get Showtime as an add-on for just $8 a month.
Update: CBS and The CW will be available on all DIRECTV NOW packages. Pop will be included starting on “Just Right” and CBS Sports Network starting on “Go Big.”
“This is another key milestone in bringing DIRECTV NOW users access to their favorite entertainment, news and sports from all of the major broadcast networks,” said Daniel York, senior executive vice president and chief content officer – AT&T Entertainment Group. “As we add more live national and local channels, we know even more people will choose DIRECTV NOW as their go-to streaming service.”
As part of the agreement, DIRECTV NOW customers will also have access to live local coverage on nearly 25 live local CBS and The CW stations. Initially, local CBS stations will be available in:
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Philadelphia
- Dallas – Ft. Worth
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
- Boston
- Detroit
- Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
- Denver
- Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA
- Pittsburgh
- Baltimore
DIRECTV NOW also announced plans to add at least 30 additional ABC, Fox, and NBC Affiliates this fall bringing the total number of live locals to over 170. DIRECTV NOW also added more ABC affiliates today.
Here is a full list of all locals on DIRECTV NOW before today:
Anchorage, AK: FOX | Juneau, AK: FOX | |
Atlanta, GA: ABC, FOX | Kansas City, MO: ABC, FOX, NBC | |
Austin, TX: ABC, FOX | Las Vegas NV: ABC | |
Baltimore, MD: ABC | Los Angeles, CA: ABC, FOX, NBC, My13 | |
Bangor, ME: FOX | Miami-Ft Lauderdale FL: ABC, FOX, NBC | |
Biloxi-Gulfport, MS: FOX | Milwaukee, WI: ABC, FOX, NBC | |
Boston, MA: ABC (WCVB), ABC (WMUR), NBC | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN: ABC, FOX, My29 | |
Charlotte, NC: ABC, FOX, myTV12 | New York, NY: ABC, FOX, NBC, My9 | |
Chicago, IL: ABC, FOX, NBC, My50 | Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL: ABC, FOX, My65 | |
Cincinnati, OH: ABC | Philadelphia: ABC, FOX, NBC | |
Cleveland, OH: ABC, FOX | Phoenix, AZ: ABC, FOX, My45 | |
Columbus, OH: ABC | Pittsburgh, PA: ABC, NBC | |
Columbus-Tupelo, MS: FOX | Portland, OR: ABC | |
Dallas – Fort Worth: ABC, FOX, NBC, My27 | Raleigh-Durham, NC: ABC | |
Denver, CO: ABC, FOX | Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA: ABC, FOX | |
Detroit, MI: ABC, FOX | Salt Lake City, UT: FOX, NBC | |
Eugene, OR: FOX | San Antonio, TX: ABC | |
Fresno-Visalia CA: ABC | San Diego, CA: ABC, FOX, NBC | |
Gainesville, FL: FOX | San Francisco – Oakland – San Jose, CA: ABC, FOX, NBC, KTVU Plus | |
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo, MI: FOX | Seattle-Tacoma, WA: ABC, FOX | |
Greensboro-Winston-Salem, NC: FOX | Springfield, MO: FOX | |
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC-Asheville, NC: ABC | St. Louis, MO: ABC, FOX | |
Harrisburg-Lancaster, PA: FOX | Tampa-St Petersburg, FL: ABC (WFTS), ABC (WWSB), FOX | |
Hartford-New Haven, CT: FOX, NBC | Washington, DC (Hagerstown, MD): ABC, FOX, NBC, My20DC | |
Houston: ABC, FOX, My20 | West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL: ABC, NBC | |
Indianapolis, IN: ABC, FOX |
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