Today, it was announced that DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM has added the Willow TV Channel to its sports pack. The Willow TV channel is dedicated to all things cricket.
Update: DIRECTV has reached out to say the channel will be going live on October 3rd.
This new channel comes just a few weeks before the start of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup that will happen in India.
Here is how Willow TV describes this Channel:
Willow is the premier broadcaster of cricket in the United States and Canada. Willow produces and distributes Willow TV, 24×7 high definition television and digital video channels dedicated to cricket. Willow is the official broadcaster of various cricket Boards, including The International Cricket Council (ICC), Cricket Australia, England Cricket Board, Cricket South Africa, Pakistan Cricket Board, Sri Lanka Cricket, Indian Premier League (IPL), Big Bash League (BBL), Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), Pakistan Super League (PSL), Caribbean Premier League (CPL), and others.
Willow TV is already available on DISH, Sling TV< Spectrum, Fios, Xfinity, Optimum, and Google Fiber.
DIRECTV earlier this month announced that it will begin introducing new features for DIRECTV customers using latest Gemini and Gemini Air devices and will be extending support to streaming players like Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and more in the near future.
Here is what DIRECTV says will start rolling out today:
- One of the big changes will include a simple left-rail menu, a new more visually appealing homepage app carousels, and shortcuts to the most popular features.
- This is part of our focus on reinvesting in a more content-forward user experience making it easier and faster to get customers to their favorite shows, news, movies and sports, whether they’re available directly from DIRECTV or through a 3rd party platform.
- These features will be available to all DIRECTV customers with the latest device, which is available to new and current customers, in early Oct.
- We’ll continue to roll out new features through the end of the year and early next.
If you subscribe to the Sports Pack add-on for DIRECTV you should now see this new channel.