DIRECTV Adds New Police Drama Channel

By Phillip Swann
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Former editor of Satellite DIRECT magazine. Reported on DIRECTV for 30 years.

DIRECTV this week has added Start TV, a free channel that features police dramas with female leads such as Murder She Wrote, Ghost Whisperer, Elementary, Covert Affairs and Medium.

Start TV is now available to all subscribers on channel 84 on DIRECTV Satellite, DIRECTV Stream and DIRECTV Via Streaming. The channel is owned by Weigel Broadcasting, which also owns MeTV and H&I.

“Start TV joins Weigel’s flagship MeTV and our action-adventure channel H&I as the third national network to be carried on DIRECTV, building on a successful partnership that has truly been a win-win,” Neal Sabin, Weigel’s vice chairman, said in a release. “We are excited to extend Start TV’s reach, and we know that the network’s lineup of dramas featuring intelligent and powerful female leading characters will bring a unique and compelling entertainment destination to DIRECTV subscribers who are always hungry for diverse content.”

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