DIRECTV Launches New Genre-Based Plans: MyNews, MyEntertainment, and MiEspañol

By Phillip Swann
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DIRECTV is following up last month’s launch of a sports-specific programming package (called MySports) with the introduction today of three new genre-based plans for news, entertainment and Spanish-language channels with prices starting at $34.99 a month.

MyNews: Local and National News Channels
The news package, called MyNews and priced at $39.99 a month, includes 14 national and local channels, including:

BBC World News
CNBC
CNBC World
CNNi
Fox Business Network
i24 News
NBC
CNN
FOX News Channel
MSNBC
Newsmax

NBC is the only broadcast news network included.

MyEntertainment: Basic Cable Channels and Disney+/Hulu
The entertainment plan, called MyEntertainment and priced at $34.99 a month has 43 channels including:

A&E
American Heroes
Animal Planet
Aspire
Bounce

Bravo
CNBC
CNN
Cooking Channel
Cozi

Discovery
Destination America
Discovery Life
E!
Earthx
FETV

Food Network
Fox Business Network
Freeform
FX
FXM
FXX

Lifetime
fyi
Get TV
Game Show Network
HGTV
History Channel

HLN
Investigation Discovery
Lifetime
Magnolia Network
MSNBC

Nat Geo Wild
National Geographic
OWN
Oxygen True Crime
Science

Syfy
TLC
The Travel Channel
UPTV
Vice TV

The package also includes the Disney+ with Hulu streaming bundle with ads, DIRECTV said

MiEspanol: Spanish-Language Channels
The Spanish-language programming plan, called MiEspañol and priced at $34.99 a month, includes 64 channels such as:

CNN En Español
Discovery En Español
ESPN Deportes
FOX Deportes
SONY Cine
National Telemundo and Univision feeds
Vix+.

MySports: National Sports Networks
MySports, which was introduced on January 15, 2025 and priced at $69.99 a month, includes channels such as:

ESPN
FS1
ACC Network
Big Ten Network
DIRECTV 4K Live

DIRECTV 4K Live 2
ESPN2
ESPNews
ESPNU
Fox Sports 1

Fox Sports 2
Golf Channel
MLB Network
NBA TV
NFL Network

NHL Network
SEC Network
TBS
TNT
TruTV
USA Network

DIRECTV announced today that ESPN + is also included at no extra cost.

The four packages, which can be purchased individually as standalone plans, are available today at DIRECTVStream.com and will be added to DIRECTV.com and the lineups of streaming device companies in the coming months, DIRECTV said. You can learn more about the channel lineups at DIRECTV Stream.

DIRECTV’s Strategy: Flexibility & Value
DIRECTV is hoping that the added genre plans will attract consumers looking for more flexibility in choosing channels as well as less expensive bundles.

“At DIRECTV, we’re breaking up with the one-size-fits-all bloated cable bundles of the past by delivering new ways for consumers to enjoy the content they love at the best value,” stated Vince Torres, DIRECTV’s chief marketing officer, in a statement released today. “Our new Genre Packs and Mini-Packs provide lower-priced options, allowing customers to pick and choose what they want to watch and when they want to watch it.”

In addition to the new genre plans, DIRECTV said it will introduce two Mini-Packs for movie and sports fans.

The MyCinema Mini-Pack, which is available as an add-on for MyEntertainment, MyNews and MySports subscribers, has seven channels including Great American Family, Lifetime Movie Network, Family Movie Classic, GRIT, INSP, Shorts TV, SONY Movies, and Turner Classic Movies. The cost is $9.99 a month.

The MySports Extra Mini-Pack, which costs $12.99 a month and is available as an add-on for MySports subscribers, includes five sports channels: NFL RedZone, MotorTrend, MAVTV, Pursuit Channel and Willow TV.

DIRECTV also said it plans to launch a Mini-Pack plan called MyHomeTeam, which will include regional sports networks, by Major League Baseball’s 2025 opening day on March 27, 2025. The current MySports lineup does not include RSNs. It’s unclear which RSNs will be available in the MyHomeTeam add-on plan or what the plan’s cost will be.

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