EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DIRECTV customers will have a cornucopia of programming to feast on no matter where they choose to spend the holidays this season. This month the DIRECTV Everywhere service will offer its customers even more choice and more content in a simple and intuitive experience across multiple devices.
Beginning Nov. 21, DIRECTV Everywhere is expanding its service to offer more than 30 live TV out-of-home (OOH) streaming channels, including popular channels like HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, The Movie Channel, STARZ , ENCORE, Tennis Channel and Scripps Networks. In addition, the company will now deliver a lineup of 100 live TV in-home streaming channels.
To support the DIRECTV Everywhere programming expansion, the company is also relaunching its Android tablet app to support both live and on demand programming across all screen sizes and various operating systems. This extends the DIRECTV Everywhere offering across all major devices and screen sizes.
DIRECTV is also expanding its on demand content lineup on DIRECTV.com. Now DIRECTV customers can enjoy more than 19,000 high-quality streaming titles, at no additional cost on their computers.
"We've significantly expanded DIRECTV Everywhere to meet the needs of our customers who want a seamless and consistent way to access programming they want, across as many platforms as possible, without any restrictions," said Tony Goncalves, senior vice president, Digital Entertainment Products, DIRECTV. "We were the first provider to launch an out-of-home streaming service and will continue to work with partners to give our customers even more convenience, choice and value. It is essential that we align with our programing partners to ensure we can deliver high-quality content with the immediacy consumers expect."
Out-of-home networks available through DIRECTV Everywhere include, but are not limited to:
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DIRECTV pioneered OOH live streaming with its exclusive NFL Sunday Ticket App that gives customers every minute of every game, every Sunday, live on any device; as well as its own Audience Network, which the company cleared the rights for to make the content available to stream live OOH. In addition, DIRECTV offers VOD content from more than 40 networks, which can be accessed across multiple devices.
DIRECTV will continue to evolve its DIRECTV Everywhere service with additional key functionality and foundational technology to enable a great experience for its customers. For more information on DIRECTV Everywhere please visit www.directv.com/everywhere.
About DIRECTV
DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is one of the world’s leading providers of digital television entertainment services delivering a premium video experience through state-of-the-art technology, unmatched programming and industry leading customer service to more than 37 million customers in the U.S. and Latin America. In the U.S., DIRECTV offers its over 20 million customers access to more than 190 HD channels and Dolby-Digital® 5.1 theater-quality sound, access to exclusive sports programming such as NFL SUNDAY TICKET™, Emmy-award winning technology and higher customer satisfaction than the leading cable companies for 13 years running. DIRECTV Latin America, through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, and other Latin American countries, leads the pay TV category in technology, programming and service, delivering an unrivaled digital television experience to more than 17 million customers. DIRECTV sports and entertainment properties include two Regional Sports Networks (Rocky Mountain and Pittsburgh), and minority ownership interests in Root Sports Northwest and Game Show Network. For the most up-to-date information on DIRECTV, please visit www.directv.com
