What is included in the DIRECTV Premier package?

DIRECTV Premier is the most comprehensive TV package that is provided by DIRECTV. It comprises over 330 channels for entertainment, news, sports, movies, and many others. This is the highest tier package that offers more channels than the other packages offered by DIRECTV.

Entertainment Channels The Premier package includes more than 150 entertainment channels of popular networks: HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, Starz, Epix, and others. It offers hit shows, new movie premieres, comedy specials, concerts and others from these paid channels. Moreover, it has entertainment channels such as Hallmark, lifetime, OWN, BBC America, Sundance TV, IFC and many others. From drama series, through reality shows to indie films, the Premier package is in fact extremely diverse in terms of entertainment programming.

Sports Channels The Premier package is designed for sports lovers and it is equipped with the national sports networks including NFL Sunday Ticket, MLB Extra Innings, NBA League Pass, and MLS Direct Kick. This enables the subscribers to view professional football, baseball, basketball and soccer games which otherwise are not transmitted within the region. Regional sports networks such as NBC Sports Network, Fox Sports Networks and ESPN’s SEC Network and Longhorn Network are also provided. There are even TV channels that focus on specific activities such as golf, with golf channel and outdoor activities including outdoor channel. There are more than 35 sports channels in all in the package.

Movie Channels The Premier plan offers over 35 movie channels that feature various genres of films. Other cable networks such as HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, and Starz air theatrical movies commonly. There are also specific genres that are available such as independent films, classics, documentaries, family, horror movies etc. As a result, movie fans are able to sift through a large number of films from various periods and genres in this package.

News and Information More than 25 news and information sources enable subscribers to be up-to-date with events around the world and the newest headlines. National news channels such as CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, BBC World News and Bloomberg Television offer breaking news all day and night. Other notable channels where one may find financial news include the business channels such as CNBC and Fox Business. Local affiliate channels from ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX offer local news and programming.

Kids and Family There are more than 15 channels available for entertainment and educating kids in front of parents. Disney Channel, Disney Jr, Disney XD, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network broadcasts popular cartoons, live-action comedies and original movies. Some program that can be aired in these channel are those that are suitable for kiddies and the whole family such as Nat Geo Wild, Discovery Family and Animal Planet. There are also specialist preschool learning channels for children such as BabyTV and PBS Kids.

International The Premier package allows the subscriber to access over 35 international channels in various languages including Spanish, Arabic, Russian, French, Chinese and many more. This consist of such as; Galavision-Spanish, Al Jazeera- Arabic, CCTV4-Chinese, RAI Italia-Italian and others that target the American expatriates living in other countries for instance Directv Puerto Rico. Thus, for immigrant families and people with international backgrounds, these worldwide channels offer entertainment and news from their home countries.

Music Music lovers can also get access to more than 45 music channels that play various genres of music including hip hop, rock, pop, country and jazz among others. Pop music is featured in reality shows and concerts produced by MTV, VH1 and BET. Country, folk and rock music oriented channels include CMT, GAC and AXS TV. And there are channels that are purely jazz, classic rock, 1980’s, and other decades. Thus, whether you prefer pop, rock, jazz, blues, gospel, country, or folk, all music channels can be found in the Premier plan.

Regional Sports and Programming In addition to national sports channels, Premier package has over 15 regional sports networks added to the mix. These RSNs broadcast live games and other original content focusing on the local professional and college teams. For instance, in Los Angeles, Premier subscribers are provided with Spectrum SportsNet for LA Lakers games. And in Boston, New England Sports Network (NESN) broadcasts favorite teams such as the Red Sox and the Patriots. There is also regional programming such as YES Network for New York Yankees lovers. They are local sports and shows which help the subscriber directly follow the interests of his or her home teams.

Adult Programming The Premier package includes over 10 adult pay-per-view channels and direct access to adult titles stored in the DIRECTV’s library and they are available to the 18+ for an extra cost. Playboy TV, Penthouse, and Ten have a mix of original series and high-definition adult films which are quite interesting. DIRECTV’s Adult On Demand alone has more than 5,000 adult titles that the subscribers can view and watch immediately for additional cost.

HD Channels The Premier plan comes with the added advantage of giving customers access to the huge offering of HD entertainment from DIRECTV. Out of more than 315 channels in the Premier package, nearly all are delivered in high-definition video and audio that enriches the content. This includes sports events, new movies, television series, nature documentaries, and many others in clear high-definition. Thus, subscribers can view all their preferred shows, programs, movies, and other content in the best quality and definition. And as more of the mentioned channels open their high definition feeds, the Premier package is always made to include such feeds.

This includes, DVR, HD-DVR and Genie HD DVR. In addition to coding, the Premier package offers complex equipment for recording and storing content. This includes Genie HD-DVR by DIRECTV where it is capable of recording five different shows at the same time in high resolution. It is storage space where subscribers can record over 200 hours of movies, shows, games, and more to watch at their convenience. This way you never have to miss what you wanted to watch on television even if you could not watch it live. However, there are options for upgrading to more tuners and larger hard drive for more program recording and storage space.

On Demand Library Other than the live channel, the Premier bundle also offered access to the entire Directv On Demand catalog with more than 40,000 titles that can be watched at any time. This ranges from newly released movies to the entire seasons of popular TV shows to SPECIAL EVENTS such as concerts and comedy shows. In fact the On Demand library has whole sections for comedy, drama, family, classics, horror and many other categories. To ensure that premier subscribers do not miss any episode, they get an opportunity to watch previous seasons on the platform. Or they can re-watch popular films they enjoyed during their time without having to wait for their showing. The On Demand platform simply makes it like having a large library of videos to stream with the help of DIRECTV.

4K Ultra HD Programming Finally, the most advanced picture quality you can get today is presented by the Premier plan and includes 4K Ultra HD channels and events. It is a revolutionary technology that offers more than eight millions of pixels for images with four times the resolution of regular High Definition. DIRECTV Premier offers pay-per-view UFC events in 4K Ultra HD meaning that the viewers can see the fighters in detail. There are also nature documentary channels such as the Nat Geo Wild that provide great wildlife series in high definition 4K, which makes it feel almost as if you are there. Therefore, Premier package viewers can get today’s best technology in television.

Protection Plans Another added service for which Premier customers of DIRECTV are eligible for is the DIRECTV Protection Plan for only $5. 99 per month. This plan includes the protection of all Genie HD DVR and client boxes from any form of damage. It has free shipping and free repair of any defect in the product. There are also benefits of wiring and line repairs which are done by professional technicians through Protection Plan. It is also important for premier viewers to know that any issues or interruptions will be reported.

This would have completed the important highlights of what DIRECTV offers for the Premier channel package. Modern Premier has more than 330 channels with the programs included in the sports, movies, shows, news, music, and others, so every member of the house will definitely find something interesting to watch. It unveils the entire portfolio of DIRECTV’s high-end services such as HD, Genie DVR, On Demand, and 4K Ultra HD. As for the TVs that enable the consumers to watch as much entertainment as possible, there is nothing better than Premier.