DirecTV has struck a deal with Comcast’s NBC Universal to add more than a dozen free streaming channels to its no-cost platform MyFree DirecTV, the company announced on Tuesday.
Starting this week, users of MyFree DirecTV — which includes subscribers of DirecTV’s pay TV products who watch content on the DirecTV app or through certain Internet-connected devices — can stream channels like “SNL Vault” and “Bravo Vault,” with additional channels coming in the future.
The new channels landing on MyFree DirecTV this week are:
- Bravo Vault
- E! Keeping Up
- NBC GolfPass
- Million Dollar Listing Vault
- Oxygen True Crime Archives
- Real Housewives Vault
- SNL Vault
- Top Chef Vault
DirecTV and NBC Universal are working to add more channels in the coming weeks, including:
- Dateline 24/7
- NBC News Now
- NBC Sports Now
- Today All Day
Unlike other free streaming platforms, the deal between DirecTV and NBC Universal doesn’t seem to include any Spanish-language content streams, nor were the broadcaster’s local TV news streams listed in the current channels offered or ones to come. It isn’t clear if those will be arriving at a later date.
MyFree DirecTV now offers more than 100 linear content streams without a subscription, available through the same DirecTV app for phones, tablets and smart TVs as the company’s pay TV services. The DirecTV app also offers access to new genre-based packages, which include top-tier cable networks like FX, National Geographic, A&E, History Channel, Vice, Fox News, CNN and MSNBC for as little as $35 per month.
