DirectTV Now is expanding the number of local network affiliate channels it offers in a number of major markets as well as providing customers with a chance to add Showtime for a nominal fee, $8.00. Users who add Showtime will be able to access the channel within DTV Now as well as the Showtime Anytime app and Showtime Anytime website.
Also part of the deal are; The CW, CBS Sports Network and Pop on DIRECTV NOW. This will also include video-on-demand catalogs from CBS, The CW, Pop and Showtime®. Entertainment from CBS and The CW will be available on all DIRECTV NOW packages. Pop will be included starting on “Just Right” and CBS Sports Network starting on “Go Big.”
As part of the agreement, DIRECTV NOW customers will also have access to live local coverage on nearly 25 live local CBS and The CW stations. Initially, local CBS stations will be available in:
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Philadelphia
- Dallas – Ft. Worth
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
- Boston
- Detroit
- Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
- Denver
- Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA
- Pittsburgh
- Baltimore
