MyFree DirectTV, the satellite television company’s free, ad-supported streaming service, is expanding its channel lineup with a slate of new offerings from Fox, NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery. Starting on August 14 (via Cord Cutter News), MyFree will receive three NBCUniversal channels. Two Fox channels and four WBD ones will follow on August 25.
It may not knock Tubi off the list of best free streaming services yet, but it does bolster DirecTV’s lineup.
The new channels will offer an array of programming covering crime, culinary arts, paranormal mysteries, reality TV and sports.
Here’s what you’ll get from NBC:
- Dateline 24/7: The iconic Dateline series runs around the clock with true crime mysteries from the long-running show.
- NBC News NOW: 24/7 news
- TODAY All Day: Four hours of the TODAY show every day from 11 a.m. ET, followed by various shows and segments hosted by Today anchors
Fox’s two channels will focus on sports and The Masked Singer. There won’t be live sports on the Fox Sports feed; instead, it will show documentaries, podcasts, and segments from the FS1 studio show. The Masked Singer will feature reruns, recaps and streams from the previous 13 seasons.
Here’s what WBD is offering:
- Ghosts Are Real: Paranormal activity shows exploring ghost stories and haunted locations
- How To: Showing manufacturing methods for everyday objects and innovations
- I (Almost) Got Away with It: True crime shows about criminals attempting to evade police
- Sweet Escapes: A look at baking from design to competition, all about sweet treats.
It’s an expansion of the MyFree DirectTV ad-supported service that launched in November of last year with an initial offering of 70 channels. You can access the free service via your Apple, Amazon Fire, Android and Roku streaming devices or in the DirecTV app on your mobile device.
Plus, you don’t need to be a DirecTV subscriber to watch the free channels. You just need to register with MyFree DirecTV using an email address and download the DirecTV app on your preferred streaming device.
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