Is it just us, or does it feel like TV is getting harder to watch?
These days, watching TV can feel more complicated than ever. If you’ve moved away from cable, you’re left navigating a maze of streaming platforms, each with its own mix of channels, making it tricky to determine which service best fits your needs.
Luckily, DIRECTV is making that easier than ever with the introduction of Genre Packs.
Sports fans can get sports channels, avid news-watchers can get news channels, and you, Page Six readers, can subscribe to a pack that just gives you the best of all things entertainment, from Bravo to HBO Max and beyond — all for one low price.
Genre Packs are new offerings that allow cord-cutters more flexibility than ever from DIRECTV when it comes to subscribing to a live TV streaming service.
Whether you’re a sports fan, a news junkie, or a Bravo-holic, there’s a Genre Pack available for you that’ll give you all of the content you love and less of the content you don’t at a lower price than a larger streaming base plan.
DIRECTV currently offers five Genre Packs: MyKids, MyEntertainment, MiEspañol, MyNews, and MySports. Additional Mini Packs like MyHome Team, MySports Extra, and MyCinema are available to add on to select base Genre Packs as well.
If you find yourself turning your TV on just to tune into the latest and greatest in reality TV, the MyEntertainment Genre Pack is for you.
Right now, if you subscribe to the DIRECTV MyEntertainment Genre Pack, you’ll get your first two months for $29.99/month*, auto-renewing monthly at the then-prevailing rate (currently $34.99/mo.).
MyEntertainment includes Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max in the monthly price and all Genre Packs include a five-day free trial.
Now, let’s compare that to the price of those subscriptions individually. Disney+ and Hulu, with ads, cost $10.99/month individually, while HBO Max Basic with ads is $9.99/month. If you opt to bundle those via a Disney+ bundle, you’d pay $26.99/month.
If you’re going to need live channels in addition to those subscriptions, the genre pack, at $34.99/month, is a no-brainer.
In addition to three streaming app subscriptions and 55+ channels, subscribers also get unlimited cloud DVR storage.
*New customers only. Includes free trial, followed by 2-mo. promo; thereafter, svc auto-renews monthly at then-prevailing rates unless you cancel. Cancel anytime. A valid card is required. Your card may be charged a temporary hold during trial period. Prices may vary through third parties. Restrictions apply. Select sales channels only. See directv.com/genre-packs for full details.
In addition to Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max (all with ads), MyEntertainment subscribers get access to the following live channels:
This genre pack does not include any live local ABC, NBC, CBS, or FOX channels.
With the MyEntertainment genre pack, subscribers also have the option to add the MyCinema pack for an additional $9.99/month (after two months for free). The MyCinema pack includes nine extra channels:
Genre Pack subscribers can also get premium add-on subscriptions to Cinemax, MGM+, Starz, History Vault, Fox Nation, Lifetime Movie Club, A&E Crime Central, NBA League Pass, Major League Soccer (MLS), Netflix, and Hallmark+ for an additional monthly cost.
This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Streaming Reporter for the New York Post, Page Six, and Decider. Angela keeps readers up to date with information on how to watch all of your favorite reality TV shows and movies on each streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she’s also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, celebrities, and pop culture. Prior to joining The Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews