These days, it seems like basketball is gaining in popularity, a close second behind football. When choosing a tv provider, it’s important to look at sports programming and read up on all the options available before making a choice.
DIRECTV’s add-on NBA League Pass Programming Package gets you up to 40 out of area games per week, some in High Definition (HD). It also includes NBA TV, a 24-hour network and NBA League Pass Broadband, which allows you to watch your games live online when you're away from home.
NBA TV, also included with the Premier programming package, offers all the NBA action you could want with up to 4 live games per week as well as live WNBA games! Basketball fans delight in solid coverage and highlights, real-time stats and scores, NBA news, behind the scenes action and a look back at some of the most momentous games from the past!
According to an October 2007 DIRECTV press release, “Continuing to box out the competition as the leading provider of HD sports programming, DIRECTV has launched NBA TV HD with plans to offer more than 72 games in HD and other NBA programming in HD, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”
Even if you’re not as interested in the Pros, DIRECTV provides first-class coverage of college basketball. The satellite tv provider is a proud partner of the Big Ten Network, offering over 140 men's and 55 women's basketball games. This network, already a big hit with Alumni from Big Ten schools and fans across the country, is included with all DIRECTV packages of Choice and above. These exciting games are now more accessible than ever.
DIRECTV’s March Madness specialty sports package gives fans all the action leading up to the Final Four national semi-finals. It’s a basketball bonanza, with all the top names in college basketball competing at the highest level! Customers can watch out-of-region games from the first three rounds of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship with regional games aired by the local CBS broadcast network. Interactive features make the March Madness package even more enjoyable! Last year was the first time March Madness was offered in HD as part of the growing HD market!
Other companies, including cable companies, think they’ve done their job if they provide minimal sports coverage -- just “the basics.” But DIRECTV puts extensive sports programming at the top of their list.
