| COMPARISON | DISH NETWORK | DIRECTV |
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| PROGRAMMING |
| Programming | Over 341 channels available | Over 250 channels available |
| Local Channels | 95% of households with TVs | 92% of households with TVs |
| Digital Channels | 100% | 100% |
| Premium Movie Packages | HBO The Works
STARZ Super Pack
Showtime Unlimited
Cinemax
Playboy Channel
| HBO
STARZ Super Pack
Showtime Unlimited
Cinemax
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| Sports Package | • NBA League Pass
• NHL Center Ice
• ESPN Game Plan College Football
• MLB Extra Innings
• ESPN Full Court College Basketball
• MLS Direct Kick
• Multi-Sport Package (20+ channels) | • NBA League Pass
• NHL Center Ice
• ESPN Game Plan College Football
• MLB Extra Innings
• ESPN Full Court College Basketball
• MLS Direct Kick
• NFL Sunday Ticket |
| Audio | Offers all standard music video channels (MTV, VH1, CMT and many others) in all programming packages.
Premium subscribers receive 65+ Sirius music channels for free.
| Offers all standard music video channels (MTV, VH1, CMT and many others) in all programming packages.
31 digital audio DIRECT TV channels
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| HDTV | Total of 31 HDTV channels:
Packages include ESPN HD, Discovery HD TheaterTM, TNT HD, HDNet and HDNet Movies.
Premium channels such as HD HBO and Showtime channels and local channels.
| Total of 7 HDTV channels plus all NFL Sunday Ticket games:
$9.99/month includes ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD, Discovery HD Theater™, HDNet, HDNet Movies and Universal HD.
Premium channels such as HD HBO and Showtime as well as local channels.
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| International Programming | Offered in 19 languages:
(African, Arabic, Armenian, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Greek, Korean, South Asian, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Urdu, Farsi, Israeli, Portuguese, Tagalog) | Offered in 9 languages:
(Cantonese, Filipino, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Mandarin, Spanish, Tamil, and Vietnamese) |
| ADDITIONAL SERVICES |
| DVR | 100 hours of DVR in 2 rooms for $5.98 per month with a 9 day program guide | 70 hours of DVR in 1 room for $5.99 per month |
| Additional TVs | $5.00/month fee on a second & each additional TV | $4.99/month fee on a second & each additional TV |
| PRICING & FEES |
| Packages & Pricing | | • | America's Top 100 - $19.99
(100+ channels) | | • | America's Top 200 - $32.99
(235+ channels) | | • | America's Top 250 - $42.99
(300+ channels) | | • | America's "Everything" Pak (top 250 plus 4 movie packs) $67.00 - (315+ channels) |
* All DISH Network prices are currently available promotional specials
| | • | TOTAL CHOICE® - $39.99
(155+ channels) | | • | TOTAL CHOICE® PLUS - $49.99
(185+ channels) | | • | TOTAL CHOICE® PREMIERE - $99.99
(250+ channels) |
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| Specials | | • | Free standard installation | | • | 1 Free movie package | | • | Promotional packages from $19.99/month. | | • | Up to 4 Rooms for free | | • | Free DISH DVRs | | • | Free HDTV equipment | | • | HDTV programming specials |
| | • | Free month of the TOTAL CHOICE® PLUS package | | • | Promotional packages from $39.99/month | | • | Up to 4 rooms for free. | | • | DIRECTV DVR $100 rebate | | • | HDTV programming specials |
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| Activation | $0 ($49.99 credited on first bill with 18 mth. activation) | $0 |
| Shipping Fees | $0 | $0 |
