r/DirectvStream • u/AppropriateCity7094 • 4d ago

ESPN+ on DIRECTV

Just noticed that I’m getting an ESPN+ feed on the DirecTV streaming app…so it is incorporated without having to go the ESPN app. Cool.

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u/gregoryhat325 4d ago

They should also just make it a channel

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u/NewHippieSissy 3d ago

There can be a dozen games on at the same time though.

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u/gregoryhat325 3d ago

oh yah that's true

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u/AppropriateCity7094 3d ago

If there are a dozen games going on, Hulu shows them all as separate linear channel feeds. I would think if DTV wanted to they could just have separate linear feeds, like they do for other games. Like during the World Cup, they added more 4K linear feeds to accommodate the games being played.

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u/directv 4d ago

Less app-switching, win! 🏆 Glad you like it. 😎 Charles, DIRECTV Community Team

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u/OttoDawg3 4d ago

This isa nice feature. Kudos. But the biggest question with football starting is will we have custom multi-view? That is the biggest competitive disadvantage DTV has right now. YTTV is superior during football season for this reason alone.

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u/lc765880 4d ago

Is it purposely not on Osprey devices or is that coming soon?

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u/xianbosque 4d ago

I don’t seem to have access to ESPN+ content on my DirecTV app on my AppleTV device. I get that content on the ESPN app due to my DirecTV Stream subscription. Would be nice not to have to leave the DirecTV Stream app.

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u/AppropriateCity7094 3d ago

I’ve got it on mine and I have Apple TV… if you don’t have it yet maybe it’s still rolling out? You should see it on your Home Screen as a separate section for ESPN…a giant block shows up…you click in there and a whole world of ESPN/ESPN+ shows up. There’s also another carousel of ESPN+ on the Home Screen…it’s in several places.

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u/xianbosque 3d ago

Got it. It doesn’t look like I can record it, but I guess it’s a start.

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u/Exotic-Row3245 4d ago

You can even record the ESPN + feeds. 

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u/Ill_Glass3473 4d ago

The only advantage here is you can fast-forward through the commercials rather than have to get the unlimited ads for rewatch on demand on the ESPN app, mandatory unskippable but at least you can advance the feed for on demand.

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u/Electro960 4d ago

I’ve been asking for this and here it is. Yes!

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u/ChipPsychological229 4d ago

I just checked on the mobile app version, and it’s on the Home Screen of mine. When you click into the section from the home page, there’s so many Live and Upcoming events it currently just lists events as far ahead as those starting at 6pm this evening.

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u/ChipPsychological229 4d ago

Looking into the list showing on mine some more, it has studio shows among them (it doesn’t appear to be just the live sport events that’ll be available, but also the studio programming that’s shown live on ESPN+).

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u/johnk317 4d ago

Cool!

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u/mlgamer500 4d ago

After I just canceled and switched to YouTube earlier because support could not figure out how to get my ESPN Unlimited subscription working after a week of troubleshooting… Go figure. 😂

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u/Classic-Reindeer-737 4d ago

Anyone else still not seeing it? I’ve checked on iPhone 17 and Firestick and not showing up yet on either.

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u/lc765880 1d ago

Not seeing it in my Osprey devices.

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u/Classic-Reindeer-737 1d ago

Still nothing on iPhone 17, Firestick, or Samsung frame. Hoping it’s just a slow roll out!

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u/fab5friend 3d ago

I see it on my osprey device. I was also able to use the PREV button on the remote to flip between that ESPN game and a regular channel so that is a great feature. If only I could multiview the epsn+ game & another another channel.

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u/PackageCurrent4804 3d ago

Now all we need is the ESPN Unlimited channel added! 

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u/JFreader 3d ago

Isn't ESPN+ and ESPN Unlimited the same thing?

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u/lc765880 2d ago

It is just a select few espn+ shows. Would be nice to show them all

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u/Flimsy_Soft6775 4d ago

I’m not seeing it. Where is it on the guide?

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u/PrecisionAuto72 4d ago

I see it in Sports Central. There’s an ESPN+ section.

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u/Flimsy_Soft6775 4d ago

Got it! Thanks!

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u/xzftgyhuik 4d ago

Home screen for me, not the guide. Go down a couple rows. 

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u/Classic-Reindeer-737 4d ago

I’m not seeing it yet on Home Screen or sports central. Hopefuly it’s rolled out for everyone soon. Such a pain having to use the espn app.

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u/NameNo9441 3d ago

I see espn+ on channel 207 in the guide but do not on the Home Screen or sports central page

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u/Classic-Reindeer-737 3d ago

Interesting my 207 is espnnews

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u/AppropriateCity7094 4d ago

Yeah just fired it up this morning and randomly noticed it was here.

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u/Happy-Cockroach-2813 4d ago

It would be super cool if the unlimited stuff showed up like nascar o’Riley series that’s on CW on ESPN

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u/Exotic-Row3245 3d ago

The ESPN app has multiview of the CW nascar race. Had several CW multi stream views of the Daytona race. 

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u/lc765880 4d ago

Works on Gemini, Roku, AppleTv, but not on Osprey devices?

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u/ChipPsychological229 4d ago

It also works in WebOS (LG TVs)

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u/timhull2 3d ago

Has it been confirmed to work on the new Gemini Air devices (but not Osprey)?

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u/lc765880 2d ago

Works on my Gemini but not on Ospreys

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u/NameNo9441 3d ago

I do not see it on my roku. Is there a setting I need to change?

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u/Reditt16 3d ago

It's working on all of my Osprey boxes.

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u/No_Representative898 4d ago

Don't tell anyone 

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u/racas78 3d ago

Stream is 720p?

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u/PackageCurrent4804 1d ago

Yes, but the ESPN app is 1080p. That is where I watch. Better video and audio quality.

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u/DaveMex83 2d ago

That’s awesome..my elderly parents I had to teach how to get to the app to watch my college play while I was at the game..now it will be easy!

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u/somenemophilist 2d ago

Interesting. A family member in house subscribes to ESPN+ and I am the one with the DTV Stream account. How do we get to see ESPN+ content in the DTV guide so we can skip using the ESPN app? Both on AppleTV's.

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u/AppropriateCity7094 4d ago

Pretty awesome