At first glance DIRECTV and DISH Network seem pretty similar. But when you take a closer look and compare the two you’ll see some big differences when it comes to satellite TV programming and prices. Cheapest Satellite TV Programming Packages

* DISH Network has two inexpensive packages. The Dish Family package is $19. 99 and includes 40 family-oriented channels like The Biography Channel, Discovery Kids, Food Network, Hallmark, and Nickelodeon. Their America’s Top 60 package is $19. 99 and has 75 channels with a variety of programs like A&E, CNN, CNBC, Discovery Channel, The History Channel, The Home Shopping Network, Lifetime, Nickelodeon, and TV Games Network.

* DIRECTV’s least expensive package, Total Choice, is $41. 99 per month and has 155 channels including A&E, Bloomberg Television, CNBC, CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, Food Network, FX, Videogame TV, Galavision, National Geographic, Nickelodeon, The Histoy Channel, and 50 XM satellite radio chanels. Mid-Size Satellite TV Programming Packages

* DISH Network has two mid-size packages. America’s Top 120 is $29. 99 per month and has 230 channels including all of America’s Top 60 channels plus channels like AMC, Animal Planet, ESPN, Fox News Channel, NFL Network, Disney, Telefutura, and 60 Sirius radio stations. America’s Top 180 package is $39. 99 per month and has 318 channels including all of America’s Top 120 channels plus channels like Biography, Bloomberg, FOX Movie Channel, The Golf Channel, and The Movie Channel.

* DIRECTV’s mid-size package, Total Choice Plus, is $46. 99 per month and has 185 channels including all of the Total Choice channels plus channels like Boomerang, Discovery Home, Discovery Kids, The Biography Channel, The Golf Channel, The Science Channel, and 67 XM radio channels. Top-Of-The-Line Satellite TV Programming Packages

* DISH Network’s high-end package, America’s Everything Pak, is $74. 99 and has 350 channels including all of America’s Top 180 channels plus 31 movie channels from Showtime, Starz, HBO, and Cinemax. You also get DISH Network HD programming.

* DIRECTV’s top TV package, Total Choice Premier, is $96. 99 per month and has 250 channels including all of the Total Choice Plus channels plus 31 channels from HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and Starz.

Note: The subscription fees for DISH Network’s America’s Top 60, Top 120, Top 180, and The Everything package are for the first ten months. After that they are $10 more per month. Miscellaneous Programming Comparison

DISH Network offers individual HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, and Starz movie packages, plus sports packages, adult channels, international channels, HD TV channels, and more than 1,600 pay-per-view programs per month. Local program channels are $5 per month.

DIRECTV offers individual HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, and Starz movie packages, plus sports packages (including NFL Sunday Ticket), international channels, adult channels, pay-per-view programs, and HDTV channels. Local program channels are $3 per month.

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With more than 375 channels to choose from, satellite TV offers and much more lists view options of cable or over-the-air TV.

Satellite TV, you can also access music channels, pay-per-view, sports packages, adult channels and international programming.

DISH Network Satellite TV Programming

DISH Network programming packages start at $ 19 99 per month.

They also offer pay-per-view programming and events for adults and golf packages. International programming includes: African, Arab, Armenian, Asian, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, South Asian, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, and Channels.

DISH Network has the largest selection of movies, music and shows, and most of the HD (high definition), the programming of two providers of satellite TV.

Here are currently DISH satellite TV programming package Network:

Dish Family Pak

This package contains the following channels of program:

Angel One, Animal Planet, Biography Channel, Bloomberg Television, Boomerang, BYUTV, CCT-9, CCT-E & F, CNN Headline News, TV color, C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, CSTV, Discovery Kids, Discovery Times, DIY, EWTN, Fine Living, Food Network, Fox News Channel, Great American Country
(GAC), Hallmark, Hallmark Movie Channel, HSN, Kids Tunes, NASA, Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite (East) Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite (West), Nicdelodeon Games & Sports, Nickelodeon, QVD, RFDTV, Shop at Home , Shop NBC, TBN, The Outdoor Channel, The Science Channel, The Weather Channel, TV Land.

America's Top 60 ($ 29. 99) per month

This package contains the following channels of program:

ABC Family, America's prévu TV, Angel One, Arts & Entertainment (A & E), Beauty & Fashion Channel, BYUTV, Cable News Network (CNN), Cartoon Network, CCTV-9, Classic Arts Showcase, CNBC, the Color TV, Comedy Central, Country Music Television, Court TV, C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, Daystar, Discovery Channel, Disney Channel (East), Disney Channel (West), Documentary Channel, Drive TV, E! Entertainment Television, ESPN Alternate, ESPN2 Alternate ESPNEWS, ESPN, Eternal Word Television Network, FEC / Paech, Food Network, Free Speech TV Good Samaritan Network, Headline News Network, Healthy Living Channel, The History Channel, Hitna, Holistic Television Network, Home & Garden Television, The Home Shopping Network Horse Racing TV, iSHOP, Jewelry Television, The Learning Channel, Lifetime, Link TV, channel Men, Music Television (MTV) Music Television 2 (MTV2), NASA, Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite (East) Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite (West), Northern Arizona University / University House, Pentagon Channel, QVC Shopping Network, Research Channel, RFDTV, The Sci-Fi Channel, Shop At Home, Shop NBC, Spike TV, Travel Channel, Trinity Broadcasting Network, Turner Broadcast System (TBS), Turner Network Television (TNT), TV Games Network, TV Guide Channel, TV Land, TV Outlet Mall, University of California, University of Washington, USA Network, VH1, The Weather Channel.

America's Top 120 ($ 39. 99) per month

This package includes all channels in America's Top 60 channel package plus the following program:

Altitude Sports & Entertainment, American Movie Classics (AMC), Animal Planet, BBC America, Black Entertainment Television (BET), Bravo, CD-70S Songbook CD-Acoustic Crossroads CD-Adult Alternative, Adult Contemporary CD, CD-Adult Favorites CD -Big Band Era CD-Blues CD-BYU Radio Network CD-Classic Rock, Classic CD, CD-Contemporary Instrumentals CD-Contemporary Christian CD-Contemporary Jazz Flavors, CD-Country Classics, CD – Country Current, Easy CD

Instrumentals CD-Euro Style, CD-Fiesta Mexicana CD-Hawaiian Music CD Hot Hits, CD-Jazz Traditions CD-Jukebox Gold CD-Kid Tunes, CD-Latin Styles CD-Light Classical, CD-Modern Rock Alternative, New Age CDs, CD-New Country, nujazz, CD-Power Rock, Reggae CD, CD-Urban Beat, College Sports Television, Comcast Sports Net Chicago, Comcast Sports Net West Comcast Sports Net Mid-Atlantic, Discovery Health, ESPN Classic, FOX News Channel , FOX, Pittsburgh 2, Fox Sports, FOX Sports Arizona FOX Sports Bay Area FOX Sports Cincinnati, Detroit, FOX Sports, FOX Sports Florida FOX Sports Midwest, Fox Sports New England New York, FOX Sports, FOX Sports Northwest, Fox Sports North Ohio, FOX Sports, FOX Sports Pittsburgh, Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports South, FOX Sports West FOX Sports West 2, Fox Soccer Channel, Fuse, FX, G4, Galavison, Game Show Network, Independent Film Channel, International Music Feed, the Madison Square Garden, MSNBC, New England Sports Network (NESN), NFL Network, Noggin, Oxygen, Pax TV, BBC Radio 1 Sirius, Sirius Boombox, ELCIS Sirius, Sirius Love Songs, Margaritaville Sirius, Sirius garage, Sirius 60's Vibration – 60's Hits, Sirius Alt Nation – Alternative Rock, Sirius Area 63, Sirius Back Spin – Old Skool Rap, Sirius Big 80's – 80's Hits, Sirius Bluegrass – Bluegrass Music, Sirius Blues – Classic Blues, Sirius Broadway's Best – musical Broadway, Sirius Buzzsaw – Classic Hard Rock, Sirius Classic Rewind – Recent Rock, Sirius Classic Vinyl – Early Rock, Sirius Classical Voices – Opera, Sirius Disorder – Free Form Rock, Sirius Faction – Punk / Hip Hop / Jazz, Sirius First Wave – Classic Alternative, Sirius Hair Nation – 80's Hair Bands, Sirius Hard Attack – Heavy Metal, Sirius Heart & Soul – R & B, Sirius Hip Hop Nation – Uncut Hip Hop, Sirius Hot Jamz – Jam Bands, Sirius Jazz Cafe — Smooth Jazz, Sirius Left of Center – College Rock, Sirius Mexicana – Mexico Refional, Sirius Moving Easy – Easy Listening Hits, Sirius Octand – Pure Hard Rock Sirius Outlaw Country, Sirius Planet Jazz – Contemporary Jazz, Sirius Pops – Classical Favorites, Sirius Praise – Gospel Music, Sirius Prime Country – 80's & 90's Country, Sirius Pure Jazz – Classic Jazz, Sirius Remiz – Dance Club Mix, Sirius Revolution – Christian Rock Hits, Sirius Runbon – Reggae & Tropical Sirius Shade 45, Sirius 50's Gold & 60's, Sirius Hits One – Top 40 Hits, Sirius Soul Revue – Classic Soul, Sirius Spa 73 – New Age, Sirius Spectrum – Confederations Class Rock, Sirius Spirit – Christian Hits, Sirius Standard Time – Standards, Sirius Symphony Hall – Symphonies , Sirius Super Shuffle, Sirius The Bridge – Mellow Rock, Sirius The Coffee House, The Globe Sirius, Sirius The Pulse – The 90's & Now, Sirius The Roadhouse – Classic Country, Sirius The Strobe – Classic Disco, Sirius The Vault – Deep Cuts Classic Rock, Sirius Totally 70's – 70's Hits, Sirius Universo Latino – Latin Pop Mix, SiTV, Soap Net, The Speed Channel, Sports Alternative 1, Alternative 2: Sports, Sports Alternate 3 Sports Alternate 4 Sunshine Network, Telefutura Telefutura East West, Toon Disney, Turner Classic Movies, Turner South, Univision, Univision West, WE: Women's Entertainment, WGN Superstation.

America's Top 180 ($ 39. 99) per month

This package includes all channels in America's Top 120 package, plus the following:

7890-4 decades of music, biography, Bloomberg Television, Boomerang, CNBC World, Discovery Health, Discovery Home, Discovery Kids, Discovery Times Channel, Dish Music – 50's & 60's Hits, Dish Music – 70's Hits, Dish Music – 80's Hits , Dish Music-All That Jazz, dishwasher – Beach Party, dishwasher Music – Classic Soul, Dish Music – Country Music One, Dish Music – Expressions, Music dishwasher – Hitline, dishwasher Music – Hot FM, Dish Music – Italy, Music dishwasher – Love Songs, Music dishwasher – Moods Capes, Music dishwasher – New Orleans Jazz, Dish Music – Piano and guitar music dishwashers – Roadhouse, Music dishwasher – Tropical Breeze, dishwasher Music – Urban Adult, Do It Yourself Network, Encore

(West), Encore Action, Encore Love, Encore Mystery, Encore Wam, Encore Westerns, ESPNNU, Fine Living, Fox Movie Channel, Fox Reality TV, Fox Soccer Channel, The Golf Channel, Gol TV, Great American Country, Hallmark Channel, History Channel International, Lifetime Movie Network, Military Channel, The Movie Channel (West), Mun2, National Geographic Channel, Nick Toons, Nickelodeon Games & Sports, The Outdoor Channel, The Science Channel, TMC Extra West, VH1 Classic, Wisdom Television .

America's Everything Pak ($ 74. 99)

This package includes all channels in America's Top 180 package, plus the following movie channels (31 movie channels in all):

Showtime Unlimited Package, Starz! Super Pak, HBO Package, Cinemax package.

Note: For more information on the planning, ordering information and the bonus is free from DISH Network, click on the link below.

DirecTV satellite TV programming

DIRECTV satellite TV programming starts at $ 41. 99 per month.

They also offer pay-per-view programming and events for adults and golf packages. International program Chinese, Filipinos, Italians, South Asian, Spanish and Vietnamese channels.

DIRECTV is the largest sports program packages of the two satellite TV providers, including the popular NFL Sunday Ticket.

Here are the current package DirecTV satellite TV programming:

Total Choice ($ 41. 99) per month

This package contains the following channels of program:

A & E Network, ABC Family, America's Store, American Movie Classics (AMC), Animal Planet, BBC America, Black Entertainment Television (BET), Bloomberg Television, Bravo, BYU TV, C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, Cartoon Network The Church Channel, CNBC, CNBC World, CNN, Comedy Central, Country Music Television (CMT), Court TV, Current TV, Daystar, DIRECTV Freeview Events Discovery Channel, Discovery Health Channel, Disney Channel (East) Disney Channel (west ), E! Entertainment Television, ESPN, ESPN Classic, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, EWTN, Fine Living, Fit TV, Food Network, Fox Movie Channel, Fox News Channel, Fuse, FX, G4-Videogame TV Galavision, Game Show Network, Hallmark Channel, Headline News, Hitna TV, Home & Garden Television, the Independent Television, Independent Film Channel, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, Link TV, MSNBC, MTV, MTV2, National Geographic Channel, NFL Network, Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite (East), Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite (West), Noggin / The N Outdoor Life Network (OLN), Oxygen, PBS You, QVC, RFD TV, SCI FI Channel, Shop At Home, ShopNBC, SOAPnet, Speed Channel, Spike TV, Superstation WGN , TBS Superstation, in the Church Channel, The History Channel, The Learning Channel, The Weather Channel, the word, TNT, Toon Disney, Travel Channel, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Turner South, TV Guide Channel, TV Land, TV One, Univision, USA Network, VH1, WE: Women's Entertainment World Harvest Television XM: America XM: Audio Visions, XM: Beyond Jazz XM: Bluegrass Junction XM: Bluesville, XM: BPM XM: Chrome XM: Cinemagic, XM: Deep Tracks, XM: Ethel XM: Frank's Place XM: Hank's Place XM: Highway 16 XM: KISS, XM: Lucy XM: MIX XM: Nashville!, XM: RAW – XL XM: XM Jazz Real: Soul Street XM: Special X XM: Spirit, XM: Squizzi – XL XM: Suite 62 XM: Sunny, XM: The 40s, XM: XM 50s: The 60s, XM: The 70s, XM: XM '80s: the 90s XM: The mixture, XM: XM City: The Fish, XM: The Flow, XM: The Heart XM: The Joint, XM: The Loft, XM: The Move XM: The Rhyme – XL XM: XM System: Top 20, 20, XM: Top Tracks, XM: VOX XM: Watercolors, XM: World Zone XM: X Country, XM: XM Café, XM: XM Classics XM: XM Pops

Total Choice Plus ($ 46. 99) per month

This package includes all programs of Total Choice, plus the following channels:

The Biography Channel, Boomerang, Discovery Home & Leisure, Discovery Kids, Discovery Times Channel, Discovery Wings, DIY – Do It Yourself Network, Fuel, international history, PBS KIDS, The Science Channel, SOAPnet.

Total of first choice ($ 96. 99) per month

This package includes all channels in the package, Total Choice Plus, more channels following program:

Action, BLACK STARZ!, Cinemax (East), Cinemax (West), Comcast SportsNet (Mid-Atlantic), CSTV: College Sports Television, Empire Sports Network, Encore ® (West), Encore ® (East), FLIX, Fox Sports world, The Golf Channel, HBO, HBO (West), HBO Family, HBO Family (West), HBO HDTV, HBO Latino, HBO Signature, HBO2, HBO2 (West), love stories, the Madison Square Garden (MSG) , MoreMAX, The Movie Channel, The Movie Channel West, Mystery, NBA TV, New England Sports Network, The Outdoor Channel, Showtime East Showtime Extreme, Showtime HDTV, Showtime Showcase, Showtime SHOWTIME also West, STARZ! (East), STARZ! (West), STARZ! Theater (East), Sundance Channel, Sunshine Network, True Stories, VH1 Classic, WAM!, Western, YES Network.

Note: For more information on the planning, ordering information and the bonus is free from DIRECTV, click on the link below.

Click on the link below for more information on free satellite TV systems and service, or these links to programming information, ordering information and offers from Dish Network satellite TV or satellite DirecTV.

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