| COMPARISON |
DISH NETWORK |
DIRECTV |
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| HDTV |
Up to 47 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 30+ 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.
|
| 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 - $32.99
(100+ channels) |
| • |
America's Top 200 - $44.99
(235+ channels) |
| • |
America's Top 250 - $54.99
(300+ channels) |
| • |
America's "Everything" Pak (top 250 plus 4 movie packs) $94.98 - (315+ channels) |
|
| • |
TOTAL CHOICE® - $39.99
(155+ channels) |
| • |
TOTAL CHOICE® PLUS - $49.99
(185+ channels) |
| • |
TOTAL CHOICE® PREMIERE - $99.99
(250+ channels) |
|
| Specials |
| • |
Free standard installation |
| • |
3 Free months of DISH Network |
| • |
Promotional packages from $19.99/month. |
| • |
Up to 4 rooms free installation |
| • |
Free DISH DVR upgrade |
| • |
Free HDTV equipment upgrade |
| • |
HDTV programming specials |
| • |
Choice of $25 back or iPod Shuffle |
|
| • |
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 |
|
| Activation |
$0 (with 24 mth. activation) |
$0 |
| Shipping Fees |
$0 |
$0 |
| COMPANY
OVERVIEW |
| Popularity/Size |
Over 12 million subscribers |
Over 13 million subscribers |
| Install Time |
1-7 days |
1-7 days |
| Portability When Moving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Contract |
None |
1 year |
