DIRECTV has launched a free app for streaming live TV, sports, movies, and on-demand programming on Meta Quest.
Last week, a listing for DIRECTV had quietly appeared on Meta’s Horizon Store. At the time, DIRECTV hadn’t announced details, nor confirmed a release date for what the store listing described as a live TV experience with access to sports, local channels, and on-demand content “in one immersive space.” Now, that app has gone live.
DIRECTV’s Meta Quest launch brings more than 150 live channels to the headset, plus available sports programming, on-demand shows, and movies from channels including ABC News Live, NBC News NOW, FOX Weather, Oxygen True Crime, Lifetime, Lionsgate, and Tribeca Festival. Sports streaming is another major focus of the service, with programming coming from ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1, TNT, TBS, TruTV, CBS, CBS Sports Network, NBC, USA, and Peacock.
For clarity, a DIRECTV satellite or streaming subscription is not required to watch much of the programming, however, DIRECTV is naturally hoping to drive users to subscribe to their service, such as their premium paid Sports Package.
We’ll run the new app through its paces this weekend, find out just what’s free and what’s not, and share our experience next week. Stay tuned for that.
You can find DIRECTV on the Meta Horizon Store and in Meta Horizon TV.
