DIRECTV to Offer Chicago’s Marquee Sports Nationwide for an Additional Fee — But No Cubs Games
DIRECTV is doing its part to keep Chicago sports fans connected from across the country.
DIRECTV will now offer Marquee Sports Network to consumers across the country, carrying all programming except for live regular season Cubs and Chicago Sky WNBA games.
Interested Chicago sports fans will have to pay an additional $13.99 per month for Marquee as the station will be part of DIRECTV’s “Sports Pack,” which includes 40+ channels including studio programming from RSNs like Bally Sports, NBC Sports, YES Network, and MSG.
Also note that this news affects individuals with DIRECTV, the satellite provider, not DIRECTV STREAM, DIRECTV’s streaming equivalent. You can still watch Marquee Sports (including Cubs games) in-market using DIRECTV and DIRECTV STREAM, but this offering is solely for those who want to watch their studio programming nationwide.
| DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Free Trial | Get 50% Off | Sign Up | |||
| $79.99 | $91.99 | $76.99 | $25 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | ||
| Marquee Sports Network | + $29 | ✓ | - | - | - | - | - | |
“We are thrilled to now offer Marquee Sports Network to DIRECTV and its customers across the country, giving Cubs fans access to all of our unique programming and studio content,” said Marquee Sports Network general manager Mike McCarthy. “Our goal has always been to deliver Cubs content, as well as all of our programming, to fans nationwide and we’re thankful for this expanded carriage agreement with DIRECTV.”
So if you can’t watch Cubs games via Marquee on DIRECTV, what can you actually watch nationwide with Marquee Sports? It’s a shortlist of offerings, but for those who want to feel a little closer to Chicago, it’s a nice collection of programming, including:
- Studio coverage throughout the season, including “Cubs Live!” and “Cubs Postgame Live!”
- “The Reporters”: Sunday morning sports discussion show featuring Chicago media members
- “Icons of the Ivy”: Interviews and roundtable discussions with the greatest players in Cubs history
- “Cubs Classics”: Full replays of historic Cubs games
- “Cubs Countdown”: Lists of the best games, players and moments in Cubs history
- Marquee Sports Network documentaries, including features on Ernie Banks (“More than Mr. Cub: The Life of Ernie Banks”), Harry Caray (“The Mayor of Rush Street”), Ferguson Jenkins (“Glory and Grief: The Ferguson Jenkins Story”), Billy Williams (“Billy Williams: The Sweet Swinger”), and more.
- Original interview shows, including “Class is in Session with Doug Glanville”, “Off the Mound with Ryan Dempster,” and “Chris & Tell” hosted by Chris Myers.
- Daily and weekly programming including “Follow the Money,” “The Lombardi Line,” “Live on the Line,” and “Rush Hour.”
“The addition of Marquee to DIRECTV’s Sports Tier further cements our leadership position in regional sports networks across all pay TV providers,” said Rob Thun, Chief Content Officer, DIRECTV. “It also gives passionate, displaced Cubs fans nationwide access to popular team content not available elsewhere.”
DIRECTV will continue to carry live Cubs games on Marquee Sports Network on Channel 664 to those authorized subscribers living within the Chicago Cubs television territory. DIRECTV subscribers outside of the Cubs designated television territory will either have to subscribe to MLB Extra Innings, MLB’s out-of-market cable broadcasting service, or MLB.TV, the league’s out-of-market streaming service.
MLB.TV
MLB.TV is the official streaming service of Major League Baseball. You can see every out-of-market game live or on demand, and choose home or away TV and radio feeds. The app allows fans to watch up to four games simultaneously on the same screen through their Multi-view feature.
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