Brian Stevens is a professional freelance writer and webmaster who has written extensively on satellite TV systems and service.
DIRECTV caries a number of foreign broadcast channels. Here's a guide to DIRECTV International channels.
DIRECTV International Channels
DIRECTV features satellite TV programming and music in 13 languages - Arabic, Brazilian, Caribbean, Chinese, Filipino, Greek, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, South Asian, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.
Some of the more popular channels include:
Arabic Channels - Movies, music, and news on 5 channels including Rotana Cinema, Rotana Moossika, and Orbit Seen.
Brazilian Channels - Sports, news, comedy and talk shows on 4 channels including PFC, TV Globo, and Band International.
Chinese Channels - News, entertainment, variety shows, and music on 10 channels including Phoenix, CTI Zhong Tian, and TVB 1, 2, and S.
Italian Channels - News, soccer, entertainment, and world events on 4 channels including Fox Soccer, GOL TV, and SkyTG24.
Russian Channels - News, documentaries, talk shows, movies, and music on 6 channels including Vesti, C1RW, Dom Kino, and Muzika Pervigo.
Spanish Channels - Music, news, variety shows, soap operas, talk shows, and movies on 45 TV channels and 7 music channels including CNN en Espanol, Discovery Familia, Fox Sports en Espanol, Mexico 22, Telemundo, TVC Sports, and Univision.
Vietnamese Channels - Sports, variety shows, movies, news, talk shows, and music on 5 channels including Saigon Network, VHN-TV, TVB Vietnam, and Little Saigon Radio.
International Channel Prices
DIRECTV international channels are sold as single channels or as packages of two or more channels, with prices starting at $14.99 a month. To order an international package you must first subscribe to DIRECTV Basic ($9.99 a month), DIRECTV Preferred Choice, or any other DIRECTV package.
Visit http://www.thesatellitetvguide.com/directv-programming.htm or click on the following link for more information on DIRECTV international channels, plus where to get the best deal on their satellite TV service. You can also see their latest special offers and order their satellite TV service online.
The author, Brian Stevens, is the senior editor for TheSatelliteTVGuide.com and has written a number of articles on DIRECTV international channels.
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