Texas Rangers Sports Network on DirecTV
January 28, 2025
Major League Baseball’s 2023 World Series champion Texas Rangers and DirecTV have announced a multiyear distribution agreement to provide Texas Rangers’ pre-game, post-game, and live game telecasts for the perennial American League West contender across a five-state footprint, including all of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and eastern New Mexico, in time for Opening Day on March 27th.
This streaming, satellite, and IPTV licensing agreement is one of the first for the Rangers Sports Network and ensures fans of the cornerstone MLB franchise have access to its upcoming games. Texas Rangers’ games will join the DirecTV satellite-free streaming and satellite lineups on channel 677 and U-verse channels 1752 (HD)/752 (SD).
“We continue to believe in the unique power of local teams like the Texas Rangers to unite the communities they call home, and this relationship will continue to distinguish DirecTV as an industry leader for baseball fans,” said Rob Thun, Chief Content Officer of DirecTV. “We want to create opportunities for local fans and businesses to support their hometown teams while also offering consumers more choice, flexibility, and the ability to obtain the programming they feel best meets their own interests at a good value.”
As part of their upcoming television and streaming plans, the Rangers intend to make 15 games available via over-the-air local broadcast stations, nearly all for home Friday contests. DirecTV has ongoing rights to offer those games to its satellite-free streaming, satellite, and U-verse homes in the Rangers’ home territory, too. This is the first time the club has included broadcast games in its TV offerings since 2014.