SOUTH ASIAN PROGRAMMING

HindiDirect features STAR ONE, which delivers South Asian entertainment programs for young, urban audiences. HindiDirect also brings you round-the-clock entertainment from STAR PLUS, India's #1 channel; STAR NEWS, India's choice for relevant and independent news; MTV Desi, the pop-culture destination for music videos, news and events from a Desi point of view; and NDTV, which offers up-to-the-minute news coverage from India?s most respected news company.

AASTHA Broadcasting Network is India's most prominent spiritual network featuring spiritual discourses, socio-spiritual-cultural ceremonies and events, meditation techniques and devotional music. It charts the holy places of pilgrimage, elucidates on traditional festivals and focuses on Indian vedic sciences like ayurveda, yoga, astrology, crystal therapy and aromatherapy. AASTHA broadcasts programming in Hindi, Gujarati and English.

TeluguDirect features ETV Telugu, a 24/7 channel broadcast in Telugu. This channel airs general entertainment programming, including serials, feature films, music programs, children's programming, educational and special programs during festivals specific to Andhra Pradesh.

TamilDirect features VIJAY, one of the most popular entertainment channels in India broadcasting in Tamil. VIJAY features an excellent mix of dramas, soaps, comedy, music and movies, plus talk shows and debates on topical issues.

GujaratiDirect features ETV Gujarati. The ETV network understands the heartbeat of India. This 24/7 channel broadcast in Gujarati airs a wide variety of programming with serials, news, feature films, music programs, children's programming, educational and special programs during festivals specific to the region of Gujarat in Western India.

NDTV brings you up-to-the-minute, 24/7 news coverage from India's most respected news company. With an established reputation for credible, independent journalism, NDTV?s experience, expertise and technology deliver unparalleled coverage of the latest in domestic and international news.

BanglaDirect features ETV Bangla and speaks the language of the people of this region of India. The channel features Bengali general entertainment programming with the best serials, news, feature films, music programs, children's programming, educational and special programs during festivals specific to this region of West Bengal.

How to order

To get this service, you must first subscribe to the DIRECTV® BASIC ($9.99/mo) or DIRECTV® PREFERRED CHOICE™($29.99/mo) international base package, or any TOTAL CHOICE® ($41.99/mo. or above) or DIRECTV PARA TODOS® ($29.99/mo. or above) base package. Then, you can add the South Asisn programming you want. Programming commitment required.