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HD Extra Pack
All HD. Only HD
DIRECTV® HD EXTRA PACK gives you a special group of 6 channels not available to those with standard-definition systems. Channels including Crime & Investigation Network HD, HDNet Movies, MGM HD, Palladia, Smithsonian Channel HD and Universal HD exclusive to DIRECTV HD EXTRA PACK.
Channel Lineup
Crime ∓ Investigation HD, Channel 275
Crime & Investigation Network™ HD is a unique combination of high quality, dramatic and award winning non-fiction series and top caliber off-net series. See the doors of police departments, crime labs and prisons thrown open to expose the inner workings of the American justice system. Now available in TRUE HD.
MGM HD, Channel 255
Enjoy all of the best movies from MGM, hand-picked from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film library, one of the largest in the world. MGM's film library has received 208 Academy Awards, one of the largest award winning collections in the world, and includes numerous successful film franchises, including James Bond, Pink Panther and Rocky.
Smithsonian Channel HD, Channel 267
Programming scheduled for the channel at launch includes Timewatch, a history series co-produced with the BBC; Stories From the Vaults, a half-hour series in which host Tom Cavanagh (Ed) goes behind the scenes in the museum's vaults; The Hunt for the Double Eagle, a movie about the world's most valuable coin, two of which are in the museum; and Nature Tech, a three-part series about cutting-edge science.
HDNet Movies*, Channel 552
HDNet Movies also features a wide selection of major studio theatrical releases - all uncut, unedited, and appearing in their original aspect ratio so that HDNet Movies viewers get the best possible home theater experience. Only HDNet Movies exclusive "Sneak Preview" bring feature films to viewers before they premiere in theaters!
PALLADIA, Channel 332
State-of-the-art, high-definition channel that showcases the best in music, from today's biggest artists. All-access pass to the hottest music programming ever seen - and heard - on television. Exclusive home of 6 of the top music events of the year (MTV's VMA's, VH1'sHip Hop Honors, The CMT Music Awards, CMT Giants, VH1 Rock Honors and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) as well as the exclusive HD home of the world's premiere music series Storytellers and Crossroads!
Universal HD*, Channel 259
Universal HD features blockbuster films, unedited and uninterrupted, your favorite award-winning series including Battlestar Galactica, The District, Law & Order: SVU and Monk; sports such as the US Open; plus mesmerizing performance arts like Cirque du Soleil.
Offer: *After the free three months of DIRECTV HD EXTRA PACK, the service will automatically continue on the fourth month at the then-prevailing rate of $4.99/mo. To access DIRECTV HD programming, an HD Access fee ($10/mo.), a DIRECTV Slimline Dish, a DIRECTV HD Receiver and HD television equipment are required.