Satellite TV is integral to every American household, and the daily dose of entertainment, be it news, sports, series, movies, or comedy, is a part of everyone’s life in the country. Over 65 million users in the country have a subscription to satellite TV. In terms of popularity, DirecTV and DISH TV are the two key players in the media, entertainment, and broadcasting industry, but there are also new entrants in this field. Here’s a brief of the best and top satellite TV providers in the country:

• DirecTV : This is the most popular satellite TV provider that offers more than 200 HD channels in both the country and Latin America. DirecTV has a bandwidth of products and services like direct broadcast satellite, pay television, pay-per-view, internet, and phone. This service provider offers a 12-month introductory package at a very nominal price. Additionally, you can get access to NFL Sunday Ticket football package and three-month access to premium channels like HBO® and SHOWTIME®. The most basic package is a gamut of more than 145 channels.
• DISH TV : This satellite TV provider offers everything from the premium to the most affordable packages. Its powerful Hopper made headlines for its remote voice control capability. Also, with the Hopper facility, one can skip commercials and record primetime programs. The HD quality is very good, and one can easily access it for free. The only condition to fulfill is to sign a 24-months contract.
• Verizon Fios : This satellite TV provider offers 100% fiber optic digital television service to more than 13 states in the country. With the premium package, you can easily record up to 12 shows at the same time. There is no hassle of any contract, and one just needs to pay the package prices and any additional fees. They offer four packages to choose from, including the custom TV, Preferred HD, Extreme HD, and Ultimate HD.
• Comcast : This provider is known for its very economical prices for packages, and the basic one has more than 140 channels at just $45 a month.
• Cox : This is again a huge satellite TV provider in the country that offers more than seven packages, starting with the basic one at just $394 a month. One also gets free access to HD channels.
• Charter Spectrum : It has a subscription of more than 6 million customers in 28 states across the nation, and there is no hassle of signing a contract with this provider.
• Broadstripe : This satellite TV provider caters to a base of both commercial and residential customers. This service provider offers an extensive line up of channels, and customers get the pay per view plan.
• Optimum : This satellite TV provider offers basic to HD channels to free-on-demand channel packages to pick from. Also, it offers quite a number of packages to choose from, including gold, premier, silver, preferred, select, value, and core.