The 2.5 hrs I'm referring to is if a game starts at 6:30 and is being broadcast by the other team's announcers, at 9:00 I can watch it on CSNNE as well as on the league pass channel. I'm wondering if this is also true on directv. Another thing I'm wondering is if league pass has the other team's announcers can I have the choice of watching the game on league pass or CSNNE. Dish Network doesn't give me that choice until after 2.5 hrs after the game starts.
I'm wondering how this is handled on directv.
It is handled the same way on DirecTV. League Pass is handled by the NBA and then the satellite providers pass it on.
DirecTV doesn't offer you a choice of broadcast. It is the same on both providers. If the game is a national broadcast then you have to watch it on the national channel.
Example. I live in the Memphis market area. If the Celtics are playing on ESPN, ABC, or TNT then I have to watch on those Channels, even if I have NBA League Pass.
If the Celtics are playing in, say, Houston, then I have to watch them with the Houston Rockets broadcasters and no choice is given. (Usually, they will offer the home team announcers, although sometimes there are exceptions.)
This is the case on either Dish-network or DirecTV. Like I say, the NBA offers the League Pass package as somewhat of a vendor and then the satellite providers pass it on.
However, since I live in the Memphis market. Then any Grizzlies game that is televised I can watch on the local broadcast and get Grizzlies announcers for every game. Even if they are on ABC, ESPN or TNT.
Hope that helps. But the satellite service provider doesn't change the way NBA League Pass operates.
I'd stick with what I have if I were you.