In the United States Dish Network and DirecTV deliver Russian-language programs. These programs are specifically aimed towards Russian community that resides in the United States. In this article, comparisons among the Russian packages of both satellite TV providers are available.
In Dish Network there is one regular and one a-la-carte package. But DirecTV delivers three regular packages and one a-la-carte package. Below is a comparison of packages based on pricing and number of channels.
RussianDirect II Vs Russian Mega Pack:
| RussianDirect II | Russian Mega Pack |
| RussianDirect II package of DirecTV delivers 8 amazing channels and is the highest priced package of all other packages. | Apart from the A la carte package, the Russian Mega Pack is the only package that delivers Russian-language programs. The package includes 10 channels with great blend of programs. |
| The regular price of the package includes $39.99 per month. | The regular price of the package is $32.99 per month. |
| The package includes different channels. Dom Kino is one channel that delivers thrilling blockbusters, popular Russian series, programs about cinematography and many more. Another channel named Channel 1 Russia delivers news, movies and other TV shows. | The package contains many channels. One popular Russian-language channel in the package is Inter+ where subscribers can access daily news, movies, entertainment shows, exciting sports, kids’ programs and many more. Russian Life is another channel that provides programs about Russian lifestyle. |
| There are different channels in the package but no channel is totally dedicated to sports. | Russian Extreme Sports is a Russian-language sports channel that delivers different sports such as football, ice hockey, basketball, mountain biking and so on. |
Russian A-La-Carte (Dish Network) Vs Russian A-La-Carte (DirecTV):
| Russian A-La-Carte (Dish Network) | Russian A-La-Carte (DirecTV) |
| NTV America is the Russian-language channel available in Dish Network. The channel combines programs from both Russia as well as the U.S. | In DirecTV there are two channels available as a la carte. They are namely Channel 1 Russia (C2RW) and RTR Planeta. |
| The channel includes different programs. Eight newscasts are delivered daily including One U.S produced news program namely “Segodnya: Itogi dnya”. “Russkaya Nachinka”, “Ty Ne Pverish” etc are popular entertainmentr shows and “K Barieru” is a popular talk show. Popular movies, interviews with celebrities are also delivered by the channel. | From the two a la carte channels, subscribers access different programs. The channel namely RTR Planeta delivers sports show, political discussions, feature films, documentaries and others. The other channel namely Channel 1 Russia delivers updated news, documentaries, popular talk shows, soap operas, musicals and others. |
| The price of the a la carte channel is $19.99 per month. | The price of each a la carte channel is $14.99 per month. |