Don’t have cable? This article will explain how you can stream the next Magic game and every Orlando Magic game this season, no matter where you live.
Watch Every Magic Game This Season
- Orlando Magic TV Market: throughout Central Florida
- Best Solution when inside their TV Market: Watch nearly every game this season on Bally Sports Florida through the DIRECTV STREAM streaming service (sign up online). 1 Magic game airs exclusively on TNT, but DIRECTV STREAM also carries that channel.
- Best Solution when living Outside the Magic TV Market: Watch nearly all Magic games on NBA League Pass (sign up online). League Pass includes NBA TV, so you just need access to TNT to watch every Magic game. You can stream TNT on Sling, DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu Live TV, and YouTube TV
What Channel Are The Magic On
Where you can watch the Orlando Magic depends on whether or not you live inside the Orlando Magic TV market (throughout Central Florida). If you live inside that market, you can watch Magic games on Bally Sports Florida using a streaming service that carries the network. However, if you live outside that market, you will need a subscription to NBA League Pass, and a streaming service that carries TNT. Let’s take a look at your options based on where you live.
Watching Magic Games In Market
If you live in the Magic TV market, you can watch the Magic on Bally Sports Florida, the Magic regional sports network. You just need a streaming service with Bally Sports and TNT
DIRECTV STREAM
DIRECTV STREAM is a live streaming service that carries Bally Sports Florida for those living in their broadcast region. However, you must subscribe to their “Choice” package for $108.99 per month. They don’t force you into a contract, and you can cancel at any time. DIRECTV STREAM also carries ESPN, NBA TV, ABC, and TNT for that lone exclusive national broadcast.
The service also includes a cloud DVR service and allows you to simultaneously stream to an unlimited number of devices in the home, and up to 3 outside the home. DIRECTV STREAM is supported on Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, iOS, Android, Roku, and more. See our review of DIRECTV STREAM for more details on this streaming service. Be sure to take advantage of their 5-day free trial.
Bally Sports+
Bally Sports has a direct-to-customer streaming service called Bally Sports Plus. Bally Sports+ carries Orlando Magic games airing on Bally Sports. Bally Sports+ is currently available on iOS and Android mobile smart devices, along with tvOS (Apple TV), Android TV, and Amazon Fire TV streaming devices and smart TVs. See our article, Is Bally Sports Worth the Price for more details.
You can subscribe to Bally Sports+ at BallySportsPlus.com for $189.99 annually or $19.99 each month and live stream games airing on Bally Sports Florida or Bally Sports Florida Extra through the Bally Sports app. To subscribe, you must live in the Bally Sports Florida TV market. You are most likely outside the intended TV market if you do not see Bally Sports+ available on BallySportsPlus.com or within the Bally Sports app. You won’t have access to all the channels you get with DIRECTV STREAM, but it’s a cheaper way to watch Bally Sports Florida.
Watching Magic Games Outside of Their TV Market
If you live outside the Magic market, then most games will be available with a subscription to NBA League Pass. The exception is Magic games nationally broadcast on ESPN and TNT. To watch those games, you need a streaming service that carries those channels; like DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu Live TV, or YouTube TV. I cover these services below.
NBA League Pass
To watch most Magic games if you live outside the Orlando market, you will need NBA League Pass. NBA League Pass will show every Magic game except the one exclusively airing nationally on TNT. NBA League Pass also provides access to NBA TV, so you are covered when they broadcast the occasional Magic game.
NBA League Pass provides three ways to subscribe:
- Team Pass – Watch live, out-of-market games for the Orlando Magic for $13.99 per month or $89.99 per year.
- League Pass – Watch live, out-of-market games for the Orlando Magic and every other team for $14.99 per month or $99.99 per year.
- Premium League Pass – Watch live, out-of-market games for every team for $22.99 per month or $149.99 per year. (commercial-free)
Keep in mind that there are blackout rules in effect. Games won’t be aired live if:
- They are being broadcast on ESPN, ABC, or TNT. (NBA TV is included with a subscription to NBA League pass.
- They are being broadcast where you live on the regional sports network’s broadcast area that owns the rights to air NBA games in your area. You will need a streaming service that carries your regional sports network like DIRECTV STREAM (sign up), to watch those games.
The Magic Game on TNT
DIRECTV STREAM, Sling, Hulu Live TV, or YouTube TV carry TNT to watch the Magic’ lone exclusive national broadcast. Note that NBA TV is included with a subscription to NBA League Pass. So, just one of those services in addition to a subscription to NBA League Pass will provide live access to every Magic game if you live outside their TV market.
Sling TV‘s Blue Plan and Orange Plan both carry TNT for a cost of $40 per month. Signing up for this Sling Plan and NBA League Pass will allow you to watch all 82 Magic games this season if you live outside of their TV market. You pay month to month with no contract and can cancel at any time. The service supports iOS, Android, Fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku, and more. The base price includes a cloud DVR. (see our review of Sling TV)
DIRECTV STREAM includes TNT and costs $79.99 per month. The service carries ESPN and ABC which also air NBA games. NBA TV is available on an upgraded plan. You can take advantage of their 5-day free trial. and they don’t force you into a contract, so you can cancel at any time. The service also includes a cloud DVR service and allows you to simultaneously stream to an unlimited number of devices in the home, and up to 3 outside the home. DIRECTV STREAM is supported on Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, iOS, Android, Roku, and more. See our review of DIRECTV STREAM for more details on this streaming service.
YouTube TV also provides TNT in their base package for $72.99 per month if you live in their broadcast area. YouTube TV also includes ESPN, ABC, and TNT which air nationally broadcasted NBA games throughout the season. The live streaming service also includes a DVR and supports Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. Like the other services, YouTube TV offers a free trial, cloud DVR, local broadcast channels, and many other features. Please read our review of YouTube TV for more details on their service.
Hulu Live TV costs $76.99 per month. After you sign up, the service provides ESPN, TNT, and ABC so you can watch nationally televised NBA games. You pay month to month with no contract and can cancel at any time. The service supports iOS, Android, Fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku, and more. The base price includes a cloud DVR and the ability to stream on two devices at once, but the option to upgrade to unlimited streams. Hulu Live TV includes Hulu streaming library. (see our review of Hulu Live TV)
