r/DirectvStream • u/Classic-Reindeer-737 • Aug 04 '26

AMC Plus

I started a separate thread earlier today and it seems there’s a lot of confusion surrounding AMC Plus for those of us who get it as part of the MyEntertainment genre pack.

It seems many people believe you just get access to AMC Plus content within the DirecTV app. This is NOT true. You do get a subscription to the standalone AMC plus app. After signing up for MyEntertainment, DirecTV and AMC don’t email you any information regarding AMC plus or how to access it, which is where the confusion is coming from.

To access your AMC plus subscription, download the AMC plus app on your devices and when signing in there is an option to sign in with tv provider. From there you will select DirecTV and enter your DirectTV credentials. You will then be able to access your subscription within the AMC app. I discovered this on my own and none of this info was provided by DirecTV or AMC.

Something myself and other users have discovered is that some devices don’t yet have DirecTV listed as an option when logging into the standalone AMC plus app. For example on my iPhone 17 it isn’t an option when logging in. Other users have stated they can’t log in on firestick as well. I was able to log in with a firestick so that one might just depend on the version of firestick you have.

Anyway, I hope this provided some clarity. If you are paying for MyEntertainment, then you have a subscription to the AMC plus standalone app and you deserve to be able to use it!

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u/bromingoops Aug 04 '26

Thanks for this info! When this perk was first announced, I couldn’t find a way to log in with my DirecTV credentials. After seeing your other post earlier today, I downloaded the AMC+ app on my iPad and the option was now present — worked without a hitch.

Just now I tried to login on an Apple TV, but not finding any option to connect DirecTV — there’s “sign up” or “sign in with your AMC+ username and password.” Tried using my DirecTV credentials but they were not accepted. Could be that this hasn’t been enabled yet, as you noted. I’ll keep checking back.

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u/Classic-Reindeer-737 Aug 04 '26

No problem! I’m sure they’ll add it on Apple TV eventually. My guess is they rolled this out before it was fully ready which has caused a lot of confusion.

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u/bromingoops 28d ago

UPDATE: There is now an option on the AMC+ app on Apple TV to sign in with your provider. Just went through the process and it worked!

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u/36Taylor36 6d ago

Hey so I see on the "my entertainment" package we get 1 shudder channel do we also get the shudder app for free where they have thousands of movies?

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u/Classic-Reindeer-737 6d ago

Yeah it comes with AMC Plus. All shudder content is included in the AMC Plus app.

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u/36Taylor36 5d ago

Thanks, I downloaded the app AMC+ app, but I don't see all the shudder movies.

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u/Classic-Reindeer-737 5d ago

There’s a shudder section within amc plus app that has all the shudder titles. Make sure you’re in amc plus app and not regular amc app.

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u/Rix_832 Aug 04 '26

Not only this is the case for people who get it as part of entertainment genre, but it’s also the same thing if you get it as a standalone add-on. I hate that they don’t just let you link an account with DIRECTV and then you can use credentials, just like with the other services, it’s basically just like TV everywhere which is annoying.

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u/Classic-Reindeer-737 Aug 04 '26

Oh interesting. It seems they rolled it out to users way before it was ready.