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<h3>With the DIRECTV Restart feature, you can rewind shows that have already started.</h3>
<br><strong>Rewind shows to the beginning</strong><br>If you turn on a program that has already started, you can use the Restart feature to go back to the beginning with just one click. The Restart feature becomes available two minutes into the program. <strong>Note:</strong> Restarted shows can&#39;t be fast-forwarded or recorded. To use this feature, you need the following:
<ul><li>Receiver models HR24 and above.</li><li>Your receiver must be connected to the Internet.</li></ul>
<br><strong>To rewind a program, do the following:</strong> <br><ol><li>Press <strong>GUIDE </strong>on your remote control.</li><li>Select any show with a curved arrow.</li><li>You&#39;ll see a prompt telling you to press the <strong>REWIND </strong>button to start the show at the beginning. Press it, and enjoy!</li></ol>
<br><strong>Available networks</strong><br>The Restart feature is available on the following networks:<br><br><ul><li>A&amp;E</li><li>BET, Bloomberg, Brave</li><li>Cartoon Network East, Cinemax, Cinemax Classics, Cinemax Hits, CMT, CNBC, CNN, Comedy Central, Cooking Channel, Crime &amp; Investigation</li><li>DIY</li><li>E!, Encore East</li><li>Food Network</li><li>Galavision, Golf</li><li>Hallmark+, H2, HBO Comedy East, HBO Max™, HBO Signature East, HDNet Movies, HGTV, History, HLN (Headline News)</li><li>Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network</li><li>MTV, MTV2</li><li>NBC Sports Network, Nick Jr, Nickelodeon East</li><li>Ovation, OWN</li><li>Palladia, Paramount, Paramount + with SHOWTIME</li><li>QVC</li><li>Smithsonian Channel, Shorts HD, STARZ Comedy, STARZ East, STARZ Edge, STARZ in Black, STARZ West, Syfy</li><li>TBS, TCM, The Movie Channel, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, TV Land, TWC Deportes, TWC SportsNet</li><li>UniMas, UniVision East</li><li>USA</li><li>VH1</li></ul>
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<h3>New DIRECTV “Live Buffer” Feature available to Via Internet and STREAM customers</h3>
<p>Learn how to get up to 60 minutes of live buffer when you change the channel.<br><br><img src="https://www.directv.com/content/dam/images/support/sf-images/livebuffer1.png" alt=" width=" height="204"></img> <img src="https://www.directv.com/content/dam/images/support/sf-images/livebuffer2.png" alt=" width=" height="204"></img></p>
<p>For DIRECTV via Internet and STREAM customers you can now switch channels while watching live TV – and if you return to the original channel within 10 minutes, you won’t miss a thing. The content will pick up right where you left off.<br><br><strong>Rewind Content</strong><br><br>You can rewind up to 60 minutes of content, when you return to the original LIVE TV channel.<br>This is now available on all devices including our Gemini devices, ROKU, Apple TV, Android TV &amp; Fire TV devices.</p>
<br><h3>Find out how to restart live shows and movies.</h3>
Here’s how to restart a program that’s already on:
<ul><li>Find the show in the Guide. If you see a curved gray arrow next to the title, you can restart it.</li></ul>
<strong>Use the restart feature on these networks:</strong>
<ul><li>A&amp;E, AXS TV</li><li>BET, Bloomberg, Big Ten Network</li><li>Cartoon Network East, Cinemax Action, Cinemax Classics, Cinemax East, Cinemax Hits, CMT, CNN, Comedy Central, Cooking Channel, Crime &amp; Investigation</li><li>DIY</li><li>Encore East</li><li>Food Network, FS1, FS2, FX, FXX, FYI</li><li>Galavision</li><li>Hallmark+, HBO Max™, HBO Latino, HDNet Movies, HGTV, History, HLN (Headline News)</li><li>Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network</li><li>MTV, MTV2, MTV Live</li><li>Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic, Nick Jr, Nickelodeon East</li><li>Spike, STARZ Comedy, STARZ East, STARZ Edge, STARZ Encore Black, STARZ Family, STARZ West</li><li>TBS, TCM, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, TV Land</li><li>UniMas, UniVision East</li><li>VH1, Vice</li></ul>
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Learn how to get up to 60 minutes of live buffer when you change the channel, and how to rewind a movie or show after it starts.

<p>Learn how to get up to 60 minutes of live buffer when you change the channel, and how to rewind a movie or show after it starts.</p>

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<h3>With the DIRECTV Restart feature, you can rewind shows that have already started.</h3>
<br><strong>Rewind shows to the beginning</strong><br>If you turn on a program that has already started, you can use the Restart feature to go back to the beginning with just one click. The Restart feature becomes available two minutes into the program. <strong>Note:</strong> Restarted shows can&#39;t be fast-forwarded or recorded. To use this feature, you need the following:
<ul><li>Receiver models HR24 and above.</li><li>Your receiver must be connected to the Internet.</li></ul>
<br><strong>To rewind a program, do the following:</strong> <br><ol><li>Press <strong>GUIDE </strong>on your remote control.</li><li>Select any show with a curved arrow.</li><li>You&#39;ll see a prompt telling you to press the <strong>REWIND </strong>button to start the show at the beginning. Press it, and enjoy!</li></ol>
<br><strong>Available networks</strong><br>The Restart feature is available on the following networks:<br><br><ul><li>A&amp;E</li><li>BET, Bloomberg, Brave</li><li>Cartoon Network East, Cinemax, Cinemax Classics, Cinemax Hits, CMT, CNBC, CNN, Comedy Central, Cooking Channel, Crime &amp; Investigation</li><li>DIY</li><li>E!, Encore East</li><li>Food Network</li><li>Galavision, Golf</li><li>Hallmark+, H2, HBO Comedy East, HBO Max™, HBO Signature East, HDNet Movies, HGTV, History, HLN (Headline News)</li><li>Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network</li><li>MTV, MTV2</li><li>NBC Sports Network, Nick Jr, Nickelodeon East</li><li>Ovation, OWN</li><li>Palladia, Paramount, Paramount + with SHOWTIME</li><li>QVC</li><li>Smithsonian Channel, Shorts HD, STARZ Comedy, STARZ East, STARZ Edge, STARZ in Black, STARZ West, Syfy</li><li>TBS, TCM, The Movie Channel, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, TV Land, TWC Deportes, TWC SportsNet</li><li>UniMas, UniVision East</li><li>USA</li><li>VH1</li></ul>
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<div id="tileTitle">New Live Buffer Feature and Restart a Live Program</div>
<div id="tileDescription">Learn how to get up to 60 minutes of live buffer when you change the channel, and how to rewind a movie or show after it starts.</div>
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<h3>With the DIRECTV Restart feature, you can rewind shows that have already started.</h3>
<br><strong>Rewind shows to the beginning</strong><br>If you turn on a program that has already started, you can use the Restart feature to go back to the beginning with just one click. The Restart feature becomes available two minutes into the program. <strong>Note:</strong> Restarted shows can&#39;t be fast-forwarded or recorded. To use this feature, you need the following:
<ul><li>Receiver models HR24 and above.</li><li>Your receiver must be connected to the Internet.</li></ul>
<br><strong>To rewind a program, do the following:</strong> <br><ol><li>Press <strong>GUIDE </strong>on your remote control.</li><li>Select any show with a curved arrow.</li><li>You&#39;ll see a prompt telling you to press the <strong>REWIND </strong>button to start the show at the beginning. Press it, and enjoy!</li></ol>
<br><strong>Available networks</strong><br>The Restart feature is available on the following networks:<br><br><ul><li>A&amp;E</li><li>BET, Bloomberg, Brave</li><li>Cartoon Network East, Cinemax, Cinemax Classics, Cinemax Hits, CMT, CNBC, CNN, Comedy Central, Cooking Channel, Crime &amp; Investigation</li><li>DIY</li><li>E!, Encore East</li><li>Food Network</li><li>Galavision, Golf</li><li>Hallmark+, H2, HBO Comedy East, HBO Max™, HBO Signature East, HDNet Movies, HGTV, History, HLN (Headline News)</li><li>Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network</li><li>MTV, MTV2</li><li>NBC Sports Network, Nick Jr, Nickelodeon East</li><li>Ovation, OWN</li><li>Palladia, Paramount, Paramount + with SHOWTIME</li><li>QVC</li><li>Smithsonian Channel, Shorts HD, STARZ Comedy, STARZ East, STARZ Edge, STARZ in Black, STARZ West, Syfy</li><li>TBS, TCM, The Movie Channel, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, TV Land, TWC Deportes, TWC SportsNet</li><li>UniMas, UniVision East</li><li>USA</li><li>VH1</li></ul>
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New Live Buffer Feature and Restart a Live Program


<h3>New DIRECTV “Live Buffer” Feature available to Via Internet and STREAM customers</h3>
<p>Learn how to get up to 60 minutes of live buffer when you change the channel.<br><br><img src="https://www.directv.com/content/dam/images/support/sf-images/livebuffer1.png" alt=" width=" height="204"> <img src="https://www.directv.com/content/dam/images/support/sf-images/livebuffer2.png" alt=" width=" height="204"></p>
<p>For DIRECTV via Internet and STREAM customers you can now switch channels while watching live TV – and if you return to the original channel within 10 minutes, you won’t miss a thing. The content will pick up right where you left off.<br><br><strong>Rewind Content</strong><br><br>You can rewind up to 60 minutes of content, when you return to the original LIVE TV channel.<br>This is now available on all devices including our Gemini devices, ROKU, Apple TV, Android TV &amp; Fire TV devices.</p>
<br><h3>Find out how to restart live shows and movies.</h3>
Here’s how to restart a program that’s already on:
<ul><li>Find the show in the Guide. If you see a curved gray arrow next to the title, you can restart it.</li></ul>
<strong>Use the restart feature on these networks:</strong>
<ul><li>A&amp;E, AXS TV</li><li>BET, Bloomberg, Big Ten Network</li><li>Cartoon Network East, Cinemax Action, Cinemax Classics, Cinemax East, Cinemax Hits, CMT, CNN, Comedy Central, Cooking Channel, Crime &amp; Investigation</li><li>DIY</li><li>Encore East</li><li>Food Network, FS1, FS2, FX, FXX, FYI</li><li>Galavision</li><li>Hallmark+, HBO Max™, HBO Latino, HDNet Movies, HGTV, History, HLN (Headline News)</li><li>Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network</li><li>MTV, MTV2, MTV Live</li><li>Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic, Nick Jr, Nickelodeon East</li><li>Spike, STARZ Comedy, STARZ East, STARZ Edge, STARZ Encore Black, STARZ Family, STARZ West</li><li>TBS, TCM, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, TV Land</li><li>UniMas, UniVision East</li><li>VH1, Vice</li></ul>



<div id="tileTitle">New Live Buffer Feature and Restart a Live Program</div>
<div id="tileDescription">Learn how to get up to 60 minutes of live buffer when you change the channel, and how to rewind a movie or show after it starts.</div>
<div id="tileGoBackLink">Go back and choose again</div>
<div id="tileGoBackText">Not your service?</div>
<div id="firststepcontent">
<h3>New DIRECTV “Live Buffer” Feature available to Via Internet and STREAM customers</h3>
<p>Learn how to get up to 60 minutes of live buffer when you change the channel.<br><br><img src="https://www.directv.com/content/dam/images/support/sf-images/livebuffer1.png" alt=" width=" height="204"> <img src="https://www.directv.com/content/dam/images/support/sf-images/livebuffer2.png" alt=" width=" height="204"></p>
<p>For DIRECTV via Internet and STREAM customers you can now switch channels while watching live TV – and if you return to the original channel within 10 minutes, you won’t miss a thing. The content will pick up right where you left off.<br><br><strong>Rewind Content</strong><br><br>You can rewind up to 60 minutes of content, when you return to the original LIVE TV channel.<br>This is now available on all devices including our Gemini devices, ROKU, Apple TV, Android TV &amp; Fire TV devices.</p>
<br><h3>Find out how to restart live shows and movies.</h3>
Here’s how to restart a program that’s already on:
<ul><li>Find the show in the Guide. If you see a curved gray arrow next to the title, you can restart it.</li></ul>
<strong>Use the restart feature on these networks:</strong>
<ul><li>A&amp;E, AXS TV</li><li>BET, Bloomberg, Big Ten Network</li><li>Cartoon Network East, Cinemax Action, Cinemax Classics, Cinemax East, Cinemax Hits, CMT, CNN, Comedy Central, Cooking Channel, Crime &amp; Investigation</li><li>DIY</li><li>Encore East</li><li>Food Network, FS1, FS2, FX, FXX, FYI</li><li>Galavision</li><li>Hallmark+, HBO Max™, HBO Latino, HDNet Movies, HGTV, History, HLN (Headline News)</li><li>Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network</li><li>MTV, MTV2, MTV Live</li><li>Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic, Nick Jr, Nickelodeon East</li><li>Spike, STARZ Comedy, STARZ East, STARZ Edge, STARZ Encore Black, STARZ Family, STARZ West</li><li>TBS, TCM, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, TV Land</li><li>UniMas, UniVision East</li><li>VH1, Vice</li></ul>
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