Modern hotel systems need better centralized management
DIRECTV Lodging & Institution powers hotels, resorts, assisted living communities, and senior living properties with a branded in-room entertainment experience — all managed centrally. Axis designs the distribution, installs the gear, and keeps it running.
Three Free Months of DIRECTV Service
Available on qualifying Lodging & Institution contracts · Covers COM3000 activation, channel lineup, and AEP setup · Stacks with current hardware incentives
Next-Level Hotel TV Solutions
Bulk Streaming
Property-wide programming priced per unit — residents and guests share a contract that beats individual retail rates.
Full Project Management
One team owns design, permit, install, and commissioning. No sub-contractor handoffs; no gaps in accountability.
Professional Installation
SBCA- and CEDIA-certified technicians. Clean cable management, labeled terminations, as-built documentation delivered on day one.
24/7 Support
SLA-backed technical assistance for your front-desk team. Game-day on a Sunday — you still get a human.
Single Point of Contact
One account manager, one dispatch number. We handle DIRECTV for you instead of routing you through three vendors.
Fast Deployment
22 years of installs across 18 states means we size, permit, and commission faster than a first-time integrator.
Modern Hotel TV Systems for a Better Stay
Live TV & Premium Channels
Wide channel selection including access to NFL Sunday Ticket Commercial and every major sports package.
Centralized Management
Update guest TVs remotely from a single dashboard — property-wide channel changes, welcome messages, and emergency broadcasts.
Seamless PMS Integration
Ties into leading Property Management Systems so check-in auto-populates welcome screens with guest name and stay details.
Personal Device Casting
Optional casting support lets guests stream their own content from phone, tablet, or laptop to the in-room TV.
App-Based Programming
Streaming apps baked in — no guest logins required, no extra fees pushed to the room charge.
Flexible Delivery
Satellite, IPTV, or internet streaming — the system adapts to your existing infrastructure instead of forcing a rebuild.
HD, 4K-Ready Satellite Television
The COM3000 is the headend for hotels with high room counts or properties that don't want a receiver behind every TV. It's an HD-grade satellite distribution platform built for scale, with 4K channel support, customizable lineups, secure access controls, and commercial-grade hardware engineered to run 24/7. Whether you're serving 50 rooms or 5,000, the COM3000 sizes to match.
Hybrid Satellite & Streaming In-Room Entertainment
The Advanced Entertainment Platform (AEP) is the next generation of in-room content delivery. AEP integrates DIRECTV's satellite reliability with Wi-Fi streaming — each room gets a set-top box, an antimicrobial guest remote, and cloud-managed services that push popular apps directly to the TV. The bundled DIRECTV On Demand app puts thousands of hours of content one click away, no guest login required.
Interactive High-Definition Satellite TV (DRE)
The DIRECTV Residential Experience (DRE) gives guests the interface they use at home — live TV, on-demand, DVR recordings, and embedded Netflix and YouTube. It works with home-run or loop-through wiring schemes and scales from properties with as few as 10 rooms up to 10,000. For guests, it feels familiar. For your GM, it's managed from the same dashboard as everything else.
DIRECTV Reservation System
Tie Your PMS to the Guest Room Experience
Integrate your property management system with DIRECTV's reservation platform to auto-populate guest welcome screens with name, stay length, and tailored messaging. Check-outs wipe personal data automatically; check-ins boot the next guest into a clean, property-branded experience.
Assisted Living & Senior Communities
Accessible Programming, Familiar Faces
Senior living communities get large-print channel guides, hearing-assist compatibility, community-channel slots for event calendars and menus, and resident-requested programming lineups. One contract covers the whole building; individual units get the channels they actually watch.
Lodging Incentive Programs
Current DIRECTV Promotions
DIRECTV Lodging & Institution contracts come with rotating incentives — free COM3000 hardware on 5-year agreements, waived months of service, AEP upgrades at no cost on qualifying properties. We structure every deal to capture maximum available value.
Hospitality TV Solutions for Incredible In-Room Entertainment
With Axis and DIRECTV, you're not just offering hotel TV — you're shaping every guest stay. From blockbuster movies and live sports to branded welcome screens and on-demand content, the full-property package delivers a competitive edge. Our free-to-guest programming tiers and bulk packages cut per-unit costs while raising the perceived quality of the stay, all backed by SLA support so your front desk never has to troubleshoot at 11pm on a game night.
Premium programming your guests already know
Channel availability varies by contract tier and property type. Your Axis site survey includes a full lineup walkthrough.
How Riverside Hotel Expanded to an Outdoor Sports-Bar Experience
“Axis pulled the cabling, mounted the TVs, and got every screen showing the right game before we even opened the deck to guests. Clean, fast, and no surprises.”
Riverside Hotel
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Read the full case study →Q-SYS pulls it all together
The COM3000 handles channel distribution. AEP handles the guest screen. Q-SYS is the brain that integrates everything else — audio zones, paging, room automation, and property-wide control — from a single dashboard your team actually uses. One platform, one point of accountability, one call when you need help.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lodging & Institution packages start with a 24-channel commercial lineup and scale up to full premium tiers. Core programming includes major news (CNN, Fox News, MSNBC), sports (ESPN family, regional sports networks, NFL Sunday Ticket Commercial), entertainment (HBO, TNT, Paramount with Showtime, Discovery, National Geographic), and kids and family channels. The exact lineup is tuned to your guest demographic.
Across all nine counties we serve directly from Tampa to Naples and South Florida — Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade. For multi-property clients we handle national rollouts; 250+ business locations across 22 states already run on systems we designed.
Three things: real commercial licensing (not residential DIRECTV in a commercial disguise), on-property support with a real SLA, and one accountable point of contact for the full stack — headend, distribution, displays, and integration. Vendors who sell programming but outsource the install create problems you only discover mid-stay.
Yes. Full turnkey: site survey, system design, wiring and cable pulls, headend rack build, TV mounting, channel programming, PMS integration, and staff training. One crew, one contract, one invoice.
It depends on the product. COM3000 runs over IP (CAT6/fiber) or legacy coax. DRE works with home-run or loop-through coax. AEP needs solid Wi-Fi and a light network tune-up in most properties. During the survey we map your existing plant and tell you exactly what stays and what needs upgrading.
Yes. COM3000 supports channel mapping by location, so lobbies show news, bars get every sports package, guest rooms run the full premium lineup, and back-of-house areas get a trimmed lineup. Pattern changes are updated from a central dashboard, not by touching individual rooms.
The current headline offer is three free months of service on qualifying Lodging & Institution contracts, stacking with a 5-year agreement that includes free COM3000 hardware and a 24-channel head-end with AEP upgrade. Incentives rotate quarterly — we stay current on every available program.
Yes. AEP and DRE both support optional casting so guests can mirror content from a phone, tablet, or laptop to the in-room TV. No app downloads, no logins required on the guest side.
No. Apps come pre-provisioned through your DIRECTV agreement. Guests hit the TV remote and the content plays — no credential entry, no personal accounts tied to the room, and personal data is wiped at check-out automatically.
Yes. COM3000 is HD and 4K-ready and passes 4K-capable channels through to any TV in your property that supports the resolution. We can mix HD-only and 4K rooms on the same distribution system.
Yes. DIRECTV's reservation platform connects to most major PMS vendors. Guest names auto-populate welcome screens at check-in, and channel maps can be tied to room type or loyalty tier. We handle the integration during commissioning.
Licensing, product lineup, and support. Residential DIRECTV in a hotel, bar, or public venue violates the terms of service and exposes you to fines. Commercial pricing covers public viewing rights, unlocks sports and premium packages residential can't run, and comes with commercial-grade distribution hardware (COM3000, AEP, DRE) that residential service doesn't support.
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