No, Optimum and DIRECTV are two different companies. Both offer live TV streaming and on-demand viewing. Optimum used to be a brand of Cablevision, but in 2015, Altice bought Cablevision, and now Optimum is owned by Altice. Optimum provides live TV streaming with popular channels, including local channels, and offers a dedicated app.

DIRECTV and DIRECTV STREAM are owned by AT&T. DIRECTV is a satellite subscription service that comes with an outside receiver dish. On the other hand, DIRECTV STREAM is a TV streaming service that operates over an internet connection and does not require a satellite dish. Whether it's through a dish or the internet, the channel lineup is very similar, featuring popular live channels as well as local channels. DIRECTV STREAM does not offer internet connection plans itself, but its parent company, AT&T, does. You can bundle DIRECTV STREAM with AT&T internet, which offers DSL, fiber, or fixed wireless connection types. To accommodate TV streaming, you would need a plan with sufficient speed and data.