Category: DIRECTV
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AT&T is Cracking Down on Robocalls With New Spam Call Warnings
Today AT&T announced that they are cracking down on robocalls by rolling out a call validation display system. Now when someone calls you from a spoofed number you will get a warning that it is not a valid number and could be a spoofed call. “This is another step to tame annoying, unwanted robocalls,” said…
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AT&T TV NOW Adds Additional Showtime & HBO Networks
Do you use AT&T TV NOW to subscribe to Showtime or Cinemax? You may have noticed some additional networks just appeared in your channel list. AT&T has quietly added Showtime 2, Showtime Extreme, HBO2, and Action MAX to their add-ons. In the past, if you wanted to access content from these networks you would have…
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AT&T’s DIRECTV Price Has Gone Up Almost $20 a Month Since January 1, 2019
AT&T has been slowly been raising the cost of DIRECTV in 2019 and at the start of 2020. Just recently we learned that AT&T would be raising the price of its packages by as much as $8 a month with sports fees going up by $2 a month in January 2020. That is on top…
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10% of Netflix, YouTube TV, Disney+, & More Subscribers Cancel Every Month
The greatest fear for streaming services has been churn. This is the practice of subscribers canceling a service after just a few months or sometimes before the free trial is over. Now Bloomberg gives us some insight into how many streamers and cord cutters stay with a streaming service once the free trial ends. According…
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AT&T May Stop Selling U-verse TV in 2020
For some time now we have heard that U-Verse TV’s days are numbered. Recently AT&T has confirmed to Cord Cutters News that U-verse TV is no longer offered in markets where the new AT&T TV is now available. Now AT&T has announced that AT&T TV will go live nationwide in February of 2020, raising questions…
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AT&T TV NOW Adds NBA League Pass With Access to Out of Market NBA Games
The NBA season is here and if you want to be sure to catch every game, AT&T TV NOW is now giving you the chance to add NBA League Pass so you never miss a game. This means not only can you watch in-market games with AT&T TV NOW you can now also watch out…
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AT&T TV Will Go Live Nationwide in February 2020
Today AT&T TV announced that it will go live nationwide in February 2020 according to AT&T Communications CEO Jeff McElfresh speaking at the Barclays Global TMT Conference. Here are all the cities AT&T TV is currently available in CA: Orange, Riverside | FL: Fort Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach | KS: Topeka, Wichita | MN:…
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Updated: Fox Sports & NBC Sports RSNs Go Dark on AT&T TV NOW
Do you subscribe to AT&T TV NOW? You may have noticed that NBC and FOX regional sports networks have vanished. For now, we are not sure if this is a short term bug or a contract issue, but both networks going dark at the same time point to it likely be a technical bug. Update:…
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AT&T is Adding More Ads When You Pause Your TV on DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW
In November, we shared an update on AT&T’s plans to integrate “pause ads” on AT&T TV and AT&T TV NOW. These are ads that play automatically when a viewer pauses what they’re watching. In a recent interview, AT&T’s advertising and analytics division Xandr’s CEO Brian Lesser shared more information about what this new ad feature…
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Pluto TV is Rolling Out an Updated Guide
Today Pluto TV rolled out an updated guide to Vizio SmartCast TVs that included some new features including an improved guide. Now instead of having to scroll through over 200 stations to find what you want, Pluto TV has added categories to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. With these categories, you…