Category: DIRECTV
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AT&T Confirms DIRECTV NOW’s Streaming Player is a Beta Test For the New DIRECTV Streaming Service
For months now DIRECTV NOW subscribers using the new AT&T streaming player said they felt like beta testers for the new DIRECTV service. Now AT&T’s President of Mobility and Entertainment David Christopher confirmed that this is the case today in an interview with FierceVideo. Here is what David Christopher told FierceVideo: “Christopher said that AT&T…
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Updated: AT&T is Reportedly Running Ads For Adult Websites on DIRECTV NOW
Update #3: Today Viacom and AT&T reached back out to Cord Cutters News to say the ad run was run by Viacom. The ad has since been paused. The ad was a digital inserted ad not part of the typical live TV ad block and explains why some may have seen it and others did…
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AT&T’s DIRECTV NOW Is Likely to Be Killed Off as It Is Merged with WarnerMedia: Here is What Current Subscribers Need to Know
Late last week AT&T’s CEO of Communications announced that DIRECTV NOW would likely be merged into WarnerMedia’s new streaming service. This has raised many concerns from DIRECTV NOW subscribers about what this means for them. Here Is What We Know According to AT&T’s CEO of Communications, AT&T plans to EVENTUALLY merge DIRECTV NOW into the…
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AT&T’s Plans to Merge DIRECTV NOW Into WarnerMedia’s New Streaming Service
For some time now there have been rumors that AT&T was no longer interested in DIRECTV NOW. In recent months, AT&T has stopped talking about DIRECTV NOW like they used to. Even previously announced plans for DIRECTV NOW, like a DVR add-on for extra DVR storage, have never been released a year after the announcement.…
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MSNBC, USA, SyFy, NBC Sports, & More Are All Down on AT&T’s DIRECTV NOW
Right now multiple DIRECTV NOW subscribers are reporting that MSNBC, USA, SyFy, Golf Channel, NBC Sports, and more are all down on DIRECTV NOW. When you try to load the channel all you get is a blank screen. Update: We are now receiving reports that NBCUniversal networks are now back online for DIRECTV NOW Customers.…
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AT&T’s CEO Says Their New Streaming Service Will “Radically Reshape” Your Views of TV
We have known for some time now that AT&T plans to launch a new streaming service later this year. Details are still thin though but today AT&T’s CEO of Communications John Donovan said the soon to be launched streaming video service will “radically reshape” your views of TV. “It’s the consumer product I’m most excited…
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17 Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC TV Stations Went Dark on AT&T’s DIRECTV NOW & DIRECTV Over the Weekend
Did your local ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC TV station vanish overnight? If so, you are not alone as DIRECTV NOW, DIRECTV, and U-verse TV lost 17 local TV stations over the weekend. These include stations owned by Deerfield Media, MPS Media, GoCom Media of Illinois, Howard Stirk Holdings, Roberts Media, Second Generation of Iowa,…
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AT&T Adds Locast to DIRECTV & U-verse But Not DIRECTV NOW
Last night AT&T announced that they are adding Locast to DIRECTV and U-verse. Sadly you won’t find Locast built into DIRECTV NOW but you can add Locast to Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, and many other streaming players. This will allow AT&T customers in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Washington, Houston, Boston, Denver, and Baltimore…
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What is DIRECTV Now? You Asked, We Answer
When choosing the right streaming service, you’ll have lots of options to look at. It can be overwhelming to sort through the features, channels, and price points of each, so we’re doing that for you. In these posts, we’re sharing some of the questions our readers commonly ask, to help you make the right choice.…
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AT&T Rolls Out a DIRECTV NOW Update to Fix Apple TV Audio Issues
Yesterday, AT&T rolled an update for DIRECTV NOW on the Apple TV to fix several known audio issues. One of the main issues that was fixed was overlapping audio, and some readers have reported better audio sync with what is happening on-screen. Sadly, this did not fix the DIRECTV NOW DVR issue that results in…