Category: DIRECTV
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DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM Just Lost 64 ABC, CBS, FOX & NBC Locals After Tegna Rejects Surprising A La Carte Plan
DIRECTV failed to reach a deal with local broadcast station owner Tegna, resulting in 64 local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC channels going dark for its core satellite offering, as well as streaming services AT&T TV, and DIRECTV STREAM. Tegna, whose stations cover 51 markets, began warning viewers this weekend that it may pull its…
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Peacock Removes Claim It Has the Most Live Sports of Any Streamer
Peacock quietly removed a line that says it offers the “most live sports of any streamer” on its site after DIRECTV complained about the legitimacy of the claim. DIRECTV slammed the claim, arguing that its own DIRECTV Stream, as well as its DIRECTV service delivered over the internet, offers more live sports than Peacock. Cord…
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DIRECTV is Releasing a Fix For ‘Down Arrow’ TV Guide Shortcut on Roku Remotes
An update from DIRECTV Stream that came out a week ago removed a beloved feature for Roku users: The ability to immediately pull up the TV guide by hitting down on the Roku remote. DIRECTV said on Thursday that a fix is here. “A fix has been released for accessing the guide which started going…
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One of The Largest IPTV Services Shuts Down As Owner is Arrested
One illegal IPTV platform felt the hammer go down as raids in Argentina led to the shutdown of Digital TV and the arrest of its founder. Digital TV boasted around 85,000 customers and offered a library of 900 live channels including sports, 8,000 films, 400 television series, and some adult content. The raid was sparked…
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DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM Will Add NFL Network & NFL RedZone
DIRECTV is teaming up with the National Football League and NFL RedZone, renewing a multi-year affiliate agreement with NFL Media. The new agreement announced today will extend existing coverage of NFL Networks on DIRECTV in addition to adding DIRECTV STREAM and U-Verse to NFL Network’s distribution, which already averages 16.7 million people tuning in per…
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AT&T Comments On a DIRECTV & Dish Network Merger
Back in 2021, AT&T sold 30 percent of its economic stake in DIRECTV along with U-Verse and AT&T TV to TPG Capital to form a new DIRECTV. Since then, there have been talks and much speculation over DIRECTV merging with Dish Network. There have been several attempts to merge DIRECTV and Dish Network in recent…
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DIRECTV is Presenting the Military Basketball Association’s 2023 Playoffs & Championship Game on Memorial Day Weekend
The Military Basketball Association is saluting Military Appreciation Month and Mental Health Awareness Month on DIRECTV!
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DIRECTV & DISH Media Announce Collaborative Efforts to Streamline Advertising
DIRECTV Advertising and DISH Media announced today they are issuing new standardized solutions for enabling programming structured with a simpler, more consistent process to improve workflow.
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DIRECTV Lays Off Hundreds of Managers As Cord Cutting Grows
As Cord Cutting grows cable TV companies like DIRECTV have been getting hit hard recently as Americans look for ways to cut their bills as inflation hits their wallets. Now it has been reported that DIRECTV will be laying off hundreds of employees to help offset the losses. According to a report by CNBC DIRECTV,…
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DIRECTV STREAM Will Increase Prices in January
DIRECTV STREAM is increasing the prices of its streaming packages. The new pricing will go into effect for both new and existing customers on January 22, 2023, and will impact both current DIRECTV STREAM plans and legacy plans. The most noticeable change will be a $10 increase in the price of the Choice Plan which…