Category: DIRECTV
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DIRECTV NOW May Be Losing A+E Networks Next Week
Earlier today A+E Networks warned viewers that A+E Network, Lifetime, History, and other A+E owned channels maybe leaving DIRECTV NOW, DIRECTV, and U-Verse. AT&T and A+E Networks have until midnight Eastern on Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 to reach a new deal before the channels go dark. “AT&T has not demonstrated a willingness to negotiate reasonably,”…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds Support for Discovery Apps
Last night DIRECTV NOW emailed subscribers letting them know that they can now use their DIRECTV NOW login to access Discovery apps. This means now with your DIRECTV NOW login, you can access even more Discovery content on apps from Discovery, OWN, TLC Go, Motor Trend & More. Here is the email DIRECTV NOW sent…
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AT&T Expects DIRECTV NOW to Lose More Subscribers in the Second Quarter of 2019
Yesterday, during AT&T’s first quarter 2019 earnings call, CEO Randall Stephenson opened up about AT&T’s expectations for DIRECTV NOW. During the call, AT&T’s CEO warned that AT&T could still lose more subscribers in the second quarter of 2019. He did add that DIRECTV NOW would have “decent growth” in the second half of 2019. AT&T…
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AT&T Says DIRECTV NOW at $50 a Month is ‘Sustainable’
Last month AT&T raised the price of DIRECTV NOW to $50 a month and cut many channels from the service. Now during AT&T’s 1st quarter, 2019 earnings call AT&T’s CEO opens up about the price hike. “I think we’re getting to a place now where the product, we all look at it and say, ‘OK,…
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AT&T’s DIRECTV NOW Lost 83,000 Subscribers in The First Quarter of 2019
Today AT&T announced that DIRECTV NOW lost 83,000 subscribers in the 1st quarter of 2019. This is compared to the 4th quarters of 2018 when DIRECTV NOW lost 267,000 subscribers. AT&T has been warning that DIRECTV NOW would likely lose subscribers now that has come true. In total AT&T lost 544,000 TV subscribers in the…
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Cord Cutting This Week #72 – YouTube, YouTube Kids, & YouTube TV Are Coming Back to The Amazon Fire TV, DIRECTV NOW Drops The NFL Network, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also let…
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DIRECTV NOW Is Offering $15 Off Plus & Max Packages for 2 Months
Since AT&T raised DIRECTV NOW’s price it has brought back several popular deals. Recently it was announced that you could get an Apple TV for free if you prepay for four months of DIRECTV NOW. Now AT&T is bringing back a popular discount for new customers: If you sign up for DIRECTV NOW’s Plus or…
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YouTube TV vs DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue vs Sling TV vs FuboTV vs Philo vs Watch TV vs Hulu – Updated April 2019
NOTE: To see a more recent update on this topic from September 2019, click HERE. Last week YouTube TV added new channels and raised its price. DIRECTV NOW also made a few changes this month. So today we take a look at Sling TV, Hulu’s live TV, YouTube TV, Watch TV, FuboTV, Philo, DIRECTV NOW, and PlayStation Vue with the hopes…
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AT&T Reportedly Never Told the NFL They Planned to Drop The NFL Network From DIRECTV NOW
On Monday AT&T announced that they are pulling the NFL Network from DIRECTV NOW & U-verse TV. This comes as AT&T and the NFL are in talks over changes to the NFL Sunday Ticket with the real possiblity that the NFL will pull back rights to NFL Sunday Ticket from AT&T. Now the Sports Business…
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AT&T is Testing a New Version of The DIRECTV NOW Streaming Player & They Are Looking For New Beta Testers
Last year AT&T announced that they had started beta testing for a new streaming video device they planned to offer with DIRECTV NOW. In December DIRECTV NOW mailed out their streaming player to a handful DIRECTV NOW subscribers to test out. Now AT&T is looking for a new set of DIRECTV NOW beta testers to…