Category: DIRECTV
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5 Free Trials Every Cord Cutter Should Try
If the weather where you live is like it is down in Texas (cold and wet), maybe this weekend is the perfect time to stay home and try a new streaming service. This is the best part of being a cord cutter: if you want to try something new you can without a 2-year contract.…
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AT&T Plans to Use DIRECTV & DIRECTV NOW As a Distribution Channel for Warner Media Content
With the downturn in DIRECTV subscribers, many have wondered if AT&T regretted buying DIRECTV. Yesterday, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson opened up about the DIRECTV purchase on Mornings with Maria on the Fox Business Network. “DirecTV was the platform on which we have made all these other investment decisions,” Randall Stephenson said. He went on to…
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Hulu Is Now Reportedly the Second Largest Live TV Streaming Service Beating Out DIRECTV NOW & YouTube TV
Late last year news came out predicting that DIRECTV NOW would top Sling TV and become the largest live TV streaming service. Instead, DIRECTV NOW lost over 250,000 subscribers and is now, according to TDG Research, the third-largest live TV streaming service behind Hulu’s live TV streaming service. According to TDG Research, Hulu ended 2018…
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Cord Cutting This Week 63 – Sling TV is Bigger Than PlayStation Vue & DIRECTV NOW, ATSC 3.0, & 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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PlayStation Vue, Philo, YouTube TV, Sling, Hulu, & Others Have Almost 8 Million Subscribers
In just four years, live TV streaming services went from zero subscribers in 2014 to end 2018 with 7.7 million subscribers. These services include PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, Hulu, Philo, and fuboTV. vMVPDs hit nearly 8 million subs #cordshaving 2014: ▪️Cable/Sat/Telco 89.1 million subs ▪️vMVPDs (Sling/YouTubeTV/etc): 0 2018: ▪️Cable/Sat/Telco 79.6 mm subs ▪️vMVPDs (Sling, YouTubeTV, etc):…
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DIRECTV NOW is Adding More Nexstar & Meredith Owned FOX Affiliates
Tonight multiple readers have contacted Cord Cutters News to let us know that DIRECTV NOW has added more FOX locals. As best we can tell these are locals owned by Nexstar and Meredith. (It is also possible other locals like NBC, ABC, etc are being added. Right now it looks like AT&T just started to…
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DIRECTV NOW May Be Working on Adding “Socialable” Viewing
For years now, companies have tried to find new ways to let friends and family who live in different areas watch TV shows together. Now it looks like AT&T is looking at options to add what they call “socialable” viewing. This new option would allow people to simultaneously watch the same programming together even if…
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Hulu & YouTube TV Are The Most Popular Live TV Streaming Service Beating Out Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, & More
This week UBS released an updated survey looking at the current state of TV and streaming. According to that survey of 2,000 Americans, Hulu with live TV was the most popular live TV service followed closely by YouTube TV. According to the survey, 10% said they use Hulu with Live TV followed by YouTube TV…
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Cord Cutting This Week 62 – Roku’s New Home Screen, No Apple TV Love?, Pluto TV, 50+, & 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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Can You Use Netflix, DIRECTV NOW, Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, and Others in a Lobby or Restaurant? We Take a Look…
We often get asked how a restaurant or business can save money on the TV that sits in their lobby or dinning room. Many want to know if they can use an on-demand service like Netflix or a live TV streaming service like YouTube TV to cut back on their bills. Most of the people…