Category: DIRECTV
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AT&T’s WarnerMedia Accuses Sling TV & Dish of ‘Collaborating’ With The DOJ
Yesterday HBO went dark on Dish and the Dish owned streaming service Sling TV. Over the last 24 hours, the fireworks between AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Dish have been heating up. AT&T accuses Dish of walking away from talks but Dish counters that AT&T was demanding “DISH pay for a guaranteed number of subscribers, regardless of how many consumers…
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By the End of 2018 Most Locals Will Be Streaming on a Live TV Service (Looking Back at Old Predictions)
In late 2017, I made a prediction that most ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC locals will be streaming on one or more live TV service by the end of 2018. Now that does not mean each service will have all locals, but one or more of the services will offer the channels. Many people thought…
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DIRECTV NOW is Actively Working On a XBox One App
For some time now DIRECTV NOW has listed Xbox One has a device that would soon be supported. Now it looks like it may be closer than we think. According to DIRECTV NOW’s website, Xbox One is still not listed as a supported device. Yet Xbox One official news page back in August had an interesting note…
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Cord Cutting This Week 49 – Dish Wins Kodi Lawsuit, DIRECTV Streaming Player, Roku OS 9, & 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. This week…
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AT&T is Looking Into Smaller DIRECTV NOW Bundles
This week AT&T reported that they lost 359,000 DIRECTV subscribers but added 49,000 DIRECTV NOW subscribers during their third quarter. Now AT&T says they plan to review what channels they offer as they review their pay-TV programming lineup. This comes as AT&T is close to renewing deals with FOX, CBS, Viacom, and Disney. So, what does…
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AT&T Confirms They Are Beta Testing a “New Streaming Video Device” Likely For DIRECTV NOW & DIRECTV
Today AT&T announced during their 3rd quarter 2018 earnings that they have started beta testing for a new streaming video device. This is the first official confirmation of a streaming player that is reportedly called the Osprey. In their 3rd quater 2018 earnings statement AT&T said “49,000 DIRECTV NOW net adds with 346,000 net losses in traditional video…
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DIRECTV NOW Added Just 49,000 New Subscribers in The 3rd Quarter of 2018
Today AT&T announced that DIRECTV NOW added just 49,000 subscribers in the 3rd quarter of 2018. This comes as their traditional pay-TV services like DIRECTV lost 346,000 subscribers. This is a dramatic drop in new subscribers compared to the 2nd quarters of 2018 when DIRECTV NOW added 342,000 subscribers. Many had expected stronger numbers as it…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio to Their DVR & On-Demand
A few weeks ago, DIRECTV NOW added Dolby Digital Audio and DTS support to select FOX stations including FOX News. Later DIRECTV NOW added Dolby Digital Audio to Disney-owned channels including select ESPN channels. Now they have added Dolby Digital to their DVR Recordings and On-demand. The best part is according to reports on Reddit…
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No, DIRECTV NOW Is NOT Raising Their Prices Again But They Are Thinking About It…
Over the weekend DIRECTV NOW sent out emails to some subscribers about a November price hike. We quickly started to receive emails from readers letting us know of a second $5 price hike. The truth is though there is no second $5 price hike. From looking at the emails what it looks like DIRECTV NOW subscribers…
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DIRECTV NOW’s Signup Glitch is Kind of Fixed
Did you just sign up for DIRECTV NOW or try to reactivate your DIRECTV NOW account but couldn’t use the service? You are not alone as we have confirmed that there was a widespread issue with new DIRECTV NOW accounts. Yet it looks like the glitch is slowly being fixed. Reports about this issue started…