Category: DIRECTV
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DIRECTV NOW Added More Tenga-Owned CBS Affiliates
Yesterday DIRECTV NOW quietly added more CBS affiliates including affiliates in Tampa, Florida and Washington DC. Tenga owns 10 CBS affiliates, and we are unsure how many of them have been added. Recently DIRECTV NOW has not been waiting for all the locals from one owner. Instead they have been rolling out a few locals…
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DIRECTV NOW Makes Their Apple TV 4K Deal Even Better
If you want an Apple TV 4K, AT&T has a great deal for you. Right now if you prepay for four months of DIRECTV NOW you can get an Apple TV 4K. The best part is DIRECTV NOW just made the Apple TV 4K deal even better! Typically an Apple TV 4K costs $170, but…
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DIRECTV NOW is Notifying Subscribers of New Email Rules
This week DIRECTV NOW started emailing some subscribers notifying them of new email rules and the need to update their email address. Here is the email sent to some subscribers: We’ve increased our technology requirements to give you an even better streaming experience going forward. Unfortunately, the email address that you currently use for your…
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First Look: DIRECTV NOW Roku Beta
A couple of weeks ago AT&T started rolling out invites to test the DIRECTV NOW app beta on Roku players. Now, this is just testing the app, not the DVR. According to the emails going out, the DVR will come later. “The True Cloud DVR is not available for Roku devices yet. We’ll let you…
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Super Bowl Report Card: Sling TV vs DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue vs YouTube TV vs fuboTV
Last night the Super Bowl was once again one of the most watched sporting events in the United States. It also serves as a benchmark for the stability of live TV streaming services. This year we had several winners and one loser, but before we jump into how each of the live TV streaming services…
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DIRECTV NOW Will Have Multiple NBC Feeds For The Super Bowl
Worried about DIRECTV NOW crashing during the Super Bowl tonight? Well, it looks like DIRECTV NOW is taking steps now to handle the load. Yesterday DIRECTV NOW started to email subscribers letting them know that there will be a second NBC stream available in the DIRECTV NOW guide. This second stream will also be airing the Super…
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DIRECTV NOW Just Added a Ton of New Features to Their Beta
This week a major update rolled out to DIRECTV NOW beta testers, which included new features to almost every supported streaming player. Here is the email that went out yesterday about the update: Hello Testers, Happy Friday! We have updated the DIRECTV NOW beta app for tvOS, Fire TV, iOS, Android and Chrome with several new features for you…
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Expired: Last Day: The Fire TV 3 with 4K HDR is On Sale With a Free Month of DIRECTV NOW
Today is the last day for the 3rd gen Fire TV 3 with 4K HDR is just $54.99 and you can get a free month of DIRECTV NOW! This is one of the lowest prices that 3rd gen Fire TV has ever been at. You can find the 3rd gen Fire TV on Amazon HERE. All-new,…
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Philo vs Sling TV vs DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue vs Fubo TV vs Hulu vs YouTube TV – Updated February 2018
Today we update our side by side look at the major live TV streaming services. With a lot of new device support and new channels we wanted update our live TV streaming service break down. This month we looked at Fubo TV, Philo, Sling TV, Hulu’s live TV beta, YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue, and DIRECTV NOW with the hopes that…
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Windstream Renews Their Deal With DIRECTV NOW
Today it was announced that Windstream has finalized a deal to offer DIRECTV NOW the live TV streaming service to Windstream customers. This will extend the current deal with DIRECTV to not only include DIRECTV NOW but also adds the ability to sell DIRECTV satellite TV service. This is a big win for DIRECTV as…