Tag: AT&T
-
DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW Could Lose Hearst Owned Locals Tonight
If you have DIRECTV or AT&T TV NOW you may soon lose your local stations. Hearst owns 34 local TV stations and they have until tonight to reach a new deal or an extension before their networks will be pulled from AT&T’s TV services. Update: AT&T and Hearst have reportedly agreed to an extension so…
-
AT&T Mobile TV Cast: The Best Cord Cutting Device That Sadly Was Killed Before It Was Ever Released
Over the last few years, AT&T has been trying to find a way to address cord cutting. In 2020, AT&T is preparing to dramatically change how they try to reach cord cutters with the launch of HBO Max and the nationwide roll out of AT&T TV. This was not AT&T’s first effort to shake up…
-
AT&T & DISH Are Being Sued by BBiTV for Patent Infringement
This week, Broadband iTV, Inc. (BBiTV) announced that they have filed a lawsuit against AT&T’s DIRECTV and U-Verse TV. BBiTV has also filed a lawsuit against DISH. BBiT says the video-on-demand services of these companies infringe on their patents. According to BBiTV, they developed and own a portfolio of more than 60 issued U.S. patents…
-
AT&T TV NOW is Dropping The Fusion Channel
Today AT&T TV NOW contacted subscribers to inform them that on January 23rd, 2020 AT&T will be dropping the Fusion channel from AT&T TV NOW. Fusion is owned by Univision Communications and describes itself as a channel that offers “the latest news and information from Hispanic America’s most trusted team of journalists. From Jorge Ramos…
-
AT&T Warns That DIRECTV Could Lose Local Channels After STELA Expires
Right now, the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) is set to expire in just over a week. STELA gives satellite services like DISH and AT&T access to local channels among other things. Now AT&T has come out and publicly warned that if this rule expires DIRECTV would lose access to local channels. The…
-
DIRECTV’s Monthly Price Is Up 20% Since AT&T Purchased Time Warner
When AT&T purchased Time Warner, it brushed off concerns that the merger would drive up the price of cable TV by reducing competition. Now AT&T has raised the price of DIRECTV by 20% since its merger with Time Warner according to the New York Post. AT&T has been slowly raising the cost of DIRECTV in…
-
AT&T is Cracking Down on Robocalls With New Spam Call Warnings
Today AT&T announced that they are cracking down on robocalls by rolling out a call validation display system. Now when someone calls you from a spoofed number you will get a warning that it is not a valid number and could be a spoofed call. “This is another step to tame annoying, unwanted robocalls,” said…
-
AT&T’s DIRECTV Price Has Gone Up Almost $20 a Month Since January 1, 2019
AT&T has been slowly been raising the cost of DIRECTV in 2019 and at the start of 2020. Just recently we learned that AT&T would be raising the price of its packages by as much as $8 a month with sports fees going up by $2 a month in January 2020. That is on top…
-
AT&T May Stop Selling U-verse TV in 2020
For some time now we have heard that U-Verse TV’s days are numbered. Recently AT&T has confirmed to Cord Cutters News that U-verse TV is no longer offered in markets where the new AT&T TV is now available. Now AT&T has announced that AT&T TV will go live nationwide in February of 2020, raising questions…
-
AT&T Launches 5G Internet in 10 Markets
Today AT&T announced that they are launching their 5G network using low-band and high-band 5G in 10 markets. These markets include Birmingham, Ala., Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Providence, R.I., Rochester, N.Y., San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose, Calif., meaning if you live in these areas you will now be able to access 5G…