Tag: AT&T
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AT&T TV Now Has Lost 37% of Its Customer Base in Just 12 Months
In their Quarter 3 earnings report, AT&T announced that AT&T TV Now had lost 195,000 subscribers in the third quarter of 2019. This brought the total subscriber count down to 1,145,000 from 1.86 million one year earlier (when AT&T TV Now was still called DirecTV Now). In total, AT&T TV Now has seen a loss…
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AT&T TV NOW’s Updated DVR is Rolling Out This Week
Has your AT&T TV NOW DVR been acting weird? You are not alone as AT&T has been rolling out an update to its DVR. According to an AT&T software developer on Reddit, AT&T has been migrating its DVR backend platform to a new system this week. The final wave of customers had their DVR moved…
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AT&T TV NOW is Rolling Out Ads When You Pause Your DVR Recordings
Back in December 2018, it was reported that AT&T and Hulu were working on adding ads to videos when you pause a DVR recording. The idea is that AT&T can make more money with AT&T TV NOW and DIRECTV. Back in May of 2019, AT&T rolled out this feature to DIRECTV satellite customers, meaning when…
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AT&T Sells 42% of The Game Show Network to Sony to Pay Off Its Debt
Today it was announced that Sony has purchased AT&T’s share of 42% of the Game Show Network. AT&T is taking in $380 million in exchange for giving Sony full control over the Game Show Network. “We’re excited to bring Game Show Network fully into the Sony Pictures Entertainment portfolio,” SPT chairman Mike Hopkins said. “The…
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AT&T TV NOW Is Raising Its Price to $65 a Month Starting Tomorrow
If you want to try out AT&T TV NOW for just $50 a month, you need to act today. AT&T has announced that starting tomorrow, November 19th, 2019, the price of AT&T TV NOW will be going up $15 to $65 a month for AT&T TV NOW Plus. If you want AT&T TV NOW Max,…
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AT&T Re-Adds 4 Local CW & NBC Affiliates to DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW
Today it was announced that AT&T and MPS Media have agreed to a new deal after being dark on DIRECTV and AT&T TV NOW for six months. This deal will bring WTLF Tallahassee, WNBW Gainesville, WSWB Wilkes Barre, WFLI Chattanooga are back on DIRECTV, and in the case of WNBW back to AT&T TV NOW.…
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AT&T Agrees to Re-Add NBC & CW Locals Owned By Howard Stirks Holdings to DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW
Today it was announced that AT&T and Howard Stirks Holdings have agreed to a new deal after being dark on DIRECTV and AT&T TV NOW since June. This deal will bring WEYI NBC in Flint-Saginaw, Mich.; and WWMB The CW in Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C.; back to AT&T’s TV services. This news comes as AT&T recently…
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T-Mobile vs Verizon vs Sprint vs AT&T: Unlimited Talk, Text, & Data Plans Compared
With many cord cutters using their smartphones to access their favorite streaming services and watch content on the go, it’s time for a comparison of some of the major unlimited phone plans. We’re taking a look at unlimited plans from T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T to help you find the plan that works best for…
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AT&T is the Largest Distributor of HBO & Says Continue to Bundle Video and Wireless
During AT&T’s 3rd Quarter 2019 earnings call, AT&T was asked about how bundling wireless services with video plays a part in bringing in new customers and retaining current customers. Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T took the opportunity to talk about the role HBO has played and will play in the future with the launch of…
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The FCC Has Ruled in Favor of AT&T In a Bad Faith Complaint Over a Contract Dispute With Smaller Local Broadcasters
Today The FCC ruled in favor of AT&T over a complaint that AT&T was negotiating in bad faith with several smaller local TV broadcasters. According to the complaint, AT&T was using its power to unfairly negotiate with these smaller broadcasters. Now the FCC has said they do not agree with that complaint and won’t get…