Tag: AT&T
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Comcast, Spectrum, Verizon, & AT&T Lost Over 1.7 Million TV Subscribers in The 3rd Quarter of 2019
Today AT&T reported their 3rd quarter 2019 earnings numbers and had a record loss of over 1.3 million TV subscribers in just 3 months. This comes as Comcast, Spectrum, and Verizon all reported losses last week. So far AT&T, Spectrum, Comcast, and Verizon have reported that they lost 1,724,000 subscribers in just three months during…
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AT&T is Open to Selling DIRECTV as TV Losses Grow
Today during AT&T’s 3rd quarter 2019 earnings call, AT&T put out the idea that DIRECTV could be on the table for sale or a merger/partnership. According to AT&T, there are no “sacred cows” in its portfolio and it directly pointed a finger at AT&T’s DIRECTV satellite TV service. This news comes as the investment group…
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AT&T Lost Over A Million TV Customers in The 3rd Quarter of 2019 Including AT&T TV NOW Losing 195,000 Subscribers
Today AT&T announced that AT&T TV NOW lost 195,000 subscribers in the third quarter of 2019. This is up from the 168,000 subscribers DIRECTV NOW (now called AT&T TV NOW) lost in the second quarter of this year and the third consecutive quarter in which AT&T has lost subscribers on its live TV streaming service.…
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AT&T is Selling Some of WarnerMedia’s European Assets For $1.1 Billion to Pay Off Debt
Today AT&T announced that they are selling off WarnerMedia’s Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CEM) to a Czech investment firm called PPF Group N.V. (PPF) for $1.1 billion in cash. According to AT&T, they plan to use some of the $1.1 billion to pay off debts. AT&T will also receive a $575 million debt guarantee. AT&T…
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AT&T TV NOW’s 100 Hour DVR Add-On Will Reportedly Launch in November
A few weeks ago, AT&T TV NOW started to contact customers who still had the grandfathered 100 hours of DVR that, starting November 1, their storage would drop to 20 hours. Back when AT&T started to beta test the DVR feature for DIRECTV NOW (now called AT&T TV NOW), it came with 100 hours of…
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AT&T Wants to Move DIRECTV Customers to Streaming Services Like AT&T TV & HBO Max
Today during a Reuters interview with AT&T’s Chief Operating Officer John Stankey, we got a new look at AT&T’s long term TV plans. According to AT&T’s COO, the plan is to move DIRECTV customers to a streaming service. “We didn’t buy DIRECTV because we love satellite,” said Stankey. “We bought DIRECTV because we love the…
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HBO Max Will Be Free for AT&T Customers with HBO Subscriptions
HBO Max will be free to 10 million AT&T customers who also subscribe to HBO, according to AT&T Chief Operating Officer John Stankey. This includes customers who subscribe to DirecTV or AT&T wireless services. For those without a free subscription, HBO Max is likely to cost even more than the $14.99 price of HBO, which…
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AT&T Has Reportedly Lost Over 1 Million TV Subscribers In Just 3 Months From DIRECTV, AT&T TV NOW, & U-verse TV
Next week AT&T will report its 3rd quarter 2019 earnings and according to even AT&T, it will likely report losses of over 1 million TV subscribers. In a letter sent to shareholders back in September, AT&T started to prepare them for the news saying: “Coming into the year, the company expected some tough content negotiations,…
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AT&T Will Live Stream its HBO Max Announcement Next Week
Next week AT&T will officially announce HBO Max with new details about the service. This will happen at its October 29th, 2019 WarnerMedia Day event that will give investors and press a first look at the new HBO Max launching next year. AT&T is expected to announce the price of the new service and additional…
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AT&T TV NOW Has Fixed Its Billing Errors (If You Think Your Still Being Over Charged Contact AT&T TV NOW)
Last Friday, AT&T started to notify AT&T TV NOW customers of a price hike that would take effect on November 19th, 2019. AT&T TV NOW PLUS/MAX customers are seeing a $15 a month price hike, and grandfathered customers will see a $10 price hike. Sadly though many customers reported that their accounts showed them getting…