Tag: AT&T
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AT&T is Selling Its Operations in Puerto Rico & The U.S. Virgin Islands As Part of a Plan to Pay off Debt
Today AT&T announced that it is selling its wireless and wireline optimation in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to Liberty Latin America for $1.95 billion in cash at closing. AT&T will keep control of its FirstNet responsibilities as well as DIRECTV in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. “This transaction is a…
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AT&T Warns That DIRECTV, U-verse TV, & AT&T TV NOW Could Soon Lose Sinclair ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals
Last week Sinclair and AT&T agreed to a second short term extension to keep Sinclair locals on AT&T’s DIRECTV, AT&T TV NOW, U-Verse and more. Now it seems that a final deal has not been reached as last night AT&T started to run warning messages about Sinclair locals going dark on its TV services. What…
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AT&T TV NOW is Downgrading Grandfathered DVR Customers to Just 20 Hours
Today AT&T TV NOW started to contact grandfathered DVR customers who still had 100 hours of DVR storage to let them know they will soon be downgraded to just 20 hours of storage. Back when AT&T started to beta test the DVR feature for DIRECTV NOW (now called AT&T TV NOW) it came with 100…
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AT&T TV NOW is Canceling Its $5 Movies Extra Add-on & is Offering Full Refunds
Briefly, over the weekend AT&T TV NOW offered a $5 a month Movies Extra add-on that offered access to 9 additional channels. Sadly, AT&T has removed this package from the AT&T TV NOW website, and according to several of our readers, AT&T is issuing full refunds to anyone who subscribed to the $5 a month…
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AT&T TV NOW Briefly Advertised a $5 Movies Extra Add-on
For some time now DIRECTV has offered a $5 a month Movies Extra add-on that offered access to 9 channels. Yesterday for a brief time the Movies Extra add-on was offered to AT&T TV NOW customers. Now though it seems that AT&T has removed this package from the AT&T TV NOW website. With this $5…
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AT&T & Sinclair Agree to An Extension to Keep Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations on DIRECTV, AT&T TV NOW, U-verse TV, & More
Today was the deadline for AT&T and Sinclair to strike a new deal or see Sinclair owned locals and nationals would go dark. Now the 5 PM Eastern deadline has come and gone with AT&T keeping Sinclair owned locals. Update: Sinclair has shut down its website warning about an AT&T blackout. Now there is just…
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AT&T Will Keep DirecTV Even With Dropping Subscriber Numbers
There has been talk of AT&T dropping DirecTV from its lineup after subscriber number have dropped dramatically. Now, John Stankey is saying that there is no plan for that to happen. Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that AT&T is entertaining the possibility of selling its DIRECTV satellite service. According to the report, AT&T…
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AT&T COO Shares More Details on His Strategy for HBO Max
In a Q&A session with the Wall Street Journal, John Stankey, COO of AT&T, discussed plans for rolling out HBO Max. One area he didn’t comment on was the still unknown price of the upcoming streaming service. Reports have speculated the price will be around $15 per month, higher than Disney+ and Apple TV+. He…
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As An AT&T Blackout Draws Near Sinclair Promotes YouTube TV To Viewers
AT&T and Sinclair have a Friday deadline to reach a new deal or Sinclair-owned locals will go dark on DIRECTV, AT&T TV, AT&T TV NOW, and U-verse TV. This blackout would not only included Sinclair owned locals but also The Tennis Channel, TBD, Comet, Charge, and more. Now it looks like talks are not going…
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AT&T & Disney Have Reached an Agreement in Principle Keeping ESPN, The Disney Channel, & More on DirecTV, U-verse TV, & AT&T TV Now
Today Cord Cutters News has confirmed that AT&T and Disney have reached a deal in principle to keep ESPN and other Disney-owned channels on AT&T TV, AT&T TV NOW, U-verse TV, and DIRECTV. This means subscribers to AT&T’s services won’t lose Disney owned channels and Disney owned ABC affiliates including WABC Channel 7, KABC Channel…