Tag: AT&T
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AT&T TV’s New Streaming Player Loses Access to Hulu
This week Hulu officially updated its Hulu app on Android TV to add support for live TV. Now it seems at the same Hulu was removed from the new Android TV powered streaming player for AT&T TV. We are not sure who decided to pull support for Hulu on AT&T’s Android TV powered streaming player.…
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Comcast, Spectrum, & AT&T Are Offering Discounted Internet Options for Low Income Households
Recently, we shared the news that Comcast will be expanding their discounted internet service offer to all households that meet qualifications. In this post, we’re sharing details about that program, along with similar options from other major internet providers. Internet Essentials from Comcast Comcast is bringing affordable high speed internet to low-income households for $9.95…
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AT&T Plans to Offer True 5G Internet Nationwide By The First Half of 2020
Back when AT&T announced 5G speeds on their wireless network many of their competitors pointed out that 5G Evolution was not true 5G. Now AT&T has announced that they have successfully rolled out what they are calling 5G+ what their competitors called true 5G to Dallas TX. AT&T says this is the first step in…
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Epix Launches on AT&T TV NOW (Formerly DIRECTV NOW)
Today AT&T announced that they are bringing Epix to the AT&T TV app for AT&T TV NOW customers. For $6 a month you can now add Epeix to your lineup of channels with AT&T TV NOW formally known as DIRECTV NOW. This was first announced back in May 2019 but today it is officially live…
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AT&T & CBS Agree To a New Deal to Bring CBS Back to DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, & More
This morning AT&T and CBS announced a new deal to bring CBS owned locals back to DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, U-verse TV, and more. This contract dispute not only took down CBS owned locals but on DIRECTV NOW all CBS locals left the service. This deal will see CBS locals, CBS Sports Network, and the Smithsonian…
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Sinclair Locals May Go Dark on AT&T’s DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, AT&T TV NOW, & U-Verse TV
Currently, AT&T has Nexstar and CBS-owned locals blacked out on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW (renamed AT&T TV NOW), and U-Verse TV. Soon you may have to add Sinclair-owned locals to that list as Sinclair, in their earnings call yesterday, warned that their contract is up sometime this quarter. AT&T reportedly has been pushing back on the…
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Update: AT&T is Warning Some Grandfathered DIRECTV NOW Subscribers That Their “Promotional Period” is Ending Was in Error
Update: AT&T just replied to our request for comment about DIRECTV NOW subscribers who lost their grandfathered pricing. AT&T says the emails that went out today notifying customers that they are losing their grandfathered “promotion” went out in error. AT&T did again refer to the grandfathered $25 discount as a “promotional rate.” A few weeks…
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AT&T is Launching 5G Internet in New York City Today
Earlier today AT&T announced that they are launching 5G internet in parts of New York City using the 5G millimeter wave to mobile. This brings AT&T’s total number of 5G cities to 21. “As a densely-populated, global business and entertainment hub, New York City stands to benefit greatly from having access to 5G, and we’ve…
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AT&T TV’s Beta Box Gets Improved Google Assistant Controls
Today AT&T started to contact DIRECTV NOW beta testers (now called AT&T TV NOW) about an update to their Android TV powered beta box. (This is the box that will be used for AT&T TV when it launches.) According to the email the Android TV powered beta box now has expanded Google Assistant controls including…
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The National Association of Broadcasters Complains About Dish & AT&T’s Support of Locast
Yesterday ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC filed a lawsuit targeting Locast in an effort to shut it down. Now the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has, as you would likely have expected, come out in support of the lawsuit. One interesting note is that the NAB included complaints about how AT&T and Dish have supported…