Tag: AT&T
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ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Are Suing Locast to Shut It Down
Today it was learned that ABC, CBS. FOX, and NBC are suing to shutdown Locast according to The Wall Street Journal. This comes after Dish and AT&T have used Locast to help support their fight with local ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC local TV stations. Update: Locast sent Cord Cutters News the following statement about…
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The New AT&T TV Streaming Service Will Require an AT&T Branded Android TV Streaming Player
Editors Note: We’ve gotten many questions asking if this really is confirmed, so I changed the headline to say “likely.” I stand by what we wrote and if we are wrong I will be the first to admit it. From our sources, what AT&T’s President said to FierceVideo, and the wording of AT&T TV’s website…
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Cord Cutting Today #106 – Disney+ Coming to Hulu, HOA’s Try to Illegally Block Antennas, Sling TV, & More
Cord Cutting Today is our daily look at some of the biggest stories happening right now in the world of cord cutting. You can find these videos posted on YouTube every Monday through Saturday. Today we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting. Including Disney+Coming to Hulu,…
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AT&T, Comcast, & Spectrum Are Losing Over 14,000 TV Subscribers Every Day as Cord Cutting Speeds Up
Last week, AT&T, Comcast, and Spectrum reported their second quarter 2019 earnings. According to these reports, the three companies lost 1,311,000 million subscribers. This works out to over 14,000 subscribers every single day. Here are how many subscribers each service lost: DIRECTV NOW: 168,000 Spectrum: 141,000 Comcast: 224,000 DIRECTV & U-Verse TV: 778,000 Total: 1,311,000…
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Cord Cutting This Week – AT&T Lost Almost 1 Million TV Subscribers, AT&T TV Details, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also…
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Locast Has Found Unexpected Allies in DISH & AT&T’s DIRECTV
Locast is a free streaming service that offers locals (with popups asking for donations) in major markets like New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Locast can do this by using a rule in the law for nonprofits. Many wondered how long cable TV providers and content…
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AT&T Watch TV Is AT&T’s Forgotten Streaming Service & Concern For Its Future Grows
Yesterday, AT&T released its second quarter 2019 earnings. During this call, AT&T talked a lot about DIRECTV, U-verse TV, DIRECTV NOW, and HBO Max, but one service was completed ignored: AT&T Watch TV. AT&T’s public earnings report and press release did not mention AT&T Watch TV and it was not talked about during the earnings…
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Nexstar Pushed AT&T For a 100% Increase in Fees For its ABC, CBS, Fox, & NBC Owned Locals
Today AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson talked about the current blackout of CBS and Nexstar owned locals on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, & U-verse TV. According to AT&T during talks, Nexstar went on to ask for a 50% increase. AT&T’s CEO went on to warn that the Nexstar blackout “could take a while” as it sounds like…
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AT&T Confirms That HBO Max Will Include Live TV & Live Sports Not Just On-Demand
Today during AT&T’s 2nd quarter earnings call AT&T confirmed that HBO Max will include live TV. AT&T says live sports and news will be apart of AT&T TV. This seems to confirm reports that DIRECTV NOW will merge into HBO Max. It has been reported that HBO Max will be like Hulu. Starting with a…
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AT&T Expects DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, & U-verse TV to Lose More Subscribers as Promotional Rates End
Today AT&T reported a loss of 778,000 TV subscribers between DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, and U-verse TV during the 2nd quarter of 2019. In total AT&T has lost 2.3 million subscribers in just the last year or over 6,301 subscribers lost every single day. When you just look at the 2nd quarter of 2019 AT&T is…