Tag: AT&T
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As Cord Cutting Grows AT&T Lost 2.3 Million TV Subscribers in Just One Year
AT&T just reported its 2nd quarter 2019 earnings that reported a loss of 778,000 TV subscribers between DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, and U-verse TV. 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…
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AT&T’s DIRECTV NOW Lost 168,000 Subscribers in The 2nd Quarter of 2019
Today AT&T announced that DIRECTV NOW lost 168,000 subscribers in the 2nd quarter of 2019. This is up from the 83,000 subscribers DIRECTV NOW lost in the 1st quarter of 2019 and the 267,000 subscribers lost in the 4th quarter of 2018. In total DIRECTV NOW has lost 518,000 subscribers since the start of the…
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AT&T’s Xandr Now Powers Philo TV, Tubi, Xumo, AMC, A+E Networks, & More
Today AT&T announced that they are expanding their Xandr’s Community ad platform by adding A+E Networks, AMC, and Cheddar. These networks join WarnerMedia’s CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, B/R Live, Otter Media, and Warner Bros., as well as VICE, Hearst Magazines, Newsy, Philo, Tubi, and Xumo who already use Xander from AT&T. AT&T’s Xandr’s Community platform…
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AT&T & Netflix Announce a New Partnership For AT&T’s New DIRECTV NOW & AT&T TV Set-Top Box
AT&T has for a year now been beta testing a new Android TV powered set-top box that current runs DIRECTV NOW and will reportedly be the set-top box for the new AT&T TV service. Since the beta test started with DIRECTV NOW Netflix was one of the few apps not supported on the new AT&T…
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DIRECTV NOW is Offering $5 or $10 Credits to Customers Who Lost CBS
Today all DIRECTV NOW customers lost their CBS locals. If you have DIRECTV you only lost CBS if it is a CBS owned and operated CBS affiliate but all DIRECTV NOW customers lost CBS owned locals. To make up for this loss to DIRECTV NOW customers AT&T is offering $5 or $10 credits if you…
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CBS Sports Network & The Smithsonian Channel Have Been Removed From DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, & U-verse TV
Earlier today CBS removed their 14 owned CBS locals from DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, and U-verse TV. Now CBS Sports Network and the Smithsonian Channel has also been removed from AT&T’s owned DIRECTV service. Here is the statement AT&T sent Cord Cutters News about the CBS blackout: CBS has put our customers into the middle of…
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AT&T’s DIRECTV NOW, DIRECTV, & U-verse TV Lose CBS Owned Locals
After a week of public statements from CBS and AT&T pointing fingers at each other earlier this morning CBS owned locals went dark on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, and U-verse TV. This comes and Nexstar owned locals are also still dark on AT&T’s TV services. Update: CBS Sports & The Smithsonian Channel have also been dropped.…
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AT&T Blames CBS for a Possible Blackout on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, & U-verse TV Tonight
Earlier this week CBS warned that CBS owned local stations could go dark on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, and U-verse TV. Now AT&T is saying that they could go dark today. In a statement sent to Cord Cutters News by AT&T, they blame CBS for the possible blackout. “[AT&T] have offered to pay CBS an unprecedented…
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The Future of DIRECTV NOW Is HBO Max According to AT&T
AT&T is busy reshuffling all of its TV services. Over the next year, AT&T has two new major streaming projects launching with HBO Max launching in the spring of 2020 and DIRECTV’s new AT&T TV live streaming service launching may be as soon as August. HBO Max will reportedly be a lot like Hulu with…
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AT&T is Reportedly Exploring The Sale of Its Puerto Rico Business to Lower Its Debt
Today Reuters reported that their sources are reporting that AT&T is exploring the sale of its Puerto Rico business. Returns reports the deal could potentially bring in around $3 billion for the Puerto Rico business. AT&T reportedly is so far along with the sale that it has hired a financial adviser to manage the sale…