Tag: AT&T
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Over 500,000 DIRECTV NOW Subscribers Paid Just $10 a Month in 2018
DIRECTV NOW has been known for some crazy good deals to get subscribers. Now we are getting an idea of just how many people took them up on this deal. During a talk at the 2019 Global TMT West Conference in Las Vegas, AT&T Chief Financial Officer John Stephens said, “At the end of the…
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NFL Sunday Ticket May Soon Be Cord Cutting Friendly
For some time now, we have known that the NFL owners have been looking at using an option in their contract with AT&T to cancel their deal. This would allow NFL owners to offer NFL Sunday Ticket as a standalone service or resell the rights with the goal of adding a streaming-only option. According to…
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Cord Cutting This Week 58 – iTunes on Samsung, AT&T Layoffs, Hulu’s New Look, 8K Roku TVs, & 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 let…
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AT&T is Reportedly About to Have Significant Layoffs
Today it was reported that AT&T is getting ready to have significant layoffs. We have known for some time now that AT&T was looking for ways to become more profitable now it looks like layoffs will be one part of that strategy. In a report from Motherboard, it is said that AT&T plans to “geographic rationalization”…
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Comcast, AT&T, DISH, Spectrum, & Others Are All Raising Their TV Prices This Month
It’s January and for traditional TV subscribers, that means it is time to pay more. We already reported on Spectrum and Comcast’s price hikes coming out later this month, now we know DISH is also raising their price. The price hikes seem to range from as little as $1 a month on things like Regional…
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AT&T Is Working on a New Streaming Service, But the Name They Want Is Already Being Used
This week AT&T started to file trademark applications for a service called “Verge TV” that looks to be a new streaming service. (Possibly the new on-demand service we know they are launching next year.) If you think the name is familiar, you are likely thinking of TheVerge.com, and they don’t seem too pleased about it.…
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Here Is Everything We Know about DIRECTV NOW’s DVR Add-Ons
For about a year now, AT&T has been promising an add-on that will give DIRECTV NOW users expanded DVR storage. Now not a week goes by that some reader asks about when DIRECTV NOW will roll out the 100 hours of DVR storage add-on. Today I want to address that question. Recently AT&T has been…
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AT&T Is Starting 2019 with $180 Billion of Debt
Over the last few years, AT&T has quickly been buying media companies with DIRECTV and Time Warner being two of the largest purchases. Now AT&T is starting 2019 with $180 billion of debt according to reports. According to reports, AT&T is looking for ways to sell some products and make more money from others to…
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AT&T Will Announce DIRECTV NOW Subscriber Numbers on January 30th 2019
Today AT&T announced the next time we will get updated DIRECTV NOW subscriber numbers. At 7 a.m. ET on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, AT&T will publish their 4th quarter 2018 earnings. Why is this important? AT&T has already said they expect DIRECTV NOW to lose subscribers in the 4th quarter of 2018. Now the only question…
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Cord Cutting This Week: 2018 Year in Review, AT&T, Disney, 5G, & More
2018 was a great year for cord cutting full of new services and cord cutting devices. Today, I want to quickly look back at some of the biggest cord cutting stories of 2018 that I think will have the biggest impact going forward. So, here are some of our biggest cord cutting trends of 2018:…