Tag: AT&T
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AT&T is Looking Into Smaller DIRECTV NOW Bundles
This week AT&T reported that they lost 359,000 DIRECTV subscribers but added 49,000 DIRECTV NOW subscribers during their third quarter. Now AT&T says they plan to review what channels they offer as they review their pay-TV programming lineup. This comes as AT&T is close to renewing deals with FOX, CBS, Viacom, and Disney. So, what does…
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WarnerMedia is Shutting Down TCM’s Streaming Service FilmStruck
Today Turner announced that they are shutting down the FilmStruck streaming service. AT&T acquired FilmStruck when they purchased Time Warner and it has since been run by their new WarnerMedia division. Filmstruck first launched in 2016 offering classic movies from Turner Classic Movies and the Criterion Collection. “We’re incredibly proud of the creativity and innovations…
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AT&T Confirms They Are Beta Testing a “New Streaming Video Device” Likely For DIRECTV NOW & DIRECTV
Today AT&T announced during their 3rd quarter 2018 earnings that they have started beta testing for a new streaming video device. This is the first official confirmation of a streaming player that is reportedly called the Osprey. In their 3rd quater 2018 earnings statement AT&T said “49,000 DIRECTV NOW net adds with 346,000 net losses in traditional video…
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AT&T’s 5G Network Will Launch in “The Next Few Weeks”
Today AT&T’s CEO John Donovan announced that their 5G network will launch in the next few weeks. This all came during AT&T’s 3rd quarters 2018 earnings call. According to AT&T, they plan to roll out 5G internet to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City,…
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DIRECTV NOW Added Just 49,000 New Subscribers in The 3rd Quarter of 2018
Today AT&T announced that DIRECTV NOW added just 49,000 subscribers in the 3rd quarter of 2018. This comes as their traditional pay-TV services like DIRECTV lost 346,000 subscribers. This is a dramatic drop in new subscribers compared to the 2nd quarters of 2018 when DIRECTV NOW added 342,000 subscribers. Many had expected stronger numbers as it…
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No, DIRECTV NOW Is NOT Raising Their Prices Again But They Are Thinking About It…
Over the weekend DIRECTV NOW sent out emails to some subscribers about a November price hike. We quickly started to receive emails from readers letting us know of a second $5 price hike. The truth is though there is no second $5 price hike. From looking at the emails what it looks like DIRECTV NOW subscribers…
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DIRECTV NOW’s Signup Glitch is Kind of Fixed
Did you just sign up for DIRECTV NOW or try to reactivate your DIRECTV NOW account but couldn’t use the service? You are not alone as we have confirmed that there was a widespread issue with new DIRECTV NOW accounts. Yet it looks like the glitch is slowly being fixed. Reports about this issue started…
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DIRECTV NOW is Having Issues With New Signups & Reactivated Accounts
Did you just sign up for DIRECTV NOW or try to reactivate your DIRECTV NOW account but can’t use the service? You are not alone we have confirmed that there is a widespread issue with new DIRECTV NOW accounts. Reports about this issue started to pop up a few days ago on Reddit and social…
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The DOJ’s Appeal of the AT&T/Time Warner Merger Gets a Date in Court
Last year the DOJ had called on AT&T and Time Warner to sell all or part of the Turner Broadcasting Group—the group of cable networks that includes CNN—or to sell off DIRECTV and keep the cable networks as a potential requirement for approving the pending deal. After AT&T refused, the DOJ sued to block the…
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AT&T is Shutting Down Their DramaFever Streaming Service
This week AT&T announced that they plan to shut down the Korean focused streaming service DramaFever. Founded back in 2009 DramaFever was acquired by Warner Bros. which was later sold to AT&T as part of the Time Warner merger. The service offered 13,000 episodes for just $4.99 a month. “Today, Warner Bros. Digital Networks will…