Tag: AT&T
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Cord Cutting This Week #30 – Net Neutrality Ends, Fire TV Malware, & More
This week we take a look at net neutrality end and how it affects cord cutting. We look at fire TV malware and Roku’s shocking growth. Also, we chat about AT&T’s Time Warner deal. You can watch our Cord Cutting This Week #30 show here: Story #1 https://cordcuttersnews.com/the-att-time-warner-merger-clears-the-way-for-atts-new-15-streaming-service/ Story #2 Fire TV Malware https://cordcuttersnews.com/malware-is-infecting-fire-tv-devices/ #3…
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Hulu’s Ownership Just Changed & Will Change Again Soon
This week Hulu’s ownership quietly but slightly changed. Not only that but soon Hulu’s ownership will change again. Since its launch no one company has had a majority share in Hulu since they launched; however, that will likely be changing soon. Disney, FOX, and Comcast currently own equal shares with Time Warner owning a 10%…
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AT&T Plans to Use DIRECTV NOW to Sell Wireless Services
If you have ever wondered what AT&T is doing with DIRECTV NOW you are not alone. Right now AT&T has crazy low plans and, in some areas, you can even get DIRECTV NOW for free if you have AT&T Wireless. So, what is AT&T doing? How can they be giving away so many free Apple…
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AT&T Has Completed its Acquisition of Time Warner
As of last night, AT&T is now the owner of Time Warner. With that comes 10% of Hulu and networks like HBO, CNN, Cartoon Network, TNT, and many others. This also gives AT&T ownership to the studios owned by Time Warner including Warner Bos. “The content and creative talent at Warner Bros., HBO and Turner…
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AT&T Increases The Speed On Some Fiber Internet Plans
This week AT&T quietly increased the speed of several popular fiber internet packages. Before AT&T offered 5 Mbps, 50 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and 1,000 Mbps down AT&T Fiber internet plans. Now AT&T is offering 5 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 300 Mbps, and 1,000 Mbps down AT&T Fiber internet plans. The 5, 100, and 300 plans all…
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DIRECTV NOW 2.0 Is Still Suffering From Outages & Buffering
A few weeks ago DIRECTV NOW rolled out a massive update to their 2.0 app. This new app brought a new user interface and DVR support to DIRECTV NOW. Now, weeks after the launch of DIRECTV NOW 2.0, users are still facing increased buffering and widespread outages. So far AT&T has not commented on the…
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The AT&T-Time Warner Merger Clears The Way For AT&T’s New $15 Streaming Service
For months AT&T efforts to merge with Time Warner have been held up by the Department of Justice efforts to block the merger. Now the judge overseeing the case has ruled that AT&T can merge with Time Warner. The Judge has put no conditions on the merger. After that ruling was announced AT&T released this statement:…
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A US Federal Judge Has Approved The AT&T-Time Warner Merger
The AT&T-Time Warner antitrust trial finally has a ruling after the trial ended last month. Last year The Department of Justice 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…
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AT&T is Raising The Price For Grandfathered Unlimited Plans
Do you still have an old grandfathered unlimited plan from AT&T? Well, you will soon see a price hike on that bill. AT&T recently started to notify grandfathered subscribes that their plan will cost an extra $5 a month every month. Many cord cutters kept these plans as a way to stream all the content…
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The Time Warner-AT&T Ruling is Expected Tomorrow
The AT&T-Time Warner antitrust trial has came to a close last month now it looks like we will have a ruling tomorrow. AT&T is hoping that the judge will approve their merger with Time Warner but The Department of Justice is hoping the judge will block the deal unless certain conditions are met. The Department…