Tag: AT&T
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Exclusive: DIRECTV NOW & CBS Strike a Streaming Deal
After much demand by their subscribers, it seems that DIRECTV NOW and CBS have struck a deal to bring CBS content to DIRECTV NOW. No details have been released, but this week AT&T updated the DIRECTV NOW description on the Apple TV app store. If you look closely at the image you will see both…
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AT&T Opens Up About the Rough DIRECTV NOW Launch & How It Got Caught “Flat-Footed”
No matter how you look at the launch of DIRECTV NOW, it was a rough one. While it did bring in a reported 200,000 subscribers in just a few months it struggled with crashes and glitches. AT&T’s top techs recently opened up about the launch and what went wrong. Last week at the Jeffries 2017…
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AT&T’s CEO Talks About The Growth of Cord Cutting & DIRECTV NOW
On Thursday AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson was on CNBC to talk about AT&T and the future of DIRECTV in the face of cord cutting. During the conversation two main topics came up: cord cutting and DIRECTV NOW. According to AT&T’s CEO, cord cutting is no surprise as it should be expected that as costs go…
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Recently AT&T Had Pulled Back on Marketing DIRECTV NOW
DIRECTV NOW got off to a strong start with 200,000 subscribers signing up in the first few months; however, it was also hit with a long list of glitches and service issues at launch. After launch AT&T poured a lot of work into the DIRECTV NOW service to address the issues. One of the ways…
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Uverse TV Lost 23% of Its Subscribers in 2016
It seems AT&T’s Uverse had a bad start to the year, but the news is not all bad for AT&T. This week AT&T reported its 1st quarter 2017 numbers and although Uverse TV lost over 23% of its subscribers compared to the start of 2016 , DIRECTV saw an over 4% jump in subscriber numbers.…
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5G Is Coming Quickly & Will Change Cord Cutting Forever
Internet is at the backbone of cord cutting, but it is also its Achilles heel. Internet allows cord cutters to stream a ton of content, but it is also a bottleneck that allows ISPs to do as they please; however, that is about to change. Slowly 5G, a new Internet standard that will allow fiber…
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Verizon Has a New Plan to Take on AT&T & Cord Cutters Need to Pay Attention
It seems AT&T’s acquisition of DIRECTV and being in the process of merging with Time Warner are scaring Verizon. With the world changing and the profit of traditional TV going away, Verizon seems to be busy looking for a date. Recently Verizon VEO Lowell McAdam talked with Bloomberg to lay out his plans for a…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds 14 New Local Fox Stations
On Saturday we first reported that DIRECTV NOW was adding more FOX networks. Now we have more details and a full list of channels that have been added. This morning Cord Cutters news has received word that many DIRECTV NOW subscribers woke up to find their local FOX Network added to DIRECTV NOW. AT&T has…
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AT&T Has a New Internet Deal For Cord Cutters
Looking for a deal on Internet only? (We often hear from readers saying they are.) AT&T has a deal they hope will pull in cord cutters. Right now AT&T is offering 50 Mbps down DSL for just $40 a month, plus it will give you a $50 gift card for just signing up. To get…
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DIRECTV Is Starting to Downplay Satellite in Favor of DIRECTV NOW
Update: AT&T reached out to Cord Cutters News today to point out that this update has more to do with giving DIRECTV customers what they want and how they want it. Less about promoting one service over an another. Here is the original story: When DIRECTV NOW was first announced it was rumored that AT&T…