Tag: DIRECTV NOW
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Update: Clarifying The DIRECTV NOW 4K Apple TV Deal
Today DIRECTV NOW announced that you can get a 4K Apple TV 32GB if you prepay for 4 months of DIRECTV NOW. There has been some confusion today as on one of the DIRECTV NOW help pages they state you need to pay for 5 months of DIRECTV NOW to get the 4K Apple TV.…
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DIRECTV NOW Is Giving Away 4K Apple TVs
If you want a Apple TV 4K, AT&T has a great deal for you. Right now if you prepay for four months of DIRECTV NOW you can get a Apple TV 4K. Typically an Apple TV 4K costs $170, but with this deal, you can get four months of DIRECTV NOW and a 4K Apple…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds More CBS, The CW, & NBC Affiliates
Over the last few days, DIRECTV NOW rolled out several new CBS, The CW, and NBC affiliates across the United States. As best we can tell these are Cox Media Group CBS and The CW affiliates. These include CBS 7 KIRO in Seattle. It also looks like more Tegna, Inc. owned NBC affiliates including NBC 12 KPNX…
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Sling TV Sees Strong Growth in the Third Quarter 2017
Yesterday Leichtman Research Group released their third-quarter subscriber data for the 10 largest pay-TV operators. The report had several interesting details including the fact that Sling TV’s gains outpaced Dish’s losses by 16,000. Sling TV reportedly added 240,000 subscribers compared to Dish’s 224,000 subscriber losses. According to multiple reports, this should put Sling TV comfortably…
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Windstream Will Now Resell DIRECTV NOW
For some time we heard that AT&T was looking at partnering with other telcos and cable networks to sell a rebranded version of DIRECTV NOW. For a bit, there was even a rumor that CenturyLink would resell DIRECTV NOW before they ended up launching their own live TV streaming service. Now we have learned that Windstream…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds New Features to Their Beta App
Yesterday AT&T started to contact beta testers about a new update to the DIRECTV NOW beta. With this update, beta testers will be able to set up recordings for entire series not just single episodes. Here is part of the email that went out to subscribers: “We have great news! With the new build version…
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DIRECTV NOW is Adding More The CW Affiliates
Today several readers emailed Cord Cutters News to let us know The CW is now showing up in their DIRECTV NOW app. The channels are not live but are showing up in the guide. This typically happens about 24 to 48 hours before the channel goes live. Thanks to our readers we can confirm that DIRECTV…
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DIRECTV NOW Is Celebrating Their First Birthday With $25 Off
This month DIRECTV NOW turns 1, and to celebrate they are offering $25 off for all new subscribers. To get $25 off the first month of any package when you sign up you need to use the promo code “BDAY2017” at checkout. It has been a big year for DIRECTV NOW. Recently it was reported…
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DIRECTV NOW Adds 5.1 Audio to Some Channels
Cord cutters have been asking for 5.1 audio on a live TV streaming service. DIRECTV NOW is the first live TV streaming service to answer this request. According to some readers who are beta testers for the new DIRECTV NOW app, 5.1 audio is now offered on some channels. As best we can tell several…
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Roku Is Once Again Giving Away a Free Month of DIRECTV NOW
Are you picking up a new Roku player this year? The deal just got a little bit better, because Roku is once again offering a free month of DIRECTV NOW with purchase of a Roku player or Roku TV. The deal is only good on Rokus purchased and activated by January 7, 2018. You can…