Tag: DIRECTV
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DIRECTV & Spectrum Raised Prices Twice Over the Last Year as Cable TV Price Hikes Become Common
2023 was a year filled with price hikes as most major cable TV providers, including Comcast, Spectrum, DISH, and DIRECTV, saw rate increases. Not only did they raise prices in 2023, two of them raised prices twice within a year. DIRECTV raised its prices in early 2023 and in the fall of 2023. Spectrum raised…
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DIRECTV and Bally Sports Headed to Court Over Carriage Fee Dispute
Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of embattled regional sports network Bally Sports, is heading back to bankruptcy court and taking DIRECTV with it, according to TV Answer Man. Diamond Sports argued DIRECTV owes it past carriage fees for carrying San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondback games. Diamond alleges that DIRECTV was contractually required to…
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Tegna, Still Dealing With DIRECTV Dispute, Renews Deal For All NBC Affiliates
Tegna, which owns dozens of local affiliate channels, on Wednesday said it renewed its affiliation agreement with Comcast-owned NBC for 20 of its stations. The new multi-year deal applies to markets that cover more than 21 million households. Tegna said it’s the largest independent owner of NBC affiliates, and that 10 of them are in…
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DIRECTV Adds Another Weigel Broadcasting Co. Channel
DIRECTV launched the Heroes & Icons channel nationwide to its satellite customers on December 28 through a collaboration with Weigel Broadcasting Co., expanding the channel’s reach to millions of potential new viewers. The agreement offers Weigel Broadcasting a new venue to grow its national network of local stations. Heroes & Icons is available in high…
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DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM Are Removing Free Max Perk From More Legacy Plans
In the past, AT&T offered free Max (at the time HBO Max) access if you had select AT&T plans. Back in September, AT&T removed this free perk from many AT&T customers are receiving notifications that their free Max access is going away. Customers are reporting that they’ve received a notice that their plan would no…
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The Recap: FCC’s Plan to Kill Junk Fees, Disappearing Apps, and More
Cord cutting has taken its toll on cable companies, which we’ve seen every time Comcast or Charter Communications reports earnings and continued losses on the TV side. But what gets less attention are the small local cable TV companies, and things are even uglier. There have been a string of cable companies that have either…
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2 More Small Local TV Stations Get Sold As Stations Struggle to Stay Afloat
Alaska-based Coastal Television agreed to purchase Red River Broadcast Company as the consolidation of local TV stations continues. The deal, announced last week, would include KVRR-TV in North Dakota and KQDS-TV in Duluth, Minnesota, according to KVRR. “We think Coastal will be a good fit for carrying on the important work and commitment of our…
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The Recap: Comcast Price Hikes, DIRECTV-Tegna Fight Gets Uglier, and More
It’s been about a week or so since the last price hike from a cable or streaming service, so we’re overdue. The latest to warn customers that its prices were going up is cable giant Comcast, which said the increases would take effect later this week. It follows price hikes from DIRECTV, DISH, and pretty…
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DIRECTV Slams Tegna For Denying Military and Government Facility Access to NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX During Blackout
DIRECTV on Thursday slammed Tegna for denying a request to restore the blacked out local stations to government and military facilities while the negotiations continue. “We privately sought TEGNA’s permission to restore its signals exclusively to military and federal institutions while we continue to negotiate a new agreement, which would’ve allowed DIRECTV to once again…
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DIRECTV Not ‘Seriously Negotiating’ to Restore Blacked Out ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX Stations, Tegna Says
Tegna, which owns dozens of ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX affiliates that are blacked out for DIRECTV customers, accused the pay-TV provider isn’t taking their negotiations seriously. The local broadcast company, which owns 64 stations across 51 markets across the country, said DIRECTV has proposed restoring the stations to only military and government facilities, which…