Tag: DIRECTV
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Cable TV May Get Even More Expensive As Local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Owners Sign More Lucrative Deals
You might soon be paying more for cable TV. Broadcasting company Scripps said on Wednesday that it locked down cable and satellite carriage agreements that account for 75% of the company’ subscriber households, and touted a bump in how much it’ll be able to get from cable TV providers. As a result of the deals,…
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FCC Wants Comcast, Spectrum, DIRECTV and Other Cable TV Providers to Issue Rebates to Customers For All Blackouts
Cable and satellite TV blackouts have become a common occurrence, as we saw this summer with disputes between Charter’s Spectrum and Disney, as well as the three-month spat between DIRECTV and Nexstar. The Federal Communications Commission is pushing to make sure subscribers are fairly compensated if these blackouts continue to happen. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel…
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DIRECTV is Refusing to Pay Bally Sports For Some Channels
Last week, Bally Sports Parent Company asked the judge overseeing its bankruptcy for permission not to pay the Arizona Coyotes contract. This will allow Bally Sports to end its TV contract with the company. This comes as Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of Bally Sports, says it would like to shut down the Bally…
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AT&T May Sell DIRECTV – Here is Everything We Know & What This Means For Cord Cutting
This week, a report revealed that AT&T was actively looking at selling all or part of its remaining 70% ownership stake in DIRECTV. The deal would mark a complete break between DIRECTV and AT&T. The satellite TV provider struggled for years under AT&T management, only to be spun out back in August 2021 in a…
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The Recap: DIRECTV Price Hikes, Amazon in Space, Mint Mobile in Trouble, and More
It was another busy week in the world of cord cutting. Between another shutdown of an IPTV service to the umpteenth price cut from a TV provider, there was a lot going on. You can’t be blamed for missing out on some of the biggest headlines. That’s why The Recap exists, to sum up the…
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DIRECTV Also Raises Satellite TV Prices
On the heels of DIRECTV raising the price of its DIRECTV STREAM service, the company confirmed the price increases will be coming to its core satellite offering as well and take effect on November 5. Update: DIRECTV later published its list of price increases, which are listed below. The company said the average increase is…
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AT&T Is Reportedly Considering Selling All or Part of DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM
Back in 2021, AT&T completed its plan to spin off DIRECTV into an independent company, with 70% of it being owned by AT&T and 30% by TPG Captial. Now Bloomberg is reporting that AT&T is looking at options to sell all of its remaining shares of DIRECTV or to sell part of the company to…
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DIRECTV Tells Warner Bros. Discovery That Its CNN Max Stream May Violate Its Contract
Last week, Warner Bros. Discovery launched a 24/7 stream on Max, giving subscribers to the streaming services additional access to CNN content without the need for a live TV service like DIRECTV or DIRECTV STREAM. Now DIRECTV is fighting back, warning Warner Bros. Discovery that streaming CNN on Max could break its contract with DIRECTV.…
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YouTube TV Has the Most Satisfied Customers
YouTube TV is the top dog when it comes to happy live TV streaming customers, according to J.D. Power’s 2023 U.S. Television Service Provider Satisfaction Study. The service sported a rating of 795 on the data analytics company’s 1,000-point scale. Hulu + Live TV came in second place with 785 points. That result is a…
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Comcast and DIRECTV To Keep Bally Sports, but the Channel’s Future Is Still Uncertain
Yesterday, The New York Post reported that a deal had been reached between Comcast and DIRECTV to extend Bally Sports’ contracts with the pay-TV providers. Cord Cutters News has since independently confirmed the news. Despite the contract extension, Bally Sports’ future is still in jeopardy and the company might not survive bankruptcy, according to the Post,…