Tag: DIRECTV
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DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM Add 2 New Channels
Yesterday, DIRECTV and DIRECTV STREAM added two new channels with the additions of Tastemade Travel and Tastemade Home. Here is how DIRECTV describes these new channels: Tastemade Travel is described as a “trusted confidant in finding new adventures that make the local, global! Featuring off-the-beaten-path series with diverse hosts that you can trust, this streaming channel…
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Comcast May Drop Bally Sports This Week & DIRECTV May Drop The Network Next Month As Their Contracts Are Up For Renewal
Bally Sports’ parent company, Diamond Sports Group, is in a tough fight for survival. The company, stuck in the middle of bankruptcy proceedings, needs to strike some major deals and create a go-forward plan by court-ordered deadlines. Now the network needs to reach a deal with Comcast and DIRECTV or it may be dropped by…
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DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM Add The Willow TV Channel To Its Sports Pack
Today, it was announced that DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM has added the Willow TV Channel to its sports pack. The Willow TV channel is dedicated to all things cricket. Update: DIRECTV has reached out to say the channel will be going live on October 3rd. This new channel comes just a few weeks before the…
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The Netflix Tax Stopped! Netflix and Dish Win Georgia Court Fight After Local Government Try To Turn Them Into Cable TV Companies
The Georgia Supreme Court let stand a ruling on Tuesday that Netflix, Dish Network and other streamers won’t be charged local taxes like cable TV companies. The Supreme Court denied a petition to review the state Court of Appeals’ March decision that cable law doesn’t apply to streaming services, Law360 reported. This is a boon…
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Right After Settling its Dispute With Charter, Disney Has Angered Cable TV All Over Again
Less than two weeks after settling its carriage dispute with Charter, Disney is in hot water with the cable TV companies again after its decision to simultaneously air “Monday Night Football” on ABC and ESPN. The media giant said on Monday that it would add 10 additional MNF games to the network. While the decision…
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DIRECTV & Nexstar Finalize a Deal To Keep Nexstar Owned ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals on DIRECTV STREAM & More
Yesterday DIRECTV and Nexstar agreed to a temporary deal to bring back Nexstar owned ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC locals. Now the two companies have announced a finalized deal to end the months long blackout for DIRECTV customers. Terms of the agreements were not disclosed but this deal also brings back NewsNation to DIRECTV. In…
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DIRECTV and Nexstar Agree to Bring ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Locals Back In Temporary Agreement
Nexstar and DIRECTV have agreed to temporarily bring back nearly 160 local ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC stations back to the satellite TV provider, ending a blackout that has spanned three months. “In recognition and appreciation of the continued patience of DIRECTV customers and Nexstar viewers, the companies have agreed to temporarily return the signals…
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DIRECTV is Dropping Free Max Perk From Legacy Plans
An old DIRECTV perk tied to legacy AT&T wireless and internet plans that included free access to HBO Max, now rebranded Max, is going away. Customers are reporting that they’ve received a notice that their plan would no longer include Max. DIRECTV said that the customers who are getting the alert are ones that are…
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DIRECTV Says ‘Significant Progress’ Made In Nexstar Blackout Talks, But There’s One Big Issue
There may yet be light at the end of the tunnel for the DIRECTV customers still dealing with the blackout of local ABC, NBC, FOX, and CBS stations due to its dispute with Neustar. But there appears to be one outstanding point that the two sides can’t agree on. Update: a temporary deal has been…
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Are DIRECTV & Nexstar Getting Close to A Deal To Return ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals? Progress is Being Made
For months now, there has been a very ugly fight between DIRECTV owned services, including DIRECTV STREAM and Nexstar. With this deal, Nexstar, the largest owner of ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC locals has pulled its locals from DIRECTV. Now though there are a few hopeful signs that a deal will soon be reached between…