Tag: DIRECTV
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DIRECTV Has Lost Over 47% of Subscribers Since AT&T Bought It
In the mid and late 2010s, AT&T was doubling down on TV by buying up TV companies. One of the first big deals was DIRECTV, but now DIRECTV is less than half the size it was when it was purchased in 2015. Because of this, AT&T has offloaded DIRECTV in an effort to limit its…
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DIRECTV is Increasing Prices & Changing RSN Fees on January 23
Yesterday, we shared details about a price hike for most DIRECTV STREAM packages. Along with its streaming service, DIRECTV is also raising the prices of most of its satellite TV packages. “We’re making several adjustments to pricing for DIRECTV packages starting January 23, 2022. You’ll see the new pricing on your bill,” the company wrote…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: AT&T Spins Off DirecTV, HBO Max Offers Free Episodes, and More
This week, AT&T completed its spin off of DirecTV, leading to some new branding for existing streaming options. HBO Max started offering free episodes of key titles to help entice potential users to sign up. Over in Europe, Google started testing a cheaper tier of its YouTube Premium plan. Meanwhile, ViacomCBS touted reaching 42 million…
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AT&T Completes DirecTV Spinoff, Will Launch DirecTV Stream
AT&T has completed the spinoff of DirecTV after announcing a deal with TPG in February that gave the private equity firm 30% of the company, with AT&T holding onto 70%. AT&T will get $7.8 billion in the deal, with $1.8 billion coming from TPG and $5.8 billion from the new DirecTV. Financials of the new…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Paramount+ Details, AT&T’s New Deal, and More
This week, we learned a whole lot more about ViacomCBS’ upcoming Paramount+ streaming service. AT&T also announced a new deal for what they’re calling “New DirecTV,” and we have a ton of release dates for upcoming Disney+ shows and movies. In other words: a very busy week indeed. Here’s what happened in the world of…
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AT&T and TPG to Launch ‘New DIRECTV’ Including DIRECTV, AT&T TV & U-verse
Ahead of an investor call Thursday afternoon, AT&T and TPG announced a definitive agreement to establish a new company named New DIRECTV that will run AT&T’s video business which includes DIRECTV, AT&T TV and U-verse video services. The news comes just after reports of the two companies nearing a deal earlier this week, with sources…
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AT&T Drops Cox-Owned Locals on DirecTV and AT&T TV
Last week, we reported that that AT&T was in jeopardy of losing Cox-owned stations if the two companies weren’t able to make a retransmission deal. AT&T and Cox did not manage to make a deal before the midnight PT deadline and the channels have been blacked out for customers in those areas. The channels are…
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DirecTV and AT&T TV Could Lose Cox-Owned Locals Next Week
DirecTV and AT&T TV are at risk of losing over 20 Cox-owned stations on February 2 if AT&T and Cox can’t come to an agreement for a retransmission deal within the next few days. The existing agreement expires after 11:59 pm PST on February 1. A message for DirecTV customers on the AT&T website says:…
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AT&T Raises Prices for DirecTV and U-Verse Customers
AT&T is raising the prices of its TV plans, including both DirecTV and U-Verse packages. The company is citing network fees and FCC fees as the reason for the price hikes. For the first set of increases, AT&T says “Due to increased programming costs, we’re adjusting the price of our video packages. Periodically, TV network…
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AT&T is Raising DirecTV Prices in January 2021, Lowering the Price for Starz and Showtime
AT&T will be increasing prices for DirecTV and U-Verse TV packages beginning January 17, 2021. They’ll be lowering the price of Showtime, Starz and Cinemax by $3 a month each. As with previous price hikes, AT&T claims increased programming costs is the reason behind the price adjustment. “Due to increased programming costs, we’re adjusting the…