Tag: DIRECTV
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DIRECTV’s Monthly Price Is Up 20% Since AT&T Purchased Time Warner
When AT&T purchased Time Warner, it brushed off concerns that the merger would drive up the price of cable TV by reducing competition. Now AT&T has raised the price of DIRECTV by 20% since its merger with Time Warner according to the New York Post. AT&T has been slowly raising the cost of DIRECTV in…
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AT&T’s DIRECTV Price Has Gone Up Almost $20 a Month Since January 1, 2019
AT&T has been slowly been raising the cost of DIRECTV in 2019 and at the start of 2020. Just recently we learned that AT&T would be raising the price of its packages by as much as $8 a month with sports fees going up by $2 a month in January 2020. That is on top…
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AT&T Is Raising the Price of DIRECTV & U-verse TV
Recently we learned that Comcast and Spectrum are raising their TV prices. Now AT&T is raising the price of DIRECTV and U-Verse TV by as much as $8 a month according to a report from the TVAnswerman, who first spotted the listing on AT&T’s website. AT&T’s TV price hikes will vary wildly depending on what…
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DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW Both Face Subscriber “Challenges” According to Analyst
For some time now AT&T has been warning that TV subscriber numbers would be decreasing but a turnaround was just around the corner. So far though DIRECTV NOW, AT&T TV NOW, and U-Verse TV have all continued to lose subscribers. Now the investment group KeyBanc Capital Markets announced a warning about AT&T’s future with TV.…
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AT&T Re-Adds 4 Local CW & NBC Affiliates to DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW
Today it was announced that AT&T and MPS Media have agreed to a new deal after being dark on DIRECTV and AT&T TV NOW for six months. This deal will bring WTLF Tallahassee, WNBW Gainesville, WSWB Wilkes Barre, WFLI Chattanooga are back on DIRECTV, and in the case of WNBW back to AT&T TV NOW.…
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AT&T Agrees to Re-Add NBC & CW Locals Owned By Howard Stirks Holdings to DIRECTV & AT&T TV NOW
Today it was announced that AT&T and Howard Stirks Holdings have agreed to a new deal after being dark on DIRECTV and AT&T TV NOW since June. This deal will bring WEYI NBC in Flint-Saginaw, Mich.; and WWMB The CW in Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C.; back to AT&T’s TV services. This news comes as AT&T recently…
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AT&T is Open to Selling DIRECTV as TV Losses Grow
Today during AT&T’s 3rd quarter 2019 earnings call, AT&T put out the idea that DIRECTV could be on the table for sale or a merger/partnership. According to AT&T, there are no “sacred cows” in its portfolio and it directly pointed a finger at AT&T’s DIRECTV satellite TV service. This news comes as the investment group…
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AT&T Wants to Move DIRECTV Customers to Streaming Services Like AT&T TV & HBO Max
Today during a Reuters interview with AT&T’s Chief Operating Officer John Stankey, we got a new look at AT&T’s long term TV plans. According to AT&T’s COO, the plan is to move DIRECTV customers to a streaming service. “We didn’t buy DIRECTV because we love satellite,” said Stankey. “We bought DIRECTV because we love the…
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AT&T is Raising The Price of U-verse TV For The Second Time in 12 Months on Some Customers
This week we learned that for the second time in 12 months, AT&T is raising its price on U-verse TV, AT&T Phone and AT&T Internet busniess customers but this time it is to cover AT&T’s property taxes. Recently AT&T started to notify customers that it will be raising its “Cost Assessment Charge” on their TV…
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AT&T TV NOW, U-verse TV, & DIRECTV Re-Add 18 Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC TV Stations After A 7 Month Blackout
Today Northwest Broadcasting and AT&T announced a deal to end an almost 8-month long blackout. With this deal, AT&T has agreed to re-add 18 ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC stations that are owned by Northwest Broadcasting to DIRECTV, U-verse, and AT&T TV NOW. AT&T has also reached a deal with GoCom to re-add one station.…