JOINT AT&T-VERIZON CELL TOWERS It’s not often that fierce competitors in the communications industry will work together. This morning marked a rare exception, with AT&T and Verizon announcing a joint project to build cell towers all over the U.S. Tillman…Continue Reading →
VOD CBS Channels Offered by DirecTV Now DirecTV Now, AT&T’s internet streaming video platform, continues to add video on demand (VOD) content. On October 24, AT&T announced that DirecTV Now and DirecTV, its satellite TV platform, will carry CBS content…Continue Reading →
DOOM FOR THE CABLE INDUSTRY? Is the cable TV industry facing doom? Some analysts seem to think so. Hub Entertainment Research says the percentage of U.S. households subscribing to streaming video services is skyrocketing. The percentage subscribing to more than…Continue Reading →
YEAR OF HBO FREE FROM AT&T HBO’s prospective new owner is being generous with the premium movie channel package. AT&T, aggressively marketing DirecTV Now, its new internet video streaming platform, is offering an entire year of HBO to new customers….Continue Reading →
HD DVR: DIRECTV’S GENIE In considering a TV service, always find out what equipment comes with it. The most important may be the receiver, or set-top box. Most TV systems offer several models, and their premier models are usually HD…Continue Reading →
CONTENT IS KEY TO OUR FUTURE SUCCESS: AT&T Does a TV system need its own programming to compete successfully? AT&T evidently thinks so. John Stankey, the CEO of the AT&T Entertainment Group, says it’s not enough to own the infrastructure…Continue Reading →
RATINGS FOR TV OVERHAULED AT&T believes current measures of TV viewership are inadequate. Two weeks ago, it announced a plan to overhaul the ratings system. It will work with Nielsen Media Research, the giants of TV and radio audience research….Continue Reading →
ZERO RATING BY AT&T Getting the Most from Your Data Allotment AT&T says it wants to “go hard” with its broadband ‘zero rating’ policy. The practice is controversial. ‘Zero rating’ is an internet industry term for refusing to count data…Continue Reading →
COMMERCIAL 4K VIDEO BY DIRECTV Until now, most pay TV providers have offered 4K video only with their most expensive packages. Some don’t offer it at all. This is about to change. Last Monday, DirecTV announced that it will offer…Continue Reading →
FIBER NETWORKS EXTENDED BY AT&T For a successful internet system, there are always more worlds to conquer. In an ever-evolving market, a provider must be nimble to succeed. Resting on past achievements can be fatal. With this in mind, AT&T…Continue Reading →