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 →
DIRECTV NOW IS ACTIVE NOW AT&T has been teasing the public for months. Early last summer, the telecom giant announced that its DirecTV division would launch a streaming video platform. AT&T offered few details at the time. Later it said…Continue Reading →
DIRECTV NOW STREAMING VIDEO PLATFORM FINALIZED AT&T Hints at New Streaming Platform In March, several months before AT&T’s purchase of DirecTV was approved by the FCC, the telecom giant said that its satellite system subsidiary would offer DirecTV Now, a…Continue Reading →
Viacom Signs with DirecTV Now AT&T continues to pick up licensing rights for its highly anticipated internet video streaming platform. On Tuesday, the telecom giant said that it has signed a multiyear contract with Viacom, Inc. Under terms of the…Continue Reading →
SCRIPPS ADDED TO DIRECTV NOW AT&T’s Move into Internet Video Streaming When buying DirecTV last year, AT&T promised aggressive moves into internet video streaming. The company offered more detail about the project early this year. AT&T would offer three streaming…Continue Reading →
NBC STREAMING VIDEO WITH AT&T When AT&T bought DirecTV last year, it promised an aggressive move into internet video streaming. The telecom giant took a big step in fulfilling that pledge a few months ago. It announced last March that…Continue Reading →
HBO SIGNS WITH AT&T FOR STREAMING VIDEO SERVICE AT&T SEES A NEED Since buying DirecTV last March, AT&T has moved aggressively into internet video streaming. This was partially a response to the success of Dish Network’s Sling TV platform. AT&T…Continue Reading →
FCC HEAD OKAYS AT&T/DTV DEAL Very likely, this will be the biggest media merger in history. Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has confirmed reports that he sent a letter to the other commissioners recommending approval of…Continue Reading →
COMCAST GIVES UP ON TWC MERGER It was to have been the biggest media merger of all time. Had it gone into effect, the deal would have combined the largest and second-largest cable TV and internet systems in the United…Continue Reading →