AT&T to Straddle Cord-Cutting, Standard TV For the last two years, AT&T has energetically challenged conventional practices in pay TV. Two years ago, the telecom launched DirecTV Now, a streaming video service without cable or fiber lines or a satellite…Continue Reading →
Beta Test for DTV Now Cloud DVR Ends AT&T has ended the beta test for its DirecTV Now cloud DVR. One published report states that the telecom will soon release a consumer version with 120 hours of HD storage, and this…Continue Reading →
AT&T’s Future: Expanded HBO & Streaming Video Streaming video and expanded HBO options are central to AT&T’s long term future. This, at least, is what the telecom giant said in an extended earnings call last Tuesday. AT&T told investors that…Continue Reading →
Watch TV- at $15.00/ Month- Launched by AT&T AT&T’s buyout of Time Warner Inc was expected to produce massive disruption of the pay TV market. We haven’t had to wait long. Merely a week after the merger was completed, the…Continue Reading →
All DirecTV Now Customers to Get DVR Since AT&T launched its DirecTV Now streaming video service in late 2016, it has almost continually added or enhanced its features. The latest is a cloud DVR. Last Tuesday, the telecom provided an…Continue Reading →
Get VISA Reward Cards with DirecTV DirecTV has long been one of the best values in multichannel pay TV. And with its latest VISA Reward Card promotion, the satellite TV system has reinforced its reputation for solid value. For limited…Continue Reading →
Amazon’s Alexa Controls DISH DVR Dish Network has long led the TV industry in innovation. DISH was the first provider to offer an integrated DVR, and the first to offer local stations in every state in the U.S. It offered…Continue Reading →
APPLE TV 4K FREE WITH DIRECTV NOW Over the holiday season, DirecTV offered a sweet deal for new customers. Those who paid in advance for four months of its DirecTV Now internet video streaming service would get a free Apple…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 →
CBS Carried by DirecTV Now Since its launch last November, DirecTV Now has aggressively pursued licensing contracts with programmers. Within a few months, it was carrying almost every major cable channel. Later it added local affiliates of ABC, NBC, and…Continue Reading →