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 →
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 →
Sling TV Extends Cloud DVR to More Devices Since its inception, Sling TV has aggressively added functions and features. One of the most useful is the cloud DVR. Sling TV launched its digital DVR service months ago, and now it…Continue Reading →
Antenna Free with Sling TV Do you need an OTA (over-the-air) antenna? You might think OTA is an outmoded technology, supplanted by cable and internet TV. But in many areas, you will need an antenna to bring in local broadcast channels….Continue Reading →
Local Broadcast Stations on DirecTV Now AT&T’s semi-independent streaming video service is ready to offer local broadcast affiliate stations in 70% of U.S. homes. Last week, the telecom announced that its DirecTV Now division has signed licensing contracts with a…Continue Reading →
LG SMART TV STREAMS SLING TV Dish Network’s semi-independent internet video streaming platform isn’t slowing down in in its efforts to extend its market footprint. Sling TV said last Wednesday that its video service now streams directly to LG’s web-enabled TV sets….Continue Reading →
IS OTT THE FUTURE OF TV? Charlie Ergen has never been afraid to gamble. From his youth, when he tried to build a career in playing blackjack and poker, to his founding of Dish Network, his bitter feud with Rupert Murdoch,…Continue Reading →