Enlarge / A man walks with an umbrella outside of AT&T corporate headquarters on March 13, 2020, in Dallas, Texas. (credit: Getty Images | Ronald Martinez) AT&T lost 617,000 customers from DirecTV and its other TV businesses in the final quarter of 2020, capping a year in which it lost nearly 3 million customers in […]
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AT&T may keep majority ownership of DirecTV as it closes in on final deal
Enlarge / A DirecTV satellite dish seen outside a bar in Portland, Oregon, in October 2019. (credit: Getty Images | hapabapa) AT&T is reportedly closing in on a deal to sell a stake in DirecTV to TPG, a private-equity firm. Unfortunately for customers hoping that AT&T will relinquish control of DirecTV, a Reuters report on […]
AT&T kills off the failed TV service formerly known as DirecTV Now
Enlarge / AT&T corporate offices on November 10, 2020, in El Segundo, California. (credit: Getty Images | AaronP/Bauer-Griffin) AT&T is killing off the online-video service formerly known as DirecTV Now and introducing a no-contract option for the newer online service that replaced it. AT&T unveiled DirecTV Now late in 2016, the year after AT&T bought […]
Big ISPs pause donations to 147 Republicans who tried to reverse Biden’s win
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SilverV) Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon say they have suspended political donations to the 147 Republican members of Congress who voted against certifying Electoral College results, but the companies left the door open for resuming campaign contributions to those lawmakers in the future. “We will be suspending contributions in 2021 to […]
AT&T Allegedly struggling to Market DirecTV at Whatever but a Enormous Reduction
Expand / AT&T corporate offices in November 10, 2020 at El Segundo, California. (credit: Getty Images AT&T is frustrated at the 15 billion supplies it’s obtained for DirecTV and contains”told potential losers it may offset the auction entirely if it does not get much better deals,” that the New York Post reported , citing”sources near […]
AT&T sells Crunchyroll into Sony for $1.2B amid”streamlining” Attempts
Expand / / The emblem might or might not survive after the arrangement is complete. Getty Images) Those people that are lucky enough to have clear memories of movie shops may recall time when”Japanimation” included one lowest shelf of battered VHS cases close to the rear of the store. Today, but anime supply in america […]
Lessons from HBO Max’s streaming surprise
As AT&T executes the largest strategic transformation in the Fortune 500, some of what the naysayers warned of is coming true. The company is mutating from a phone business into a giant media conglomerate, having bought DirecTV in 2015 for $67 billion and then Time Warner in 2018 for $109 billion. The vision was for […]
What to Learn about T-Mobile, Verizon, and Also AT&T’s 5G Programs
Our assignment to generate business better would be fueled by viewers just like you. The 3 key carriers are quickly enlarging their superfast 5G networks, which provide download speeds up to 10 to 100-times quicker than 4G connections. This means consumers using 5G compatible telephones may find a complete a picture in minutes and again, […]
AT&T Increases DirecTV prices amid Consumer losses and Potential Purchase
Expand / A DirecTV satellite dish found outside a pub in Portland, Oregon, at October 2019. hapabapa) AT&T has announced another round of price hikes for DirecTV satellite and also U-verse TV solutions, with yearly costs set to grow around $9 beginning January 17, 2021. “Because of increased programming expenses, we are adjusting the purchase […]
Broadband power users Burst, making Information caps more Rewarding for ISPs
Data limit money. (charge: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) The amount of broadband”power users”–people using 1TB or more per monthhas skyrocketed over the last year, making sure that ISPs are going to have the ability to earn more income from information caps. Back in Q3 2020, 8.8% of broadband subscribers found at 1TB a month, up […]