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Mediaset strikes deal to launch international channel on DirecTV
Mediaset has struck a deal with US telecom and pay TV operator AT&T to include…
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AT&T reportedly mulling sale of Latin American pay TV operations
AT&T is reportedly mulling a possible sale of its pay TV assets in Latin America…
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AT&T reportedly planning new role for CEO in post-merger reorganisation
AT&T is to follow up its US$85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner with a management…
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AT&T CEO: Time Warner deal ‘moving along as expected’
Time Warner’s proposed merger with AT&T is “moving along as expected”. The chairman and CEO…
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Verizon ‘planning its own streaming service’
US telco Verizon is the process of securing rights to launch its own OTT TV…
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Starz strikes deal with DirecTV streaming service
Starz has inked a deal with AT&T’s DirecTV that will see its channels launch on…
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ABI Research: linear OTT services to be worth US$7bn by 2021
Live linear OTT video services will account for US$7 billion of worldwide revenue by 2021,…
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AT&T chief ‘very confident’ of Time-Warner deal approval
AT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson is “very confident” that the company’s planned merger with…
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AT&T launches mobile-skewed OTT service DirecTV Now
AT&T will launch its much-anticipated OTT TV service DirecTV Now tomorrow, along with two other…
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FCC warns AT&T on ‘zero-rating’ DirecTV Now
The US communications regulator, the FCC, has warned AT&T that it is concerned about its…
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AT&T and DirecTV facing legal threat over information sharing
The US Department of Justice is taking legal action against DirecTV and its new owner…
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Bewkes: AT&T will ‘accelerate’ HBO Now growth
The international distribution of the HBO Now SVOD service will be “accelerated” by the sale…
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Ovum: AT&T-Time Warner deal poses ‘new threat’ to rivals
The creation of a merged AT&T and Time Warner will have rivals such as Netflix,…
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AT&T strikes multi-platform deal with HBO
AT&T has reached a multi-year deal with HBO to offer the latter’s content across all…
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Telcos drive US pay TV numbers down as cable recovers ground
IPTV providers’ losses – particularly those of AT&T – meant that the top 11 US…
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US service providers submit app plan to head off set-top proposal
US pay TV and cable operators have grouped together to propose an alternative app-based option…
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AT&T acquires Quickplay
US telecom giant AT&T has acquired OTT and TV Everywhere video technology specialist Quickplay Media…
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AT&T to take DirecTV over-the-top
AT&T has announced plans to make its DirecTV available over-the-top on smartphones, tablets and other…
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Unitymedia drops down Netflix’s ISP Speed Index
Unitymedia Kabel was among the major movers in Netflix’s latest ISP Speed Index, with the…
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AT&T platforms to carry Viceland channel
AT&T’s US platforms are to carry the upcoming A+E Networks-backed cable channel Viceland as part of a…
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AT&T completes DirecTV acquisition
AT&T has completed its US$49 billion (€45 billion) acquisition of DirecTV following approval of the…
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Hulu strikes AT&T deal
Telco AT&T has inked a deal with Hulu and will make the streaming and catch-up…
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Netflix wants AT&T/DirecTV merger in current form
Streaming service Netflix has urged regulators to stop the merger of satellite broadcaster DirecTV and…
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Chernin: sports leagues can make more money online
There is more money to be made by distributing sports events online than through traditional…
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Apple retains global brand lead
Apple was the most valuable brand of 2015 with a total brand value of US$128.3…
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Brightcove tops revenue expectations, appoints CMO
Brightcove reported revenues and profits that “exceeded expectations” in its fourth quarter, and has appointed…
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Snapchat moves into original series
A day after launching its editorial-driven app Discover, messaging service Snapchat has launched its first…
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US pay TV losses rise in third quarter
The 13 top US pay TV operators lost 150,000 TV subscribers in the third quarter,…
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Netflix cuts AT&T deal
Netflix has agreed an interconnection deal with AT&T designed to reduce buffering problems for its…
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Chernin and AT&T firm makes first OTT investment
Peter Chernin and AT&T’s new joint venture company has bought online arts and crafts video…