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DirecTV
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DirecTV cuts 10% of workforce to combat eroding subscriber base
US pay TV platform DirecTV has informed its employees that the company is set to…
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DirecTV offers discounted Discovery+ to its subscribers
Warner Bros. Discovery-backed streaming platform Discovery+ is being made available to DirecTV and DirecTV STREAM…
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DirecTV Stream to launch next week
AT&T TV and AT&T TV Now will be rebranded and repackaged as DirecTV Stream from…
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DirecTV becomes standalone business as AT&T closes deal with TPG Capital
AT&T has closed a deal with private equity firm TPG Capital to spin its struggling…
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AT&T to sell off Latin American Vrio pay TV unit
AT&T has reached a deal to sell off its Latin American DirecTV business unit. The…
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Losses slow in premium video for AT&T
AT&T has managed to stop some of the rot in its premium video business. In…
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AT&T takes huge DirectTV hit as it spins-off video businesses
AT&T has announced plans to spin-off its video businesses, including DirecTV, into a new company…
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AT&T reportedly looking to sell stake in pay TV operation
US telco AT&T is looking to sell a minority stake in its pay TV operations,…
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AT&T offloads DirecTV Venezuela to Chilean firm
A Chilean investment firm has reached an agreement with AT&T to buy DirecTV’s Venezuelan business….
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HBO Max at four million subs but WarnerMedia revenues down by almost 25% in COVID-19 fallout
AT&T reported a depressed Q2 with sales down across all of its sectors, but premium…
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AT&T to “evaluate multiple options and partnerships” for DirecTV following 1.2 million subs loss
AT&T has announced losses of over 1.2 million subscribers as the fate of DirecTV hangs…
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DirecTV not for sale, says Warner CEO
WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey has refuted claims that the company is looking to sell DirecTV….
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Elliott invests US$3.2bn in AT&T, slams DirecTV investment and WarnerMedia strategy
Activist investor Elliott Management’s funds have invested US$3.2 billion in AT&T and called for a…
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DAZN considers NFL bid
OTT sports disruptor DAZN is considering a bid for NFL broadcast rights, the company’s CEO…
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120 Nexstar channels blacked out overnight by AT&T in the US
AT&T’s contract dispute with Nexstar has spilled over to consumers, with 120 stations across 97…
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DISH blames AT&T as HBO goes dark for first time
HBO has disappeared from US pay TV operator DISH Network’s platform after the pair failed…
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US pay TV subscriber losses mount
The top 10 US pay TV providers recorded a total net loss of over 358,000…
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DirecTV Latin America taps Friend MTS to protect sports content
DirecTV Latin America has tapped content security specialist Friend MTS to provide protection against streaming…
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Reese Witherspoon VOD service launches with AT&T
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and AT&T will be debuting two new female-driven series on DirectTV,…
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US top 10 TV providers lost 200k subs in Q1
The top 10 TV service providers in the US lost over 200,000 customers between them…
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Smithsonian Channel launches on DirecTV Latin America
Smithsonian Channel has continued its international rollout by unveiling a new Latin American channel. Following…
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Canal+ secures distribution on DirecTV
French pay TV provider Canal+ has secured distribution of its pay TV channels Canal+ International…
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AT&T chief pours cold water on CNN sale
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has hit out at suggestions that his company could sell CNN…
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AT&T could be looking to Android TV as DirecTV sub losses mount
AT&T is set to introduce a new Android TV-based set-top box that could be used…
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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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US satellite TV operators suffer ‘biggest ever losses in Q2’
US satellite TV providers DirecTV and Dish suffered more combined subscriber losses in Q2 2017…
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Piracy is ‘number three’ TV player in Latin America
The level of pay TV piracy in Latin America means that illicit consumption of content…
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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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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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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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