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DirecTV Sale Rumors Shift to Verizon
9/25/09 at 3:13 PM by Bernie Arnason
We all know the rumors about DirecTV being sold at some point. We speculated when Liberty bought DirecTV, their intention was to flip it to a buyer, presumably a large telco. AT&T has always been seen as the most potential suitor. But Martin Peers of ...
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Verizon Bundles NFL Sunday Ticket, Quietly
7/24/09 at 9:53 AM by Bernie Arnason
Verizon is offering new non-FiOS triple play customers a free year of DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket package. In an interesting move, the new deal was first announced via their Verizon at Home blog. “No formal announcement yet. We’re letting ...
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Qwest and DirecTV Extend Relationship
7/21/09 at 9:36 AM by Telecompetitor
Customers Can Expect New Integrated Home Entertainment Services
DENVER, July 21, 2009 -- Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) and DIRECTV, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTV), today announced a 5-year extension to their existing strategic partnership allows Qwest to continue to offer DIRECTV services to residential customers. Financial terms of the arrangement were not disclosed.
The agreement extends a strategic alliance that started in October 2004. ...
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NFL Sunday Ticket Package Coming to iPhone
7/14/09 at 1:00 AM by Bernie Arnason
DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers will be able to watch games on the iPhone and iPod Touch, starting with the 2009/2010 season. Subscribers have to subscribe to the Superfan upgrade of the ...
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DirecTV Launches ScoreGuide, Interactive Sports App
4/28/09 at 6:29 AM by Telecompetitor
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - The little red button on the DIRECTV remote is about to come up big for sports fans. That's how DIRECTV customers with advanced receivers will activate ScoreGuide™, a new on-screen feature of DIRECTV's industry-leading program guide. Launched today, ScoreGuide enables fans to easily track scores and start times of major sporting events, see a list of ...
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DirecTV Keeps Exclusivity on NFL Sunday Ticket
3/24/09 at 8:23 AM by Telecompetitor  DirecTV can’t get enough of the NFL. They just announced an extension of the venerable NFL Sunday Ticket package on DirecTV through the 2014 football season. And apparently, the recession had no impact on the negotiations, since DirecTV is paying 43% more for the rights, to the tune of $1 billion per season. The previous agreement paid the NFL $700 million per year. ...
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Cavalier Hooks Up With DirecTV
3/17/09 at 9:02 AM by Telecompetitor
RICHMOND, VA — March 16, 2009 — Cavalier Telephone, LLC, a leading provider of competitive telecommunications services throughout the eastern United States, today announced it has teamed up with DIRECTV, the nation’s leading satellite television service provider, to offer affordable, high quality service bundles at lower rates than cable’s “Triple Play” offerings. Read More ...
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DirecTV Proves Triple Play is Not King
2/11/09 at 9:31 AM by Telecompetitor  When reviewing DirecTV’s 4Q08 numbers, you have to wonder if the fuss about the triple play is overblown. After all, DirecTV is thriving, with no broadband or voice component. They added 301k net new subscribers – their best in three years – in 4Q08. At first glance, I wanted to attribute their good fortune to their telco distribution partners, including Qwest, Verizon, and most recently AT&T (the ...
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AT&T Launches DirecTV Bundle
2/2/09 at 2:20 PM by Telecompetitor AT&T and DirecTV consummated their new bundling relationship with the launch of AT&T | DIRECTV. “Through the new alliance, customers can enjoy AT&T | DIRECTV programming packages as part of an AT&T service bundle, including quadruple-play bundles with TV, broadband, home phone and wireless services — something cable competitors do not offer today,” says AT&T in a company statement. The new relationship follows ...
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Verizon Launches New Price-For-Life Promotions
1/7/09 at 10:23 AM by Telecompetitor  Verizon introduced a new broadband price-for-life promotion for specific DSL tiers. The promotion runs through February 21st and new customers have to commit to at least a two year term. The promotion guarantees no price hikes for as long as the customer keeps the service. Pricing for the promotion starts at $17.99/month for up to 1 megabits per second (Mbps); up to 3 Mbps at $27.99 per month; and ...
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