Dish and Directv are the latest opponents to issue dueling data about the impact of a proposed rule change for the 12 GHz spectrum band. A proceeding at the FCC is studying opening up 12 GHz spectrum for two-way 5G…
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As Promised, AT&T and TPG Capital Form a New DIRECTV
A new standalone company with a familiar name – DIRECTV – has been formed by AT&T Inc. and TPG Capital. The previously announced deal closed yesterday. TPG Capital is the private equity arm of the global alternative asset firm TPG….
With TPG Deal, AT&T Moves On From Traditional Video Business
Many consumers may not realize that DIRECTV is now owned by AT&T, and now they may never need to know. AT&T said today that it will sell 30% of DIRECTV and related AT&T linear video businesses to TPG Capital and…
First of its Kind FCC Retransmission Fine Decision Sets Stage for Future Fines Against Broadcasters
The FCC has proposed fines exceeding $500,000 apiece for 18 television station licensees that were the focus of a complaint by AT&T involving negotiations for the retransmission fees that AT&T must pay to carry the stations’ content. The new FCC…
AT&T CEO: Video Strategy is Key But Path Won’t Be Easy
Although AT&T has been facing a range of critics for the company’s video strategy and has had some disappointments on that front, AT&T CEO John Stankey continues to see video as key to the company’s strategy. At an online financial…
Video Cord Cutting Report: Top Pay-TV Providers Lost 5 Million Subscribers in 2019
Video cord-cutting continues at a fast pace, with the largest pay TV providers in the U.S. losing just under 5 million subscribers in 2019, more than three times the number in 2018, according to a new report from Leichtman Research…
Stankey: AT&T TV Could Drive Fiber Upgrades; Seeds Sown for HBO Max
AT&T is more likely to upgrade broadband network infrastructure to fiber now that it has launched AT&T TV, said AT&T President and Chief Operating Officer John Stankey at an investor conference today. The company might consider adding 1 million to…
AT&T TV Nationwide Launch Accelerates Shift to Streaming Video Away from Directv, Starts at $39.99
AT&T TV, the company’s live streaming video offering, launched nationwide today at prices as low as $39.99 monthly for the basic offering when purchased in combination with AT&T gigabit internet service on a 24-month contract. The gigabit service costs an…
CFO: AT&T “Optimistic” That Video Losses Peaked Last Quarter
AT&T Chief Financial Officer John Stephens told attendees at an investor conference today that the company is “optimistic” that its video losses have peaked. The company saw a net loss of over 1.7 million video subscribers in the third quarter…
Report: AT&T Leads Record Pay-TV Losses, Industry Loses Over 1.7 Million Subscribers
New research from the Leichtman Research Group found that pay-TV providers representing about 93% of the market lost approximately 1.74 million net video subscribers during the third quarter of the year. That’s considerably worse than the 975,000 pay-TV subscribers lost…
Sinclair Broadcast Group Reaches Agreement With AT&T
BALTIMORE, Oct. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), and AT&T have agreed on a multi-year agreement across DIRECTV, AT&T TV and U-verse for continued carriage of Sinclair’s owned local broadcast stations and Tennis Channel, for future carriage of Marquee…
Sinclair Goes on the Offensive in Retransmission Dispute with AT&T
Content provider Sinclair Broadcast Group went on the offensive in a retransmission dispute with AT&T today, issuing a press release that attempts to portray AT&T in a bad light in its role as pay-TV provider. “Millions of AT&T U-verse, DIRECTV…
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