Neowin News Feed for: Directv

AT&T is selling its remaining stake in DirecTV to focus on its core business

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:10:01 +0000

AT&T is selling its remaining stake of 70% in DirecTV to TPG and exiting fully from the entertainment industry. Read more...

You can now get the Apple TV app on your DirecTV Stream Devices

Anushe Fawaz — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 17:46:01 +0000

You can now access the Apple TV app and its standard features on DirecTV Stream Devices. You can simply sign in with your Apple ID and scroll through all of the accessible content. Read more...

DirecTV Now will be more expensive starting later this month

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 19:50:02 +0000

AT&T is increasing the price for all tiers of its TV live-streaming service, bringing it in line with other similar offerings on the market, as the company seeks to increase profit. Read more...

AT&T kicks dirt on net neutrality as it pushes "sponsored data"

John Keefer — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:54:01 +0000

Net neutrality isn't officially dead yet, and AT&T is already starting to flaunt a sponsored content service that will get around data caps for users. But it still promises things won't change. Read more...

Ready for Primetime? AT&T announces its own "enterprise-ready" entertainment Android tablet

Andy Weir — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 17:52:02 +0000

AT&T has unveiled its new own-brand tablet, with an "entertainment-first experience" that it's also promoting as "enterprise-ready" - and yet, it revealed almost nothing about the device's specs. Read more...

Multiple cable companies ready to charge more in 2016

Chris Schroeder — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 01:14:01 +0000

If you think your cable TV bill is already high, you're going to be disappointed to hear what your service provider could have in store for you next year. Read more...

Not so fast: DirecTV/AT&T merger hinges on NFL Sunday Ticket

Christopher White — Tue, 20 May 2014 02:20:02 +0000

It appears that the nearly $50 billion merger is contingent on one very important DirecTV asset: NFL Sunday Ticket. Without it, AT&T will back out of the deal and not purchase the satellite company. Read more...

AT&T confirms it will buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion

John Callaham — Sun, 18 May 2014 21:56:02 +0000

Confirming the rumors, AT&T has announced it will acquire the satellite TV provider DirecTV for a total of $48.5 billion in a combination of cash and stock. The deal is supposed to close in 12 months. Read more...

AT&T rumored to be finalizing $50 billion DirecTV buyout

John Callaham — Tue, 13 May 2014 14:48:02 +0000

AT&T will reportedly buy the DirecTV satellite TV provider for a price tag of $50 billion, with one report claiming the deal is still over a week away from completion. Read more...

ABC streaming leaves DirecTV, Dish customers out in the cold

Christopher White — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 21:38:07 +0000

If you're a fan of streaming shows from ABC and are a DirecTV or Dish customer, it looks like you'll need to change your plans as the company will be blocking access come January 6th. Read more...

Twenty percent of Netflix users cancel their TV service

Christopher White — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:35:58 +0000

One in five Netflix users are leading the charge by dumping their cable and sattelite providers and going exclusively with off the air and streaming solutions in the digital age. Read more...

DirecTV latest suitor for Hulu

Christopher White — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:58:59 +0000

What was once old is new again: DirecTV is once again rumored to be interested in purchasing Hulu, but will they pull the trigger or once again balk at the high price tag? Read more...

Rumor: DirecTV may integrate Kinect-like features into their boxes?

News Staff — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 04:46:57 +0000

Is DirecTV looking to integrate Kinect into their set-top boxes? Based on a recent survey of customers, it appears that may be the case. Read more...

Could Google still buy Hulu?

John Callaham — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:32:07 +0000

While Hulu officially says that it is no longer for sale, new rumors claim that Google is still in the running to purchase the streaming TV show and movie company for as much as $4 billion. Read more...

DirecTV PS3 NFL service fails in debut

John Callaham — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:28:40 +0000

Sunday's debut of DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket support for the Playstation 3 console missed the snap on Sunday with many customers complaining that the PS3 service just didn't work. Read more...

Hulu's first round bids for possible sale received

John Callaham — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:52:57 +0000

Hulu has reportedly received its first round of bids from companies interested in acquiring the movie and TV streaming video service. However one bidder, DirecTV, has reportedly dropped out. Read more...

DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket coming to Android and PS3

John Callaham — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:32:05 +0000

Fans of NFL football will be able to access DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket package of live games via the Playstation 3 and some Android based devices in September. Read more...

Hulu expecting first bids for its sale next week

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:06:42 +0000

Hulu is expected to get the first bids for its possible sale from various companies sometime next week with amounts expected to be $1.5 billion or higher. Read more...

Comcast, DirecTV, and Vudu to launch premium VOD this month

Michael Collado — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:08:02 +0000

Comcast, DirecTV, and Vudu have inked a deal with four major Hollywood studios to offer a premium video-on-demand service that would allow customers to stream titles 60 days after theatrical release. DirecTV will be the... Read more...

Time Warner Cable creates iPad app to stream live TV

Christopher White — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:59:52 +0000

Time Warner Cable, a TV and internet provider for millions of people, released an app for the iPad today that lets users stream television shows directly to the mobile device. The app will initially only... Read more...

DirecTV May Try Broadband on Power Lines

Tue, 15 May 2007 20:51:03 +0000

Satellite television provider DirecTV Group Inc. may test delivering high-speed Internet service through power lines in a major U.S. city in the next year, its chief executive said on Monday. DirecTV and others are talking... Read more...

DirecTV mole to plead guilty

Fri, 25 Apr 2003 16:37:53 +0000

A 19-year-old University of Chicago student accused of leaking the secrets of DirectTV's most advanced anti-piracy technology to hacker websites has agreed to plead guilty to violating the rarely used 1996 Economic Espionage Act. Igor... Read more...

DirecTV to cut DSL customers

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 02:46:17 +0000

Thanks Opio for posting this in the Neowin BPN . Seems if you have DirecTV DSL you may be in for a bit of a surprise Hughes Electronics Corp.,... Read more...

HP expands IT deal with DirecTV

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 12 Dec 2002 11:52:25 +0000

Hewlett-Packard on Thursday will announce an expanded information technology services deal with DirecTV worth "hundreds of millions" of dollars, continuing the momentum of HP's outsourcing arm. The new five-year contract calls for HP to manage... Read more...