Reports from several reliable sources claim that John Stankey, AT&T Entertainment Group CEO, might become the head of Time Warner. This will happen if the proposed $85 billion acquisition of the entertainment company by the satellite/internet/cable provider goes through without any interruptions. In a recent report, the New York Post mentioned that an unnamed source […]
Continue readingIn a recent announcement, Marissa Shorenstein, the leader of AT&T operations in the state of New York said that technology skills must be introduced to minorities and women even before they reach college. She believes that this will significantly reduce or even solve the gaping diversity issue within the technology industry. Shorenstein weighed in on […]
Continue readingLogically, when the cable bills go up, the subscribers would cut the cord immediately. However, this is not what is actually happening at present. A recent survey showed that despite the growing charges, almost eighty-two percent of the households across the nation still subscribe to one or the other pay TV service. This number is […]
Continue readingThe Federal Communications Commission has aborted its original plan to make changes to the set top box industry and have accepted the alternative plan that was put forward by the cable companies. In the month of February, the FCC voted 3-2 for a proposal that would force the cable TV providers and companies to offer […]
Continue readingA recent federal whistle blower lawsuit against Dish Network and some small business partners claims that these companies and their executives owe billions of dollars to the Federal government. Dish Network said that the lawsuit has no merit and asserted that the Federal government has looked at the claims and has declined to get involved. […]
Continue readingAT&T U-Verse and DirecTV subscribers will continue to receive Starz, as both companies recently signed a new distribution agreement. This will allow DirecTV and AT&T subscribers to access and watch popular contents from Starz such as Power, Outlander, and all other Starz and Encore programs. In a recent SEC filing, Starz reported about a deal […]
Continue readingAT&T had made a promise that DirecTV and U-Verse combined will add users to their services in 2016 and they are sticking to the pledge. This prediction is quite questionable now, as the two services together lost a total of 103,000 video subscribers. Although DirecTV made a gain of 670,000 video users, but U-Verse lost […]
Continue readingThe recent deal between Dish Network’s Sling TV and Pac 12 Network has allowed Sling TV to boost their sports offering to the subscribers. Sling TV acquired the rights for all six Pac 12 network channels through this recent deal. Pac 12 networks bring the exclusive coverage of popular sports events including regional college sports […]
Continue readingAT&T has successfully secured the rights of numerous networks for DirecTV’s upcoming online streaming platform. They have added major television networks such as HBO, Turner, NBCUniversal, and Disney over the last few months. AT&T has been expanding their networks for their online streaming service by renewing their contracts with major companies. AT&T entered into a […]
Continue readingThe Federal Communications Commission has a plan to make cable TV providers offer apps that can be used on devices manufactured by tech firms like Apple or Roku. FCC says that Americans spend billions of dollars every year to rent cable boxes and they believe that there is a better way to simplify this. FCC […]
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