Exclusive: AT&T stops marketing Watch AT&T, says new service isn’t meant for cord-cutters
AT&T says its new streaming service, AT&T TV, is targeted at cable customers who are satisfied with their service but want other options.
AT&T says its new streaming service, AT&T TV, is targeted at cable customers who are satisfied with their service but want other options.
AT&T wants customers to pay $93 a month for streaming TV — a significant premium compared to the cost of competing services.
AT&T is hoping customers will sign a two-year contract and pay $93 a month to watch 70 basic cable channels over the Internet.
AT&T revenue declined over the last three months as customers of its legacy DirecTV satellite service and other pay TV options flee for cheaper online services.
The federal National Labor Relations Board said the backpay will benefit over 300 former employees of an agency that did business with CNN.
The specifics of AT&T’s deal with Roku aren’t clear, but the telecom giant said it’s working on a new agreement with Roku and hope to resolve this soon.
Hearst Television has restored more than three dozen local channels to AT&T-owned pay television platforms after a two-day long dispute over retransmission fees.
Local stations in as many as three dozens communities have been dropped from AT&T-owned pay TV platforms, including DirecTV.
Dozens of local broadcast stations owned by Hearst Television will be pulled from pay TV systems owned by AT&T on Thursday.
AT&T could shutter its streaming service AT&T TV Now, formerly DirecTV Now, as the telecom giant shifts priorities away from the cordcutting service.