DirecTV, U-Verse may pull TEGNA stations over fees
TEGNA is warning customers of DirecTV and U-Verse that their channels may be dropped by the end of the month.
U-Verse TV (AT&T U-Verse)
U-Verse TV (formerly AT&T U-Verse) is an IP-based pay television service and broadband provider operated by DirecTV, which itself is majority-owned by AT&T. The U-Verse brand is used interchangeably to describe a pay television service, broadband Internet provider and home telephone service, each of which operates on the same hybrid fiber platform.
U-Verse was depreciated in 2020, with AT&T halting sales of the service to new customers, though existing customers with active accounts are allowed to continue using the service. In its place, AT&T has pushed customers toward DirecTV via Satellite, DirecTV via Internet and DirecTV Stream.
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Nexstar and DirecTV have been locked into a weeks-long dispute over fees for local ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and CW stations on DirecTV satellite and streaming.
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Deal reached to restore TEGNA stations to DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse
The deal will allow AT&T to restore five dozen TEGNA-owned station to DirecTV and U-Verse.
TEGNA still negotiating with AT&T, DirecTV over local stations
TEGNA won’t say how much money it’s requesting for the channels, but AT&T says it amounts to the “largest rate increase” ever.
TEGNA says still working with AT&T over DirecTV, U-Verse issue
TEGNA says it is “confident” that a deal can be done “quickly” if AT&T “is now willing to begin good faith discussions.”