Tag: DirecTV NOW
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Sling TV & DIRECTV NOW Had a Strong Start to 2017
The live TV market in 2017 is becoming very crowded with new services jumping in; however, two services have distinguished themselves as standouts. According to reports from the Leichtman Research Group (LRG) both Sling TV and DIRECTV NOW added about 175,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2017. An impressive accomplishment considering over 400,000 pay-TV…
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Updated: Fubo TV vs Hulu vs Sling vs DIRECTV NOW vs PlayStation Vue, vs YouTube TV We Break Them Down For You
Update: With the help of many great readers we have fixed a few errors and added more detail. We also removed a few channels that have been dropped. Finding the right live TV streaming service is increasingly confusing as more and more services hit the market. Even in just the month since we last updated we…
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DIRECTV NOW on Roku? We Answer Your Questions
Recently my mailbox has been flooded with readers asking about DIRECTV NOW on Roku. I received so many questions that I wanted to post here to try and address all of the comments and emails. Back when DIRECTV NOW launched in late 2016 it was announced that in the first quarter of 2017 DIRECTV NOW…
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AT&T Starts Testing Home 5G Internet
5G is the holy grail of Internet with its promise to bring fiber Internet speeds to Americans quickly and easily. Now AT&T is getting closer to making it a reality. Currently AT&T, Google, Verizon, Charter, Dish, T-Mobile, and more are all working on 5G. The move to 5G will mark a huge step forward in…
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Exclusive: DIRECTV NOW & CBS Strike a Streaming Deal
After much demand by their subscribers, it seems that DIRECTV NOW and CBS have struck a deal to bring CBS content to DIRECTV NOW. No details have been released, but this week AT&T updated the DIRECTV NOW description on the Apple TV app store. If you look closely at the image you will see both…
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DIRECTV NOW Just Added Two New Channels
Back in early April AT&T’s live TV streaming service, DIRECTV NOW, announced that it is adding two new networks. Now they have finally been added to the lineup. These networks are One America News Network (OAN), a cable news channel, and A Wealth of Entertainment (AWE). “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with DIRECTV…
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Here Are 5 Big Cord Cutting Stories You Should Keep an Eye On
2017 is turning out to be a great year that is only going to get better for cord cutting. There are several big news stories that have become lost in the mix with the flood of other stories. So let’s take a minute and look at all the cord cutting stories we should keep an…
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AT&T Opens Up About the Rough DIRECTV NOW Launch & How It Got Caught “Flat-Footed”
No matter how you look at the launch of DIRECTV NOW, it was a rough one. While it did bring in a reported 200,000 subscribers in just a few months it struggled with crashes and glitches. AT&T’s top techs recently opened up about the launch and what went wrong. Last week at the Jeffries 2017…
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How to Watch TV Land Without Cable TV
Cord cutting is easier than ever and the best part about it is the ability to save money and still watch what you want. Just a few years ago becoming a cord cutter meant missing out on some of your favorite TV shows or stations. Now you can easily watch them without having to agree…
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AT&T Is Surveying DIRECTV NOW Users About Improvements to The Service
AT&T wants to know what you think of its DIRECTV NOW service. Recently AT&T’s Research Team sent out surveys to random DIRECTV NOW subscribers (and subscribers of its other services) looking for feedback on how to improve the services. This is not unusual for a service such as DIRECTV NOW because many of them do…