DirecTV-Dish Merger In Jeopardy: Here's The Issue Dish bondholders rejected DirecTV's revised offer on Monday which lowered the minimum loss on $8.9 billion of bonds International Business Times · Nov 13, 2024
You'll soon have even more free movies and shows to stream as DirecTV announces a new service DirecTV is moving from live TV to free streaming with the launch of its new FAST service. TechRadar · Oct 11, 2024
DirecTV and Dish Network to merge as satellite providers look to keep customers in streaming wars AT&T is selling the rest of its stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG Partners in an approximately $7.6 billion deal, a move that ends its ties to the entertainment industry The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024
Will DirecTV and Dish Finally Merge? 'It's Hard to Imagine That Regulators Would Block This Deal,' Analyst Says But a lack of synergy between the two satellite TV units could render this deal, anticipated for decades, inconsequential, says one analyst Broadcasting & Cable · Sep 16, 2024
DirecTV, Disney Agree on Outlines of New Deal That Ends Blackout The proposed agreement includes Disney’s full portfolio of networks and direct-to-consumer services as well as ESPN’s direct-to-consumer offering when it launches in 2025 TV Tech · Sep 15, 2024
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DirectTV, Disney Reach Deal To Restore Service After 2-Week Blackout DirectTV's 11 million subscribers lost access to ESPN and other ABC-owned stations over Labor Day Weekend International Business Times · Sep 14, 2024
DirecTV and Disney strike deal just in time for college football and the Emmys — what it means for you ESPN, ABC, and other channels return to DirecTV subscribers after Disney and the satellite provider struck a deal following a two-week blackout. Tom’s Guide · Sep 14, 2024
ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackout DirecTV on Saturday announced it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week dispute that blacked out those networks for millions of viewers across the U.S. The end of the impasse came in time for sports… The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2024
Disney, DirecTV Reach Agreement To End Blackout Subscribers will get access to ESPN flagship streaming service Multichannel News · Sep 14, 2024
FCC Commissioner Simington: FCC's “Uneven Hand” in Media Regulation Harms Consumers Simington said current rules harm consumers and urged the FCC to “balance the scale” between the way streaming and traditional pay TV services are treated TV Tech · Sep 13, 2024
DirecTV Says Its Subscriber Losses During the Ongoing Disney Blackout Are 'Not Immaterial' The nation's third largest pay TV operator has around 11 million customers left Broadcasting & Cable · Sep 12, 2024
DirecTV Stream Adds Customized User Profiles They've been standard equipment in streaming for a decade, of course, but pay TV operator is looking to catch up Broadcasting & Cable · Sep 11, 2024
NFL averaged 21 million viewers per game for opening week, its highest on record The NFL averaged 21.0 million viewers per game during the league’s opening week, making it the most-watched Week 1 on record The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024
Sports Illustrated · Sep 10, 2024 Bill Belichick Humorously Recalls Jimmy Johnson Insult From Early Coaching Days On SiriusXM’s ‘Let’s Go,’ Belichick revealed the blunt assessment Johnson once gave him about one of his teams.
TV Tech · Sep 10, 2024 ATVA Backs DirecTV FCC Complaint Against Disney Disney has violated FCC mandates for negotiating licensing deals in good faith, the pay TV backed group said
TV Tech · Sep 9, 2024 DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Accusing Disney of Negotiating in Bad Faith Filing says Disney is demanding DirecTV waive legal claims
International Business Times · Sep 9, 2024 DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Against Disney, Alleging Bad Faith Negotiations If the dispute persists, DirecTV viewers may also miss upcoming events, including the highly-anticipated "Monday Night Football" game between the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers on Sept. 9 and a presidential debate on Sept. 10, hosted by ABC News.
Broadcasting & Cable · Sep 9, 2024 DirecTV Complains to the FCC: Disney Demand That It Drop All Legal Beefs Is 'Bad Faith' Negotiating Disney networks have been blacked out on DirecTV since Sept. 1
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2024 DirecTV files complaint against Disney with FCC as impasse enters 2nd week The impasse between DirecTV and Disney over a new carriage agreement has become more heated as it entered its second week
Broadcasting & Cable · Sep 8, 2024 Is It Finally Time to Blow Up the Pay TV Bundle Once and For All? Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we ponder what the Internet has taken from us ... as we look to surrender to AI
Multichannel News · Sep 6, 2024 DirecTV Offers $30 Credit to Subscribers Who Sign Up for Rivals Fubo and Sling to Watch Football Games During Disney Blackout Blackout started September 1
Kiplinger · Sep 5, 2024 DirecTV Disney Blackout: Claim $20 Credit In 3 Easy Steps DirecTV subscribers missing Disney-owned channels including ESPN and ABC can apply for at least $20 worth of credit. Find out how to claim yours.
Broadcasting & Cable · Sep 5, 2024 YouTube TV Slows Its Roll — vMVPD Adds Only 50,000 Customers in Q2 After Posting First-Ever Quarterly Loss Will the return of football rekindle Google virtual pay TV service’s once-incendiary growth?
Sports Illustrated · Sep 5, 2024 SI:AM | Five Things to Watch in Week 1 of the NFL Season Including the best feel-good story of the year.