AT&T Reports Mounting Pay-TV Subscriber Losses
AT&T’s extravagant $61.7 billion acquisition of direct-to-home satellite TV giant DirecTV three years ago continues to go sideways in light of the corporation’s controversial ongoing retransmission battles and just-released 2019 second-quarter financial statement. AT&T reported it hemorrhaged 946,000 total pay-TV subscribers across its various platforms…
More DirecTV Customers Stand To Lose CBS Channels
DirecTV direct-to-home satellite TV customers in some of the largest markets in the country were faced with losing access to local CBS programming as a retransmission agreement stalemate between the service’s parent AT&T and the television network inched toward an 11 p.m. deadline tonight (Friday)….
Report: NFL, DirecTV Miss Sunday Ticket Opt-Out Windows
The long-term status of DirecTV’s exclusive rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket out-of-market football game package remained uncertain Friday, after both the satellite TV provider and the sports league missed opt-out deadlines for their current deal that runs through the 2020-21 season, according to a…
4K March Madness Resumes Today On Satellite Services
4K Ultra HD sports lovers can still catch some of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament action in 3840 x 2160 resolution, including some with HDR. March Madness is underway and this year, 4K Ultra HDTVs connected to the right services will have a chance…
Parks: Smart TV Penetration Changing Business Models
The growing popularity of internet-based skinny bundle live TV services, enabled by swelling penetration of smart TV and streaming device ownership in the United States, is gradually taking its toll on traditional subscription-based television viewership. Just last week, AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan declared that…
Alexa Voice-Powered Video Skill Comes To DirecTV Genie Boxes
DirecTV is joining TiVo and rival satcaster Dish in adding compatibility with the Amazon Alexa voice skill in select satellite set-up boxes. Although the capability was originally announced back in March, DirecTV becomes the latest to add the capability to equipment in the field. Both…
DirecTV To Present Masters Golf Tournament In 4K With HDR
AT&T/DirecTV announced this week that it will for the first time televise the Master’s Golf Tournment in 4K Ultra HD with High Dynamic Range (HDR). As with prior HDR satcasts, DirecTV has selected Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), which does not require metadata and is optimized for…
4K Ultra HD Olympics Coverage Pays Viewers HDR Dividends
In case you don’t have access to any of the 4K/HDR coverage from the on-going Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, the 24-hour-delayed telecasts to date have earned two big thumbs up from the HD Guru editors. Our exposure to the coverage includes the…
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