Awful Announcing
AT&T reportedly received bids of around $500 million rather than the $1 billion they were looking for, and now may not sell the RSNs after all.
AT&T has been hit hard on pay TV subscriber losses, dropping 4.1 million net video subscribers (across DirecTV, U-Verse, and AT&T TV Now) since the end of 2018.
"We are consumer-facing, while Radio Row is much more media- and talent-led. ...We do want it to be fan-friendly and have fans be able to come and engage with their favorite players and their favorite shows."
Channels including ESPN, NBCSN and FS1 all weren't working in high definition for many DirecTV subscribers Saturday.
Altitude Sports is expected to be back on DirecTV Friday.
The carriage dispute you probably forgot about is over.
AT&T and DirecTV has Sunday Ticket until 2022.
Another ACC Network holdout bites the dust.
This dispute could affect 136 local broadcast stations in 86 markets.
We'd say it's been a roller coaster month for AT&T, except most roller coasters don't just go down.
Disney-owned networks with college football games on Saturday include ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, and ACC Network.
Carriage disputes are causing more than 12,000 lost subscribers a day for AT&T. Ouch.
Reports suggest there is time, but that may not be the case.
