DirecTV picks up ROOT Sports Northwest, including Seattle Kraken and Portland Trail Blazers games
"We couldn’t be more pleased about adding DirecTV and DirecTV Stream to the list of providers for the Kraken and the Trail Blazers."
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Holly Rowe joins the Utah Jazz as an analyst, but will keep working for ESPN and ABC as well
"I’ve covered basketball for 30 years and now I get to stay involved with a team I grew up with."
DirecTV giving NFL Sunday Ticket Max to some subscribers for free during 2021 season
DirecTV subscribers looking to get all of the NFL action each season have a few choices. The most...
AT&T to combine WarnerMedia assets with Discovery in blockbuster merger
The Turner networks and HBO are among the assets included in the deal.
AT&T has sold 30 percent of DirecTV to TPG, will make DirecTV a standalone company that also includes U-verse and AT&T TV
This move gives AT&T some cash to pay down debt, and may have other flexibility benefits for both AT&T and the new DirecTV entity.
Dozens of Cox-owned stations off AT&T/DirecTV in carriage dispute, including four CBS affiliates ahead of Super Bowl LV
Those with AT&T or DirecTV packages in Seattle, Dayton, Eureka and Yuma may need to find alternate ways to watch the Super Bowl Sunday.
Potential AT&T/DirecTV carriage dispute with Cox Media Group stations could have Super Bowl implications in Seattle and Dayton
This affects ABC, Fox, NBC and CBS stations, but the CBS stations in Seattle and Dayton may be particularly important for the Super Bowl.
AT&T looks to have found a DirecTV investor in TPG, but for a minority stake rather than a full sale
AT&T may wind up not selling off all of DirecTV, but rather only a minority stake.
AT&T is running College Football Playoff National Championship ads featuring a hologram of Lee Corso
This was certainly an unusual advertising move.
Tegna’s 64 stations are back on DirecTV and U-Verse following dispute
The dispute had affected Tegna stations in 51 markets across the country.
Sports fans are hostages in carriage disputes and we often pay the ransom
Our addiction to sports is costing more and more money
Tegna’s 64 stations have gone dark on DirecTV and U-Verse
Why not close out 2020 with a carriage dispute?
More layoffs are in the works at Bleacher Report
These latest layoffs are expected to affect around 20 employees in Bleacher Report's UK office.
