Awful Announcing
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.
Elliott Management's $3.2 billion stake means they'll certainly have a voice, but given AT&T's massive size it's unclear how much they'll be heard.
"It literally takes the customer acquisition cost and cuts it in half."
CBS is back on the air in many large markets.
A group of major market CBS affiliates could end up going dark across AT&T platforms barring a new deal.
Sinclair could possibly add even more RSNs, but these ones might make sense for Comcast as well.
Should Romo be out there? Probably not! But it doesn't really matter that much.
“The exclusivity [of Sunday Ticket] should remain as we go forward on DirecTV. We’re heavily invested in the NFL on DirecTV.”
When NFL Network (and NFL RedZone) went dark on AT&T U-verse and (AT&T-owned) DirecTV Now this week, AT&T...
"As we continue to manage content costs, we could not reach an agreement with the NFL to continue to carry their channels on U-verse TV and DIRECTV NOW."
Both Levy and Plepler played significant roles on the sports side recently. We'll see if Turner and HBO are as interested in sports after their departures.
