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.
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AT&T is running College Football Playoff National Championship ads featuring a hologram of Lee Corso
This was certainly an unusual advertising move.
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.
AT&T reportedly looking to sell DirecTV for less than half of the $49 billion they paid for it
AT&T bought DirecTV for $49 billion in 2015, but may only get $20 billion for it now.
AT&T reports losses of nearly 900,000 premium television subscribers in Q1 2020
It's hard to see this trend reversing in the future, either.
Several DirecTV channels have been just jumbled pixels for hours for many viewers
Channels including ESPN, NBCSN and FS1 all weren't working in high definition for many DirecTV subscribers Saturday.
AT&T/DirecTV considering giving up exclusive Sunday Ticket rights
AT&T and DirecTV has Sunday Ticket until 2022.
ACC Network is now available on AT&T U-verse and AT&T TV Now, leaving Comcast as the last big holdout
Another ACC Network holdout bites the dust.
Sinclair, AT&T/DirecTV locked in carriage dispute over local broadcast stations
This dispute could affect 136 local broadcast stations in 86 markets.
Lawsuit claims AT&T created fake DirecTV Now accounts to inflate subscription numbers
We'd say it's been a roller coaster month for AT&T, except most roller coasters don't just go down.
Football games still in jeopardy of being missed on ESPN networks this weekend despite AT&T and Disney extension
Disney-owned networks with college football games on Saturday include ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, and ACC Network.
Activist investor pushing AT&T to consider big changes, including selling DirecTV and regional sports networks
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.
AT&T launches over-the-top “AT&T TV” in 10 markets, plans to unveil the new “workhorse” service nationally by end of year
"It literally takes the customer acquisition cost and cuts it in half."
