Category: directv

DirecTV satellite is at risk of explosion due to battery issues

Post author By Randall
Post date January 22, 2020
Categories In directv, gear, satellite, Space, Tech

[ad_1] The company already switched the batteries off and has been operating Spaceway-1 using power generated by its solar panels. However, it’s expected to pass through Earth’s shadow in late February where only batteries can serve as its power source. That’s why DirecTV has to send it 300 kilometers above geostationary orbit, at a place […]

ESPN’s 4K National Championship broadcast airs on Comcast, DirecTV and Altice

Post author By Randall
Post date January 13, 2020
Categories In 4k, altice, av, clemson, college football, comcast, directv, Entertainment, espn, gear, lsu, national championship game, pylon cam, refcam, Tech, ultra hd

[ad_1] Back in October ESPN started broadcasting college football in 4K, and now it’s time for the National Championship Game. For tonight’s matchup between LSU and Clemson the network will present a Samsung-sponsored feed from the Field Pass view — with “free flowing commentary of the game” and SkyCam angle in Ultra HD. There’s still […]

Watch ESPN’s first native 4K game Saturday — if you have DirecTV

Post author By Randall
Post date October 10, 2019
Categories In 4k, av, bcs national championship, college football, directv, Entertainment, espn, florida, lsu, Tech, ultra hd

[ad_1] By now we’ve seen Ultra HD TV broadcasts of sports and other content, but for the first time ESPN is getting into the game. The network just confirmed that Saturday night’s college football matchup between Florida and LSU will be the first one it ever broadcasts live in native 4K resolution. The only problem […]

AT&T reportedly considers offloading its DirecTV satellite unit

Post author By Randall
Post date September 18, 2019
Categories In at&t, att, av, business, directv, gear, satellite, satellite tv, Tech, Television, Tv, Verizon

[ad_1] AT&T declined to comment. CFO John Stephens previously said that merging DirecTV and Dish would be unlikely “from a regulatory perspective.” While the reasoning for such a move wasn’t available as we wrote this, it’s no secret that DirecTV has been bleeding customers for a while, even in its promising DirecTV Now (changed to […]

AT&T’s telecoms chief is retiring amid industry upheaval

Post author By Randall
Post date August 26, 2019
Categories In 5g, at&t, att, att tv, att tv now, atttv, atttvnow, business, directv, directv now, directvnow, gear, hbo max, hbomax, john donovan, johndonovan, retirement, streaming, Tech, Verizon

[ad_1] He’s held the top job in AT&T’s telecoms unit for two years. Donovan’s current remit includes AT&T’s mobile and internet networks, as well as some of the company’s convoluted streaming platforms — the WarnerMedia unit is in charge of HBO Max. “It’s been my honor to lead AT&T Communications during a period of unprecedented […]

CBS goes dark on DirecTV Now, other AT&T services in price dispute

Post author By Randall
Post date July 20, 2019
Categories In at&t, att, av, cbs, cbs all access, directv, directv now, dispute, Entertainment, Internet, services, streaming, Tech, Television, Tv, u-verse

[ad_1] AT&T has maintained that it not only offered CBS an “unprecedented rate increase,” but that the broadcaster wouldn’t let it sell All Access as a separate option and thus give customers the choice of subscribing to basic TV bundles without CBS included. CBS was allegedly trying to turn a free-to-air station into a premium […]

AT&T is increasing DirecTV Now prices by $10 per month

Post author By Randall
Post date March 11, 2019
Categories In at&t, att, av, business, directv, directv now, Entertainment, gear, Hbo, Internet, live streaming, prices, streaming tv, Tech, Tv
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[ad_1] When DirecTV Now launched in 2016, it offered more than 100 live streaming channels for $35 per month. Prices have been steadily increasing since. When these new changes go into effect, the company will offer DirecTV Now Plus at $50 per month for 40-plus channels and DirectTV Now Max at $70 per month for […]