The Future of DirecTV

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Stuck a fork in it. it's done.

 

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DirecTV Spinoff Gets FCC Approval

OKs separation of AT&T’s traditional video distribution business

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Update on the Directv talks

The Federal Communications Commission has approved AT&T's spinoff of its traditional video distribution business as it moves toward streaming (HBO Max) as its video play of choice, citing the parties‘ undisputed claim that the New DirecTV company that will result would be stronger because it could focus on traditional video.

The FCC will not require the New DirecTV to deliver local TV station signals to the 12 smallest markets, as the broadcast affiliate associations had asked. It also declined to apply any program carriage conditions on the deal.


Also on Friday, AT&T revealed to the SEC that its soon-to-be-spun-off linear pay TV assets collectively lost 473,000 customers in the second quarter, which actually constituted a reduction in churn for the group of services led by DirecTV.

 

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AT&T Completes DirecTV Spinoff; Satellite Operator Unites Its Internet-Delivered Bundles Under New Brand DirecTV Stream

AT&T has completed the spinoff of DirecTV into a new entity part-owned by private equity firm TPG, capping a costly six-year adventure in the satellite TV business. The new entity, whose financ…

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Now its official AT&T is no longer with Directv.

 

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DirecTV shrinks free HBO Max trial for new subscribers

DirecTV has shortened the HBO Max free trial offer for new subscribers from one year to three months. | DirecTV has shortened the HBO Max free trial offer for new subscribers from one year to three months.

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Directv Shrinks Free HBO Max for new subscribers. Some of this is that Directv is no longer with AT&T.