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Don't watch local TV stations? DirecTV will shave $12 off your monthly bill if you drop them

DirecTV says customers can lower their bills by "culling out" content they may not watch, like loca…

Camilo Fonseca   


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DirecTV's CEO says its Dish acquisition 'isn't so much about bullying' media giants — but it's definitely about playing hardball

DirecTV and Dish have teamed up since cord-cutting is wrecking their business — and so they can gai…

James Faris   


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People are not happy about these DirecTV ads featuring frumpy Sports Illustrated swimsuit models

DirecTV is standing by their ads, telling ABC News: "The ads were specifically created to run in th…

Aly Weisman   


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DirecTV Reaches Agreement With NFL On 'Sunday Ticket,' Keeps AT&T Deal Intact

Under the new NFL SUNDAY TICKET agreement, DIRECTV will continue to offer all out-of-market Sunday …

Myles Udland   


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DirecTV and Dish Network are combining to form a pay-TV titan

DirecTV said on Monday that it had agreed to acquire Dish Network, a deal that would create one of …

Tom Carter   


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AT&T's massive overhaul of DirecTV Now could cause it to lose half its subscribers, and YouTube and Hulu could be the big winners

The new packages unveiled on Wednesday are $50-a-month DirecTV Now Plus and $70-a-month DirecTV Now…

Abby Jackson   


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'End us now': DirecTV employees fear its death as AT&T gets ready to build off its giant WarnerMedia deal

Internally, the project was code-named "DFW," an acronym for "don't forget the web" or "don't fight…

Abby Jackson   


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There Is Finally Hope That NFL's 'Sunday Ticket' Will Come To All Cable Companies

In 2009, DirecTV signed an extension that pays the NFL $1 billion per year starting in 2011 and goi…

Cork Gaines   


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AT&T is reportedly mulling a possible sale of DirecTV

AT&T paid $49 billion for the satellite TV unit in 2015. Now that price could be less than half, as…

Graham Rapier   


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DirecTV might owe you around $460 — here's how to check in 30 seconds or less

DirecTV is expected to pay out roughly $460 to each impacted person after an Ohio-based dealer call…

Haley Tenore,Sindhu Sundar   


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DirecTV has been ordered to stop trashing cable TV in its ads - but even the ad regulator admits the Rob Lowe spots 'are very funny'

Back in April Comcast complained about the ads to the National Advertising Division, a self-regulat…

Lara O'Reilly   


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Comcast isn't happy about those weird Rob Lowe DirecTV ads

The ads - which featured alter-egos of the actor who had cable while a smooth-talking, sharply…

Ryan Gorman   


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'Game of Thrones' season 8 premiere leaked early on DirecTV Now and fans are losing it

Well, DirecTV Now accidentally jumped the gun by releasing the first episode a full four hours …

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AT&T climbs amid reports it's looking to part ways with DirecTV

The news come less than two weeks after activist hedge fund Elliott Management announced a $3.2 bil…

Daniel Strauss   


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AT&T has notified a group of dealers who sell DirecTV products that their contracts will end in December - after a terrible quarter for pay TV

The story isn't much different for AT&T than for other traditional linear television providers.…

Abby Jackson   


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AT&T accused of creating fake DirecTV Now accounts to improve numbers ahead of $85 billion Time Warner deal

The effort was also meant to help improve AT&T's position in merger talks with Time Warner, the…

Daniel Strauss   


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DirecTV is on the warpath against Disney in a battle it says is existential for cable TV

DirecTV's Rob Thun previewed his strategy ahead of a battle with Disney about the future of the pay…

James Faris   


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DirecTV Rep Says They Did NOT Pay Justin Timberlake $3M To Perform At Super Bowl Party

Timberlake's performance in question was his first official concert in five years and included a te…

Aly Weisman   


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Conservative news channel One America News Network is losing its biggest TV provider

The satellite television provider is the network's biggest distributor and has aired the right-wing…

Taiyler Simone Mitchell