- John Oliver Calls AT&T A 'Terrible Company,' Ridicules New Ad Slogan
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Oliver skewered the parent company of his own show's network after last week's Reuters report about AT&T's relationship with right-wing TV network OAN. ...
- AT&T To Shut Down WatchTV, Push HBO Max As Replacement
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, October 7, 2021
WatchTV, which stopped taking new subscribers in July, is offering to switch existing $15-per-month users to HBO Max -- whose ad-free tier is priced at $14.99 -- at "no addition ...
- AT&T's Stankey Plans Brand Refresh, Promises 'Less Uncertainty' In 2022
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, September 22, 2021
The CEO sought to assure investors that the company's refocus on wireless and broadband will pay off after AT&T completes its WarnerMedia spinoff, during a Goldman Sachs event. ...
- NFL's 'Sunday Ticket' Reportedly Being Pursued By ESPN
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 10, 2021
Amid negotiations for a new NFL Sunday Ticket package, DirecTV will pay the league $2.1 billion in "net losses" for the completion of the agreement, its existing 10-year deal. Direc ...
- WarnerMedia Looks To Sell TMZ To Fox: Report
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, August 11, 2021
The companies are reportedly in talks, as AT&T continues to spin off assets to focus on 5G. ...
- AT&T's Pay-TV Spinoff Complete, DirecTV Stream Emerges
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, August 3, 2021
The new company that includes the DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-verse operations formerly owned by AT&T is launching a DirecTV Stream, a platform offering access to various streaming services, includi ...
- WarnerMedia Spikes 49% In Q2 Ad Revenues, Helped By NBA
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 22, 2021
WarnerMedia says advertising revenue also benefited from the new HBO Max ad-option that started up in June. ...
- SEC Charges AT&T With Selectively Releasing Info To Influence Forecasts
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, March 8, 2021
Agency alleges AT&T released smartphone sales data to select analysts in effort to avoid missing a consensus revenue estimate for a third consecutive quarter. AT&T denies the charges. ...
- AT&T Q4: HBO Max Activations Doubled, But Warner Bros. Revenue Fell 21%
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, January 27, 2021
The simultaneous HBO Max/theatrical release of 'Wonder Woman 1980' helped pump up HBO Max, but theatrical and production revenues dropped. AT&T confirmed it will launch an AVOD version of Ma ...
- AT&T CEO: HBO Max Up 4M U.S. Subs Since Q3; Hints Coming 'AVOD' May Have Sub Component
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, December 9, 2020
AT&T believes its controversial new hybrid movie release strategy will accelerate momentum for reaching its goal of 50 million U.S. Max subscribers, said CEO John Stankey, who also hinted th ...
- AT&T Hiking DirecTV, U-Verse Prices; Lowering Costs Of Premium Add-Ons
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, November 20, 2020
Increasing the platforms' ARPU probably won't hurt as AT&T reportedly explores selling a minority stake in DirecTV, U-verse and AT&T Now. ...
- WarnerMedia Officially Unveils In-Car Streamer; HBO Max On Tap For 2021
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, October 21, 2020
WarnerMedia Ride is now available to consumers with AT&T unlimited data plans in select General Motors Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac connected car models. ...
- AT&T Mulls Ad-Supported Phone Plans, With HBO Max As 'Foundational' Element: Report
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Such phone plans could be launched within a year or two, CEO John Stankey told Reuters, noting that HBO Max would be a "foundational element." ...
