DirecTV Laying Off 10% of Management Employees as It Continues to Lose...
DirecTV is pink-slipping hundreds of staffers, telling employees that 10% of managers will be losing their jobs in a round of layoffs aimed at reducing costs amid ongoing cord-cutting subscriber...
View ArticleDirecTV Adds Environmental Channel EarthxTV to Lineup as Earth Day Approaches...
Just in time for Earth Day, DirecTV has sealed a deal to add the environmental lifestyle channel EarthxTV to its lineup. EarthxTV will be added to the mix for DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and U-verse...
View ArticleCord-Cutting Hits All-Time High in Q1, as U.S. Pay-TV Subscriptions Fall to...
As streaming video continues its ascendancy, cable, satellite and internet TV providers in the U.S. turned in their worst subscriber losses to date in the first quarter of 2023 — collectively shedding...
View ArticleDirecTV Inks NFL Sunday Ticket Deal for Bars, Restaurants and Other...
DirecTV announced a multiyear deal to sell the NFL’s Sunday Ticket out-of-market games package to commercial venues in the U.S., starting with the 2023 season. Under the pact with the NFL’s EverPass...
View ArticleHow to Watch the NBA Draft Online
The NBA draft will commence on Thursday night, with Victor Wenbanyama set to go first to the San Antonio Spurs. By winning the NBA draft lottery in May, the Spurs won the right to select 19 year-old...
View ArticleNexstar Stations and NewsNation Go Dark on DirecTV as Carriage Contract Expires
More than 150 local TV stations owned by Nexstar Media Group went dark on DirecTV’s platform as of 4 p.m. PT Sunday after the sides failed to come to terms on a new retransmission consent agreement....
View ArticleNexstar and DirecTV Reach New Multiyear Deal, Ending 11-Week Blackout
UPDATE: Nexstar and DirecTV reached a new multiyear distribution agreement Monday. The pact covers 176 of Nexstar’s local stations and cabler NewsNation. On Sunday, Nexstar restored these channels to...
View ArticleHow to Watch ‘The Amazing Race’ Online for Free
Hosted by Phil Keoghan, “The Amazing Race” returns for its 35th season with an expanded 13 new teams roster — instead of the usual 12. While teams of two compete during a 23,800-mile journey around the...
View ArticleDirecTV Takes Issue With New CNN Streaming Service
At least one of the big companies that distribute CNN via cable or satellite is unnerved by how closely the company’s new live-streaming service looks like its TV network. Big satellite distributor...
View ArticleVariety to Honor Yorgos Lanthimos With Creative Impact in Directing Award at...
Variety will honor “Poor Things” director Yorgos Lanthimos with the Creative Impact in Directing Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The award, which is for the director’s body of...
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