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☆ CNBC Sport: Why bars and restaurants are shedding 'Sunday Ticket' subscriptions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +29 min

As a condition of that deal, EverPass included the right to build its own commercial streaming connection for "Sunday Ticket," bypassing third-party licensing. 1) Some commercial establishments are switching to EverPass's internet product. 2) Some commercial establishments are cutting the cord on pay-TV in general. 3) Certain commercial establishments are using YouTube's "Sunday Ticket" and paying residential prices (about $500 per year) instead of the higher business rates. 3) Certain commercial establishments are using YouTube's "Sunday Ticket" and paying residential prices (about $500 per year) instead of the higher business rates.

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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
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But there's another clear aim for DirecTV: getting more leverage over content providers. AdvertisementLike all pay-TV providers, DirecTV has been crushed by cord-cutting for the last decade or more. The satellite titan hopes to stem the tide by offering skinnier, genre-based bundles and streaming services at no extra cost, though industry observers doubt those moves can reverse declines. AdvertisementDirecTV may need to fight to surviveDirecTV has a survival plan: It wants to become the ultimate middleman between content providers and consumers. AdvertisementBut there's a space between bullying and collaboration, which is where the relationship between TV distributors and programmers usually stands.

Persons: —, Corey Martin, It's, Jon Greer, Venu, Bill Morrow, Morrow, Greer Organizations: DirecTV, Dish, Service, Dish Network, TPG, Disney, ESPN, ABC, Comcast, Granderson Des Rochers's Entertainment Finance, Sports, Hulu

Learn moreThe 2024 MLB Playoffs are here, and the month-long run-up to the World Series kicks off with a slate of Wild Card games. Whether you're looking to live stream a game or you just want to know what channel it's on, we've got you covered. How to watch the MLB Playoffs in the USThe MLB Playoffs will be spread across several networks: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, FOX, FS1, and TBS. However, many ABC MLB games are simulcast on ESPN3 (which comes with Sling) and several FOX MLB games, with the exception of the World Series, are simulcast on FS1. Sling TV Subscription For just the essentials without any extra fluff, Sling TV is the streaming service you're looking for.

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☆ EchoStar CEO on DirecTV-Dish Network deal: It's the 'right time' to do this
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEchoStar CEO on DirecTV-Dish Network deal: It's the 'right time' to do thisEchoStar CEO Hamid Akhavan joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss DirecTV's acquisition of Dish Network, how it will shift focus to its wireless business, and more.

Persons: Hamid Akhavan Organizations: DirecTV, Dish Network

☆ EchoStar's Dish sale marks disappointing end to Charlie Ergen's 'Seinfeld' strategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dish's "Seinfeld" strategy appears to have ended quite like the actual show — with its finale a generally-accepted disappointment. In 2011, Dish cofounder Charlie Ergen first mentioned "Seinfeld" on an earnings call, responding to an analyst's question about his company's mixed bag of assets. When Dish and DirecTV discussed merging in 2014, DirecTV's market capitalization was about $40 billion, and Dish's market valuation was more than $28 billion. DirecTV sold a year later to AT&T for $49 billion in equity value. EchoStar was motivated to move Dish and its debt off its balance as a $2 billion debt payment matures in November, CNBC reported last week.

Persons: Charlie Ergen, Ergen, EchoStar, Hamid Akhavan Organizations: DirecTV, Comcast, Dish, Times, CNBC

☆ Watch CNBC’s full interview with EchoStar CEO Hamid Akhavan
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC’s full interview with EchoStar CEO Hamid AkhavanEchoStar CEO Hamid Akhavan joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss DirecTV's acquisition of Dish Network, how it will shift focus to its wireless business, and more.

Persons: Hamid Akhavan Organizations: Dish Network

Learn more9-1-1: Lone Star is back for one final season of the high-stakes first-responder drama. We'll show you everything you need to know about where to watch 9-1-1: Lone Star, whether you want to tune in live or don't mind waiting a day to see it on-demand. While the original 9-1-1 moved to ABC earlier this year, 9-1-1: Lone Star is finishing out its run on FOX. Where to watch 9-1-1: Lone Star in the US9-1-1: Lone Star airs on FOX on Mondays at 8 p.m. Check price at ExpressVPNHow to watch 9-1-1: Lone Star with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't already have one.

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Disney's networks went dark on Sept. 1 after the two sides could not agree to terms on fees and bundle structures. DirecTV called Disney anti-consumer, and ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro called the responses DirecTV made to Disney's package offers "basically hypotheticals." The amount of customers DirecTV lost during the dispute was not "immaterial," said DirecTV Chief Marketing Officer Vince Torres at Goldman Sachs' Communacopia & Technology Conference on Thursday. DirecTV offered its customers a $30 credit, financed by stopping payments to Disney as soon as the blackout began, Torres said. This was the second dispute in a year that left pay TV customers without Disney's networks.

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Disney and DirecTV are not likely to reach a deal in time for "Monday Night Football" according to people familiar with the matter. As a result of the fight, DirecTV customers were unable to see the U.S. Open and the first full weekend of the college football season. DirecTV alerted customers on Friday to competitor alternatives for watching ESPN and also said it would provide a $30 credit to customers. However, Charter and Disney reached a deal hours ahead of "Monday Night Football" that allowed customers to tune in that night. The dispute between DirecTV and Disney has led to mudslinging between the two companies reminiscent of most carriage fights.

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☆ DirecTV is on the warpath against Disney in a battle it says is existential for cable TV
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-27 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

They really just want to disintermediate all of pay TV and drive everyone to themselves. Fresh off a vicarious victory over Disney, Thun is still looking for revenge. For DirecTV, it's skinny bundles or bustDirecTV believes these strict bundling requirements are to blame for putting pay TV on life support. Disney is "completely responsible" for the fall of pay TV, Pachter said, "because they think the only direction that retransmission fees should go is up." Without skinny bundles, pay TV is 'going to die'If skinnier bundles can't solve pay TV's woes, it's unclear what could.

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☆ DirecTV is pushing its pay TV bundle — without a satellite dish
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The "For the Birds" ad campaign for DirecTV emphasizes customers don't need a satellite dish anymore for service. Courtesy: DirecTVCoach Prime wants consumers to know they can watch DirecTV without a satellite dish. As pay TV distributors — both satellite and cable companies — have seen customers flee for streaming, DirecTV is trying to get the message out that a clunky satellite dish is no longer needed for its service. Satellite TV providers like DirecTV and EchoStar's Dish were once some of the biggest distributors of the TV bundle. Sticking with sportsThe "For the Birds" ad campaign for DirecTV emphasizes customers don't need a satellite dish anymore for service.

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☆ Don't watch local TV stations? DirecTV will shave $12 off your monthly bill if you drop them
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Camilo Fonseca | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Shifting some primetime entertainment to streaming services has made local stations less attractive, DirecTV said. DirecTV recently resolved a dispute with Cox Media Group, which owns several local stations. The satellite television provider on Sunday announced a package allowing customers to "opt out" of local stations. "That trend continues to diminish the quantity and quality of scripted entertainment on these same local stations." In February, DirecTV resolved its dispute with Cox Media Group, a conglomerate that owns several local television stations in markets across the country.

Persons: —, Rob Thun, Cox Organizations: DirecTV, Cox Media Group, Service, Sunday, Consumers, ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros, NBC, ABC, CBS, DIRECTV Locations: Thun

☆ Here's what NFL 'Sunday Ticket' will cost through YouTube TV
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

For those who already subscribe to YouTube TV, which costs $72.99 a month, the base "Sunday Ticket" package will cost an additional $349 for the season. And though you can bypass the YouTube TV subscription and still snag Sunday Ticket, it will come at a cost. YouTube TV became the newest home of the Sunday Ticket package in December, in a deal that will see the tech giant shell out roughly $2 billion annually for the rights, CNBC previously reported. There was a real opportunity to price this in a smart way, and we worked really closely with the NFL," Oestlien said. The package cost $79.99 a month for the base option, or $149.99 a month for extra features, on top of a DirecTV subscription.

☆ Want to watch MLB games? Making sense of the confusing TV and streaming landscape
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Home base planFor the baseball fan looking to watch as many games as possible, a traditional pay TV service is still the go-to place. Discovery' s TBS, as well as Fox Corp. 's broadcast and pay TV networks, take up a decent chunk of the schedule. However, as more options are introduced, regional sports networks are getting fewer games and fans have to pay more to watch all games. With a higher rate of consumers dropping pay TV bundles and opting for streaming services, many networks have created direct-to-consumer streaming app options. Few offset the pay TV losses, but at least provide an option for fans wanting to stream.

☆ DirecTV reaches deal to distribute right wing network Newsmax after long dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

DirecTV said Wednesday it reached a deal with Newsmax Media to once again carry the right wing network in its satellite-TV and streaming packages. DirecTV had not carried Newsmax on its services since late January, when carriage negotiations broke down between the two companies. Initially, DirecTV carried the network without paying fees and Newsmax relied on advertising revenue, which is typically the case for new TV channels. Throughout the public dispute, DirecTV said such blackouts were a common occurrence in the pay-TV industry, and consumers were often "caught in the middle." Pay-TV providers like DirecTV have been bleeding customers in recent years due to the rise of streaming services.

March 14 (Reuters) - Satellite provider DirecTV on Tuesday sued Nexstar Media Group Inc (NXST.O) and two other television station owners in Manhattan federal court, claiming they violated antitrust law by scheming to drive up retransmission fees for stations broadcasting the four major networks. Pay-TV providers pay retransmission fees to station owners to broadcast their content. Twenty-seven stations owned by Mission and White Knight have been unavailable for DirecTV customers since October 2022 after they failed to agree on retransmission fees. Nexstar is expected to renegotiate its retransmission agreements with DirecTV, which is 70% owned by AT&T, possibly by later this year. The lawsuit said that by conspiring to set retransmission fees, the station groups forced providers and their customers "to pay supracompetitive prices or lose access to the most popular broadcast television programming."

☆ DirecTV lays off hundreds of managers as cord cutting accelerates
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

DirecTV is laying off hundreds of employees — roughly 10% of its upper ranks — as the company looks to reduce costs amid the heightened pain of cord cutting for pay-TV providers, according to people familiar with the matter. DirecTV and its peers have long been under pressure as customers cut the cord and opt for streaming services. Satellite TV providers such as DirecTV and Dish in particular have seen some of the highest pay-TV subscriber losses in recent years. In addition to satellite TV, the company also offers DirecTV Stream, an internet-TV bundle similar to Google's YouTube TV and Dish's Sling. Competition has ramped up in rural areas as broadband and fixed wireless companies build out networks in areas where satellite TV providers were once some of the only TV providers.

☆ NFL 'Sunday Ticket' goes to YouTube in seven-year, $2 billion annual deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Patrick Mcdermott | Getty ImagesIn the latter option, consumers will be able to subscribe only to "Sunday Ticket" without having a YouTube TV subscription. NFL Media not includedThe deal with YouTube TV does not include a stake in NFL Media, which includes the linear cable channels NFL Network and RedZone, as well as NFL.com. Prasad said Thursday the NFL is still evaluating potential partners for NFL Media, "but there's no specific initiative right now." It's the last NFL package to land a media rights renewal. Amazon secured the rights to "Thursday Night Football," making it the first streaming-only platform to air NFL games, paying about $1 billion per year.

☆ The NFL Sunday Ticket/YouTube deal is good for both the league and Alphabet
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The agreement is a strong one for both the league and Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google and a Club holding. It's not hard to see why the National Football League would want to distribute games with such an established streaming player like YouTube. Amazon (AMZN) already has Thursday Night Football , while Apple (AAPL) previously secured the rights to Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer games. What's good for ad buyers is good for Alphabet as it will pull more advertising dollars into the company's various offerings. As noted during Thursday's "Morning Meeting" for Club members, monetization opportunities are not exactly clear beyond additional advertising and YouTube subscription revenues.

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