Digital TV News: AT&T

Arianespace orbits SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom 3S HDTV satellites
Feb 14, 2017 – Arianespace has successfully launched two satellites: SKY Brasil-1 for AT&T/DIRECTV; and Telkom 3S for Telkom Indonesia as part of a turnkey contract with Thales Alenia Space.
News categories: Arianespace, DIRECTV Latin America, Telkom Indonesia, Thales, Stéphane Israël, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Indonesia, Latin America, Satellite, Venezuela

Nielsen gets access to AT&T STB viewing data for ratings measurement
Jan 18, 2017 – Nielsen has announced a multi-year agreement with AT&T to include anonymized set-top box data from connected homes subscribed to AT&T's DIRECTV and U-Verse services into Nielsen's local and national TV currency ratings services.
News categories: Nielsen, AT&T, Megan Clarken, Advertising, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

AT&T to launch DIRECTV streaming services
Mar 1, 2016 – Later this year AT&T plans to launch the ability for customers to access and stream DIRECTV video services over a wired or wireless Internet connection from any provider and from virtually any device – smartphone, tablet, Smart TV, streaming media hardware or PC.
News categories: AT&T, John Stankey, Digital TV, Mobile, Streaming, USA

AT&T completes acquisition of DIRECTV
Jul 24, 2015 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has completed its acquisition of DIRECTV. AT&T is now the largest pay TV provider in the U.S. and the world, providing service to more than 26 million customers in the United States and more than 19 million customers in Latin America.
News categories: AT&T, DIRECTV, Randall Stephenson, John Stankey, Mike White, Caribbean, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, MandA, Mexico, Satellite, USA

AT&T U-verse TV subscribers down 22,000 in 2Q 2015
Jul 23, 2015 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported second-quarter 2015 results. U-verse TV lost 22,000 subscribers in the second quarter as the company focused on profitability. More than 97 percent of AT&T’s video customers subscribe to bundled services.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

AT&T U-Verse TV adds 50,000 subscribers in 1Q 2015
Apr 22, 2015 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported results for the first-quarter of 2015. U-verse TV added 50,000 subscribers in the first quarter. More than 97 percent of AT&T’s video customers subscribe to bundled services.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

BB-Business Bureau maps Americas pay TV after AT&T-DIRECTV merger
May 29, 2014 – BB-Business Bureau has combined its own primary Latin America information with especially collected US data to show the pay TV and broadband competitive landscapes after AT&T acquires DIRECTV.
News categories: BB-Business Bureau, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, North America, Satellite, Subscribers

Jinni semantic discovery implemented on AT&T U-verse
May 7, 2014 – Jinni has announced that AT&T U-Verse has implemented the company’s personalized TV experience features and is now available to all U-verse STB subscribers across the US.
News categories: Jinni, AT&T, Yosi Glick, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, USA

AT&T U-verse TV Marks 2 Million Customer Milestone
Dec 9, 2009 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has announced that it has reached its 2 millionth AT&T U-verse TV customer. In the last year, AT&T has added one million customers to the award-winning TV service available to millions of homes across 22 states.
News categories: U-verse, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Subscribers, USA