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DirecTV Hospitality renews deal with BWH Hotels

DirecTV Hospitality has announced the renewal of its agreement with BWH Hotels, solidifying DirecTV Hospitality as a trusted and endorsed supplier for BWH Hotels and furthering their joint commitment to deliver the best of in-room entertainment for hotel guests. “We are thrilled to continue working with DirecTV Hospitality,” said Michael Morton, Senior Vice President, Brand […]

July 10, 2024

DirecTV for Business launches next-gen AEP

DirecTV for Business has announced the launch of its next-generation Advanced Entertainment Platform (AEP), solidifying its position as the leader in the commercial video market (Source: IDC Market Research, April 2024) and reaffirming its commitment to delivering unparalleled in-room entertainment experiences. “We are excited to introduce our next-gen set-top box as part of the Advanced […]

June 27, 2024

Lionsgate channels on DirecTV

DirecTV and content studio Lionsgate have announced a wide-ranging licensing agreement that will immediately make five Lionsgate channels available to all DirecTV and DirecTV Stream customers in the US who receive their content via streaming, along with satellite customers who want to access them using the DirecTV App. The first of Lionsgate’s channels to join […]

June 21, 2024

DirecTV sponsors Soccer Champions Tour

The 2024 DirecTV Soccer Champions Tour will officially kick off its summer of soccer celebration at the newly-christened DirecTV Champions Lounge, a 38-day long fan experience and brand takeover of the iconic soccer bar Legends in New York City running July 5th through August 12th. DirecTV returns as the primary sponsor for the second annual […]

June 21, 2024

Yes Studios #NOVA travels to LatAM through new relationship with DirecTV

Ahead of its attendance at Conecta Fiction & Entertainment, yes Studios is pleased to announce its first-ever deal with DirecTV Latin America, the leading media tech company in connectivity, entertainment and information in the region. This new partnership will bring #NOVA, its unique and compelling documentary that provides a real-time portrayal of the Hamas terrorist […]

June 18, 2024

DirecTV Advertising reveals new slate of product enhancements

DirecTV Advertising, a specialist in data-driven, advanced TV and streaming solutions, has unveiled a new slate of product enhancements to its portfolio. DirecTV Advertising is bringing its expertise to address marketer’s biggest challenges, including incremental reach, privacy and brand safety. Enhanced product offerings include: Guaranteed Incremental Reach with Addressable RFO DirecTV Advertising is now guaranteeing […]

June 6, 2024

Parties lobby against US sports streaming JV

Eight co-signatories (Fubo, DISH Networks, DirecTV, Newsmax and public interest groups Sports Fans Coalition, American Economic Liberties Project, Electronic Frontier Foundation and Open Markets Institute) have sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging their Committees hold hearings on the future of competition in pay-TV. In the letter, they write “Recent developments in the pay-TV market […]

May 3, 2024By Colin Mann

DISH open to DirecTV merger

Not the first time, merger reports between North America’s two DTH operators have emerged, but a Bloomberg report states that Charlie Ergen’s DISH Network (now part of his EchoStar business) is very open to merging with AT&T’s DirecTV. Shares of Dish Network rose 6.3 per cent on March 22nd while AT&T stock went up 1.9 […]

March 25, 2024By Chris Forrester

DirecTV adds 4 news FAST channels

DirecTV has debuted four new FAST channels in the US: Alien Nation by DUST, The Design Network, Yahoo! Finance and TIME. Gunpowder & Sky’s Alien Nation by DUST is the home of the unexplained and all things aliens, paranormal and unknown phenomena. Viewers can discover UFO sightings, real-life mysteries, mind blowing documentaries, investigative series and […]

February 15, 2024

Report: US cord cutters surpass pay-TV viewers

For the very first time ever, viewers who do not pay for a traditional TV service in the US will outnumber those who do.Non-pay TV viewers – the sum of cord-cutters and cord-nevers – will grow by 12.5 per cent to 144.1 million by the end of 2023, according to Insider Intelligence. Traditional pay-TV viewers […]

November 30, 2023