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View More What is 5G? — Clarification PleaseCategory: AT&T
Crunchyroll raises its monthly subscription price to $7.99
Crunchyroll is announcing its first major price increase since the anime streaming service launched in 2006. Prices for its premium subscription will go up in the United States, Great Britain, Australia and the Nordics — in the U.S. and Australia, the monthly price will increase from $6.95 to $7.99 (or $79.99 per year), while British […]
View More Crunchyroll raises its monthly subscription price to $7.99AT&T to revamp DirecTV Now with new plans bundling in HBO, price hikes
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said in December the company would soon adjust the content mix on its DirecTV Now streaming service and raise the monthly subscription to around the “$50 to $60” point – meaning, at least $10 per month more than it is today. This week, AT&T is preparing to follow through on those […]
View More AT&T to revamp DirecTV Now with new plans bundling in HBO, price hikesVenture investors and startup execs say they don’t need Elizabeth Warren to defend them from big tech
Responding to Elizabeth Warren’s call to regulate and break up some of the nation’s largest technology companies, the venture capitalists that invest in technology companies are advising the presidential hopeful to move slowly and not break anything. Warren’s plan called for regulators to be appointed to oversee the unwinding of several acquisitions that were critical […]
View More Venture investors and startup execs say they don’t need Elizabeth Warren to defend them from big techWarnerMedia hires Bob Greenblatt in leadership shuffle
Changes are afoot at WarnerMedia. Last week, Richard Pleper announced that he was leaving the CEO role at HBO, following reports that WarnerMedia and its new corporate parent AT&T were pushing for network to get bigger and broader. Turner President David Levy is also departing. Today, WarnerMedia announced that former NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt […]
View More WarnerMedia hires Bob Greenblatt in leadership shuffleReport: Disney in talks with AT&T to buy WarnerMedia’s 10% Hulu stake
Disney is in discussions to buy AT&T’s 10 percent stake in Hulu, which it comes into by way of its WarnerMedia acquisition, according to a report from Variety this morning. The news is not surprising – AT&T had already said it was exploring a sale. And Disney has been looking to increase its stake in […]
View More Report: Disney in talks with AT&T to buy WarnerMedia’s 10% Hulu stakeSprint calls AT&T’s 5G E label ‘false advertising’ in new lawsuit
While it’s true that it’s going to take some time before most of us will actually be able to enjoy the benefits of 5G, that doesn’t mean you can’t sit back and enjoy the fireworks right now. AT&T’s adoption of the “5G Evolution” label has already been controversial among industry followers and fellow carriers alike, […]
View More Sprint calls AT&T’s 5G E label ‘false advertising’ in new lawsuitThe forthcoming WarnerMedia streaming service will be partially supported by ads
In November, AT&T opened up about its plans for its forthcoming WarnerMedia streaming service, which aims to leverage the entertainment properties AT&T gained by way of its Time Warner acquisition last year. The company said the service will have three tiers — an entry-level, movie-focused service; a premium tier with original programming and blockbusters; and a […]
View More The forthcoming WarnerMedia streaming service will be partially supported by adsAT&T misses on revenue for Q4 2018
AT&T just released its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2018. The company generated $47.99 billion in revenue with adjusted earnings per share of 86 cents that exclude special items. Wall Street analysts had expected earnings per share of 86 cents and $48.5 billion in revenue. In other words, earnings per share are right […]
View More AT&T misses on revenue for Q4 2018Despite promises to stop, US cell carriers are still selling your real-time phone location data
Last year, four of the largest U.S. cell carriers were caught selling and sending real-time location data of their customers to shady companies that sold it on to big spenders, who would use the data to track anyone “within seconds” for whatever reason they wanted. At first, a little-known company LocationSmart was obtaining (and leaking) […]
View More Despite promises to stop, US cell carriers are still selling your real-time phone location dataVerizon and T-Mobile call out AT&T over fake 5G labels
AT&T recently started a shady marketing tactic that labeled its 4G network as a 5G network. Now, rivals Verizon and T-Mobile are not having any of it. In an open letter, in which AT&T is not named directly, Verizon says in part “the potential to over-hype and under-deliver on the 5G promise is a temptation […]
View More Verizon and T-Mobile call out AT&T over fake 5G labelsAT&T is lying to customers with 5G marketing
After a recent update some AT&T phones now have a 5G E icon. This icon replaces the one indicated the phone is running on a 4G network. But here’s the thing: The phone is still on a 4G network. AT&T has played these games before, too. This nonsense is a marketing ploy by AT&T. The […]
View More AT&T is lying to customers with 5G marketing