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AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is in talks with private equity investors to potentially sell its DirecTV business, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.  AT&T’s efforts to sell its stake in the satellite TV unit may outweigh the financial benefits expected from the sale,...

AT&T (NYSE: T), has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) to see through the process of offloading its stake in DirecTV, according to a Wall Street Journal report. What Happened: AT&T acquired DirecTV in 2015, and the total purchase price including assumed debt was about...

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is evaluating a sale of its satellite business DirecTV, which would mark a departure from a prior corporate strategy, The Wall Street Journal reported. AT&T acquired DirecTV in 2015 and now is considering multiple strategic alternatives, including a spinoff of the...

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) said Tuesday it continues to negotiate “resolutely and in good faith” but warned that so far it has been unable to reach an agreement to keep its programming on various cable and satellite services owned by AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), which could result in a...

Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) reached an agreement Monday morning to extend a carriage deal after the prior contract ended Friday. What Happened Viacom and AT&T continued to negotiate over the weekend carriage of Viacom's networks on AT&T's DirecTV, U-verse...

AT&T, Inc. (NYSE: T) dropped 4.3 percent Wednesday after the company missed consensus estimates for revenue and wireless subscribers in the fourth quarter. AT&T’s revenue of $47.99 billion missed estimates of $48.5 billion. AT&T also reported net additions of 134,000 phone...

Thursday was a difficult day for AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) investors as the stock lost more than 6 percent in what ended up being its worst single-day performance dating back to 2013. Investors were reacting to the company's announcement that its upcoming earnings report will show a loss of 390,...

DirecTV is on trial in federal court for allegedly deceiving its customers about the cost of their satellite subscriptions, and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission wants the company to cough up $3.95 billion in restitution. The trial kicked off Monday with opening arguments in U.S. District Court in...

Cling to legacy media at your own peril. Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar said 31 million homes in the United States could cut the cord on pay television or drastically scale back on such services as more consumers opt for Internet-delivered entertainment. In a note on Monday, he predicted...

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) may have had the adage "better late than never" in mind when it took a plunge into the ring to combat against the rest of its peers in offering unlimited data plan for all its customers. AT&T already provides unlimited to data to customers, who have subscribed to its...

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has recently been pulled up by the Federal Communication Commission for allowing its mobility customers, who also subscribe to DIRECTV's satellite TV service, to stream content through the DIRECTVApp on a zero-rated basis. Zero-rated service would mean the usage of data...

When AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) acquired DIRECTV, management said it would launch an Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming TV subscription service in the fall. Now, it seems like AT&T's CEO confirmed the launch. The new "all in" OTT offering will include 100 channels and cost $35 per...

Loop Capital Markets said in a research note released Tuesday that skepticism abounds regarding the closure of AT&T Inc.(NYSE: T)'s proposed buyout of Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX).   Analyst David Miller said there is increased uncertainty over whether regulators will give their...

With AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) stepping in to lap up Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) in a $108.7 billion cash and stock deal, the Street has got excited over the potential combination. Not long ago, AT&T clinched another deal with DirecTV that provided the former an avenue to circumvent the softness...