"DirecTV" news, interviews, and features

News about DirecTV

• AT&T launches wireless data and TV services on one bill

  Wireless video to smartphones and tablets took another step on Monday.

• AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV appears headed for approval with conditions

  FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has circulated his recommendation for approval of the deal

• DirecTV won't show 'The Interview,' others won't say

  Sony says VOD providers are unwilling to carry the movie

• AT&T backs off threat to halt its fiber rollout

  AT&T now plans to continue its plans to expand fiber optic networks to 100 cities, backtracking on comments by AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson after President ...

• FCC seeks fiber-optic delay data from AT&T

  The commission formally requested that AT&T provide all documents and data related to its planned fiber-optic cable buildouts nationwide.

• Rumors confirmed: AT&T plans to buy DirecTV

  AT&T will pay about $50 billion for the satellite TV provider

Features about DirecTV

• AT&T's $50B interest in DirecTV is just one part of an ambitious expansion

  To compete against Google and Verizon, the wireless carrier is moving fast