AT&T exploring Deal to sell off DIRECTV.

[Don in CT]

I hope you are not referring to the tabloid NY Post article

Didn't they also get the story about Howard Sterns new deal wrong too.

 

[Jimbo]

I saw a price..roughly $ 20 a week x 16

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Well, thats $320 for the year ...
Thats for 1 team your saying ?
Or for everything ?

 

[comp9]

Didn't they also get the story about Howard Sterns new deal wrong too.

Yes

 

[comp9]

From what I see you can get it only if you live at a place where you cannot get DIRECTV satellite service. https://nflst.directv.com/ College students might also be able to get it, https://nflst.directv.com/student

Correct. There have been several articles severely misleading that

 

[Cubs1]

I’m wonder was is true directv merger with dish?? Soon or later?I’m hope not merger if they do I leaving no choice going back cable


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[Jimbo]

I’m wonder was is true directv merger with dish?? Soon or later?I’m hope not merger if they do I leaving no choice going back cable


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I can tell you that it has Not happened yet ... I don't think IF it happens with DISH its not any time soon.

 

[Radioguy41]

DTV lost 954,000 viewers in the most recently reported quarter. It's obviously in a nosedive so why would anyone be interested in buying or merging while it's still in freefall? Let's see, they're losing nearly a million a quarter. They currently have a bit over 18 million. Do the math, at this rate they'll be belly up within 4-5 years, or sooner. Gee, who wouldn't want to buy that prospect?

AT&T’s epic DirecTV losses mount as another 954,000 video customers flee

 

[zippyfrog]

This was from a couple of days ago: DOJ Shoots Down Merger

Exclusive | DOJ shoots down DirecTV and Dish merger again

Charlie Ergen’s dream of merging his Dish Network with AT&T’s DirecTV has been squashed by the Department of Justice — yet again, The Post has learned. Regulators with the DOJ’s antitrust divis…

nypost.com

 

[rad]

DTV lost 954,000 viewers in the most recently reported quarter. It's obviously in a nosedive so why would anyone be interested in buying or merging while it's still in freefall? Let's see, they're losing nearly a million a quarter. They currently have a bit over 18 million. Do the math, at this rate they'll be belly up within 4-5 years, or sooner. Gee, who wouldn't want to buy that prospect?

AT&T’s epic DirecTV losses mount as another 954,000 video customers flee

DIRECTV still makes money, it's that AT&T paid too much for them and need to offload some of that debt. So if someone can get it for a low enough price they might make a go of it IMHO.

 

[Don in CT]

DIRECTV still makes money, it's that AT&T paid too much for them and need to offload some of that debt. So if someone can get it for a low enough price they might make a go of it IMHO.

Didn't AT&T over pay for everything they acquired.

 

[Jimbo]

Didn't AT&T over pay for everything they acquired.

Most companies do ...

 

[CSM]

Here is what Swanni thinks would happen to DTV if Apollo Global Management bought them.

Selling DIRECTV: It Could Get Even Worse For Subscribers - The TV Answer Man!

Q. I agree with you that DIRECTV will be sold probably soon. But my question to you is what will it be like after it’s sold? How will it be different from now? Will it still have the Sunday Ticket? Will its customer service be any better? Will it add more channels like the Pac […]

tvanswerman.com

 

[slice1900]

I'd trust the opinions of most of the people posting here or dbstalk over what Swanni thinks.

 

[Juan]

I'd trust the opinions of most of the people posting here or dbstalk over what Swanni thinks.

Apollo global management means they will maximize profits...not really looking to run a satellite tv business

 

[Don in CT]

Apollo global management means they will maximize profits...not really looking to run a satellite tv business

It means they will buy the customer data, sell off the good parts, and let the rest rot into bankruptcy.

 

[Juan]

It means they will buy the customer data, sell off the good parts, and let the rest rot into bankruptcy.

Kinda..there are not any good parts left..att has the customer data...all that will be left when they actually sell will be the bones

 

[slice1900]

It means they will buy the customer data, sell off the good parts, and let the rest rot into bankruptcy.

Pretty sure they'd be buying it to operate for the cash flow it generates. At the $15 billion price most recently rumored they'd earn that back in four years at the current cash flow. Even if subscribers keep leaving and it starts to affect the cash flow they'd make their money back. Everything after that is profit.

I don't think people would have to worry too much about "cost cutting" because other than making CSRs even worse there isn't much they can cut. It isn't like AT&T was going to launch new satellites when they aren't needed, or design new hardware (other than maybe tweak the designs to make it cheaper) when the existing hardware already does everything they need.

 

[Juan]

I wouldn't count on it making a profit

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[Don in CT]

I wouldn't count on it making a profit

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I can't see them getting it cheap enough to make a profit off of it. AT&T isn't going to sell it that cheap.

 

[Jimbo]

Pretty sure they'd be buying it to operate for the cash flow it generates. At the $15 billion price most recently rumored they'd earn that back in four years at the current cash flow. Even if subscribers keep leaving and it starts to affect the cash flow they'd make their money back. Everything after that is profit.

I don't think people would have to worry too much about "cost cutting" because other than making CSRs even worse there isn't much they can cut. It isn't like AT&T was going to launch new satellites when they aren't needed, or design new hardware (other than maybe tweak the designs to make it cheaper) when the existing hardware already does everything they need.

Except not all the hardware works as well as many would like ...
I would like to see them make an update for the HR24, or better yet, make something that you can use with 4k (without requiring another product) that can be used to work if you Don't have the Server.
Basically, update the HR24.

Of course this will never happen in it's current state.