A lawsuit against internet provider CenturyLink and AT&T-owned DirecTV alleges the companies fail to adequately protect personal customer data — to the point that it can be found through a simple… Read More
Howard Schultz will be replaced as Starbucks CEO by longtime technology executive Kevin Johnson, a veteran of Microsoft and other tech companies. We discuss the implications of that change — and… Read More
AT&T and DirecTV pulled the lid off their new streaming service Monday: DirecTV Now. The service is aimed at cord cutters and people who either can’t afford cable television or… Read More
AT&T will let its mobile customers sign up for unlimited wireless data plans again, bringing back an option that the wireless carrier started phasing out in 2010. But there’s a… Read More
The Federal Communications Commission today approved AT&T’s $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV, paving the way to create the largest pay-TV provider in America. The merger brings together the nation’s second-largest wireless… Read More
In an example of how valuable live football is to media companies today, AT&T may pull out of its merger with DirecTV if the satellite TV operator cannot renew its contract with… Read More
Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported this afternoon that AT&T is nearing a $50 billion acquisition of DirecTV. Rumors have circulated for the past few weeks about the potential massive deal,… Read More