AT&T is getting into the television streaming game.
The company revealed today that it is launching a new streaming service called DirecTV Now in November and not only will it come with over 100 channels. It also won’t count against your mobile data.
[contextly_auto_sidebar]AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson revealed the company’s new television streaming plans today the WSJ’s digital conference. The news comes after the company announced its will buy Time Warner Inc for $85 billion.
DirecTV Now will cost just $35 a month when it debuts, making it incredibly competitive against offerings like SlingTV which costs $25 a month. SlingTV only has 40+ channels though. Hulu and YouTube are also readying rival streaming services that could be more expensive.
AT&T says it will make DirecTV Now be available on iOS devices, Mac, PCs, set-top boxes, smart TVs, tablets and other internet connected devices.
According to Stephenson, buying Time Warner will allow AT&T to keep the price of DirecTV Now low. Having access to all of its content will also give AT&T an advantage over the likes of T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint. The company plans to make streaming TV the top platform for TV users by 2020.
The DirecTV Now package from AT&T will come with channels from Disney and Time Warner which owns HBO, TNT, TBS, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Warner Bros Prictures, New Line Cinema and dozens of other entertainment companies.
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
5 responses to “AT&T’s cheap DirecTV Now streaming service won’t cost you data”
This amazing offer is a clear violation of net neutrality rules. If AT&T doesn’t meter it’s own content streams, it should also not meter streams from Comcast, Hulu and Netflix. Either meter them or don’t. You cannot play favorites.
I got the impression the article was talking about cellular data
It applies to all internet services that are capped. Comcast XFINITY does not count their own content against the data cap as does at&t u-verse. Now they are playing the same game with wireless.
The problem with these streaming services is that you can’t record them on a DVR and the availability of the programming is limited.
Not true. I use the Sony PSVue streaming service and it provides a cloud DVR capability.