AT&T TV is now fully in the middle of AT & T’s streaming TV world.
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AT&T TV Nou, the telecommunications and media giant’s streaming service, will disappear. AT&T announced on Tuesday that TV Now will be ‘merged’ with AT&T TV, the cable and satellite alternative that streams live TV over the Internet, but previously required at least one of AT & T’s dedicated power boxes.
As part of the merger, AT&T also removes the requirement that AT&T TV customers use at least one of its streaming boxes, AT&T TV Stream, and dispose of the mandatory contract of AT&T TV.
AT&T TV will henceforth be month to month, just like AT&T TV Now. AT&T says current contracts will remain in effect, but once they expire, customers can pay for a month-to-month option. If you’re doing an AT&T TV trial, you can switch to a non-contract plan without paying an early termination fee.
AT&T TV’s non-contract packages start at $ 70 a month for a basic entertainment package that includes ESPN, CNN and FX, as well as local broadcast channels and a 20-hour DVR in the cloud. An additional $ 10 per month increases DVR storage to 500 hours per month. Regional sports are included from the Choice package, which costs $ 85 per month without a contract and includes a one-year HBO Max and NBA League Pass Premium.
Those who are not afraid of commitment can still sign a two-year contract, which reduces the first-year price of the entertainment package for the first year to $ 60 per month, before jumping to $ 93 per month in the second year. Choice users see the price drop from $ 85 per month to $ 65 per month for the first year of the two-year contract, but the second year will increase the price to $ 110 per month. Those with Choice who have a two-year contract would also like to hook up to pay an extra ‘regional sports fee’ of $ 8.49 per month for two years.
However, both packages include 500 hours of DVR as part of the two-year commitment.
As for devices: if you do not want to use the streaming box of Android TV with the company (this is called AT&T TV device), you can stream AT&T TV on a number of devices. This includes iOS and Android phones and tablets, plus TV streamers like Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Google Chromecast and Samsung smart TVs (2017 or later).
“We bring more value and simplicity together by combining these two streaming services into a single AT&T TV experience,” said Vince Torres, AT & T’s senior vice president of marketing, in a statement.
First launched in November 2016 as DirecTV Now, AT&T TV Now was the service provider’s first streaming television service. The company has expanded to a few different stream options over the years, including a cheaper (now discontinued) AT&T Watch TV that largely consists of Turner channels he owned and AT&T TV, the current cable and satellite replacement. It also launched HBO Max, its rival from Netflix and Disney Plus, last year.
Although the company no longer adds new subscribers to AT&T TV Now, a company spokesperson says that existing users will still be able to use the service and that they will not experience any interruptions as part of this change. currently changing. ”