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Is DirecTV Now Still a Good Deal for Consumers?

March 12, 2019

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That means no “Storage Wars, no “The Walking Dead,” no “Property Brothers,” and no “The Daily Show.”

It's not unusual for services to reconfigure their plans after they launch, says Brett Sappington, senior director of research at Parks Associates. "Rival [streaming] service Sling TV has had several iterations of its service, including a recent price change to make Sling Blue and Sling Orange the same $25 per month price."

From the article "Is DirecTV Now Still a Good Deal for Consumers?" by James K. Willcox.

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Is DirecTV Now Still a Good Deal for Consumers?

Previously In The News

Consumers’ Adoption Of Voice Assistants Doubled In Q1 – Here’s Why

Is The Increasingly Crowded Streaming Marketplace Going to Turn Consumers Back to Piracy?

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