--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # directv ## directv Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Mar 1, 2016 ## [AT&T is Launching An Internet TV Service](https://time.com/4243933/att-internet-tv-streaming-directv-now/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Victor Luckerson *  Jul 24, 2015 ## [U.S. Greenlights AT&T and DirecTV Merger](https://time.com/3971807/att-directv-merger-terms/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Fortune *  Jul 21, 2015 ## [AT&T’s $49 Billion Acquisition of DirecTV to Get Regulatory Approval](https://time.com/3966964/att-directv-deal-fcc-approval/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Fortune *  May 27, 2015 ## [Watch Ariane 5 Launch 2 Satellites Into Space](https://time.com/3898407/ariane-5-launch-directv-15-sky-mexico-1-satellites/) [SCIENCE](/section/science/) by Charlotte Alter *  Nov 4, 2014 ## [Shy Bladder Advocacy Group Takes Offense at Rob Lowe Commercial](https://time.com/3557066/shy-bladder-rob-lowe-directv/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Dan Kedmey *  Sep 24, 2014 ## [See Rob Lowe Like You've Never Seen Him Before](https://time.com/3426085/rob-lowe-directtv/) by Samantha Grossman *  Jul 16, 2014 ## [Comcast, AT&T: We're Not Big Enough Yet](https://time.com/2994923/att-comcast-merger-online-video-broadband/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Haley Sweetland Edwards *  Jul 9, 2014 ## [Dish Network Slams Potential Media Merger](https://time.com/2970438/dish-comcast-time-warner/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Victor Luckerson *  Jun 6, 2014 ## [Mega-Mergers Are Killing Innovation](https://time.com/2837184/mega-merger-innovation/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Sanjay Sanghoee *  May 19, 2014 ## [How the NFL Could Blow Up the AT&T-DirecTV Merger](https://time.com/104968/nfl-att-directv-merger/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Victor Luckerson *  May 19, 2014 ## [AT&T Strikes $48.5 Billion Deal for DirecTV](https://time.com/104715/eric-holder-economic-espionage-michael-jackson-flooding-att/) [U.S.](/section/us/) by TIME Video *  May 19, 2014 ## [Critics Are Mercilessly Slamming the AT&T-DirecTV Deal](https://time.com/104224/att-directv-critics/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Sam Gustin *  May 19, 2014 ## [AT&T Swallows DirecTV](https://time.com/104428/att-directv-merger/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Kevin Kelleher *  May 18, 2014 ## [AT&T Buying DirecTV in $48.5-Billion Deal](https://time.com/104174/att-directv/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Alex Fitzpatrick *  May 13, 2014 ## [AT&T's Aims for $50 Billion Merger With DirecTV](https://time.com/97045/att-directv-merger-talks/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Sam Gustin ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/directv/","name":"directv"}}]}] ```