DirecTV Now Will Connect Cord-Cutters to Live Programming

On November 28, 2016, The Wall Street Journal featured an article about AT&T's new DirecTV Now [Subscription Required], an over-the-top (OTT) video service with more than 100 live streaming television channels for $35 a month. Featuring content from some of the biggest companies in the world, including 21^st Century Fox, Walt Disney Company, and Time Warner, DirecTV Now will be an OTT competitor to traditional pay-TV providers. DirecTV Now will allow cord-cutters to access live programing and likely will incentivize other pay-TV competitors to develop similar services to account for an increasing number of cord-cutters.