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132-759: DirecTV, LLC is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California . Originally launched on June 17, 1994, its primary service is a digital satellite service serving the United States. It also provides traditional linear television service delivered by IP through its U-verse TV brand and a virtual multichannel video programming distributor service through its DirecTV Stream brand. Its primary competitors are Dish Network , traditional cable television providers, IP-based television services , and other over-the-top video services. On July 24, 2015, after receiving approval from

264-766: A common carrier airing programming from those who paid. In 1992, nearly all MVPD customers had cable television service. In 1994, PrimeStar , DirecTV and USSB began offering digital satellite service. With one million subscribers in 18 months, digital direct broadcast satellite set a record for the quickest acceptance of a new technology; by comparison, it took four years before the VCR sold one million units. EchoStar and AlphaStar debuted in 1996. 2.2 million people subscribed to C-band service requiring 6-foot dishes costing as much as $ 1,500; this number remained steady, while digital satellite service with 18-inch dishes experienced phenomenal growth, reaching 4.5 million subscribers by

396-684: A proprietary set-top box provisioned by the MVPD. In 1998, the FCC ordered that a modular security component must be made available by July 1, 2000, and that cable providers must phase out the provision of hardware with integrated conditional access or security functions by January 1, 2005. An industry consortium known as CableLabs officially introduced a standard known as CableCARD in 2003 to comply with this mandate. These cards could be inserted into slots on devices such as televisions and digital video recorders to allow access to digital cable channels without

528-405: A smart card and would support two-way services delivered directly to devices. However, tru2way had limited to no consumer adoption; despite most major providers pledging to deploy it by mid-2009, Panasonic only sold compatible televisions in three Comcast test markets before discontinuing them in 2010 in favor of a set-back box . The integration ban was repealed in 2015 as a condition of

660-417: A "charge" and "not merely a recurring gift to a charitable cause", and also singled out that the company had derived revenue double its operating expenses, and had stated that it planned to use its donations to cover expansion (which is not covered by the exemption in copyright law). Many cable channels charge providers fees in order to carry their content. The fee that the cable service provider must pay to

792-594: A 292-room lodge that houses trainees attending the existing "JetBlue University" training facility, which opened in 2015. On May 21, 2008, JetBlue named Joel Peterson chairman and Frank Sica vice chairman of its board of directors, replacing David Neeleman, who had stepped down as CEO in 2007. On August 4, 2008, the Associated Press reported that JetBlue would replace their recycled pillows and blankets with an "eco-friendly" pillow and blanket package that passengers would have to purchase for use. This decision

924-422: A 30% stake to TPG Inc. , while retaining a 70% stake in the new standalone company. The deal closed on August 2, 2021. On September 30, 2024, AT&T announced that they would sell their remaining 70% stake to TPG Inc. for $ 7.6 billion. Once the transaction is completed, TPG Inc. will have 100% ownership of DirecTV, splitting the company off from AT&T for the first time since 2015. AT&T and TPG Inc. expect

1056-438: A cable operator, a multichannel multipoint distribution service , a direct broadcast satellite service, or a television receive-only satellite program distributor, who makes available for purchase, by subscribers or customers, multiple channels of video programming ", where a channel is defined as a "signaling path provided by a cable television system." Certain cable provider-owned regional sports networks worked around

1188-408: A cable television channel can vary depending on whether it is a basic or premium channel and the perceived popularity of that channel. As providers are not required to carry all channels, they may negotiate the fee they will pay for carriage of particular services. Typically, more popular channels command higher fees; for example, ESPN typically charges $ 10 per month for its suite of networks ($ 7 for

1320-426: A cable television system. In the early days of home satellite dishes, the two types of service were low-power C-band service with large dishes 8 to 12 feet wide, and high-power Ku-band . In 1979, COMSAT announced a plan to allow viewers to receive programming directly from broadcast satellites, a concept called direct-broadcast satellite (DBS). This system would cost "hundreds of millions of dollars" and, at

1452-580: A cheaper rate, cable was too expensive to offer in rural areas. Also, cable was not yet available in larger cities such as Philadelphia and Chicago . USCI president Nathaniel Kwit stated that 30 million people would never be served by cable companies, and DBS would have 5 million subscribers by 1990. One prediction for USCI was for 2.4 million customers by 1986. With little success in Indiana, USCI began looking to Washington, D.C. , Baltimore and Philadelphia. Early in 1984, USCI expanded into 15 markets in

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1584-497: A different carrier. The agreement with American included JetBlue's 18 destinations not served by American and American's 12 international flights out of New York–JFK and Boston Logan. In addition, American gave JetBlue eight round trips slots out of Washington National in D.C. and two out of Westchester , New York. In return, JetBlue gave American six round trips out of New York–JFK. The agreement with American Airlines has since ended according to JetBlue's website. In January 2010,

1716-514: A gateway focus city to international destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America. New international routes from Orlando International Airport include Cancún , Mexico; Bridgetown, Barbados ; Bogotá , Colombia; Nassau, Bahamas ; San José, Costa Rica ; and Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic. In conjunction with the addition of new routes the airline continued significant expansion of operations at Orlando International Airport including

1848-470: A lack of demand for the CableCARDs (a factor induced by the cost of devices which supported them), as well as its limitations on two-way services—especially due to the growing video on-demand market, and switched video —a technique that enabled an increase in capacity for high-definition channels. In 2008, the industry attempted to adopt a middleware standard known as tru2way , which did not require

1980-470: A lawsuit against DIRECTV for deceptive advertising. The FTC claimed that DIRECTV failed to properly disclose terms of its TV packages, such as contractual obligations and premiums. On December 2, 2015, DirecTV adopted a new logo, replacing its previous emblem (which was retired upon its acquisition by AT&T, leaving only the wordmark, which sometimes appeared with an AT&T byline) with that of AT&T. In February 2016, Bloomberg reported that AT&T

2112-444: A mixture of sources, such as terrestrial television and internet streaming services, as an alternative. The multichannel television industry began to employ efforts to entice potential cord cutters, such as " TV Everywhere "—a concept which allows subscribers to participating television channels to access their on-demand and live programming through websites and mobile apps tied to a user account. In 2015, Dish Network announced

2244-609: A multi-year sponsorship agreement with DirecTV. DirecTV became the exclusive provider of NFL Sunday Ticket across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in September 2023. DirecTV is sponsoring the US Baseball Team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic . As of February 2020, DirecTV manages a fleet of 12 satellites in geostationary orbit at positions ranging from 95°W to 119°W , ensuring strong coverage of

2376-766: A private consortium led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts for $ 3.53 billion. On April 22, 2005, DirecTV spun off Hughes Network Systems into a separate entity and sold 50% of the new entity to SkyTerra , acquiring $ 157.4 million in the transaction. In January 2006, DirecTV sold its remaining 50% share in Hughes Network Systems to SkyTerra for $ 100 million. In 2004, DIRECTV exited the Mexican market, even though it maintained 41% ownership of SKY México . On November 15, 2005, DirecTV stopped carrying Music Choice audio-only channels, replacing it with 73 channels of XM Satellite Radio . In 2007, DIRECTV exited

2508-544: A profit in that quarter. While its financial performance started showing signs of improvement, in February 2007, JetBlue faced a crisis, when the blizzard of 2007 hit the Northeast and Midwest, throwing the airline's operations into chaos. Because JetBlue followed the practice of never cancelling flights, it desisted from calling flights off, even when the ice storm hit and the airline was forced to keep several planes on

2640-494: A rate 50% higher than the Consumer Price Index . By 2012, satellite dishes accounted for 30% of the pay television market. In 2005, Verizon Communications launched FiOS , a new suite of television, internet, and phone services delivered over a fiber-optic infrastructure. In 2006, AT&T followed suit with the introduction of U-verse . The subscription television market in the U.S. began to erode in

2772-399: A satellite provider, was faced with multiple carriage disputes over the changes. In 2009, C-SPAN was pulled only 2 days after it was added, with the network citing contractual issues which prevented Sky Angel from streaming the channel. Sky Angel filed antitrust lawsuits against C-SPAN in 2012 and 2013, claiming that its ownership group (which is composed of competing television providers)

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2904-492: A separate company to be merged with The DirecTV Group. The merger was completed on November 19, 2009, with The DirecTV Group and Liberty Entertainment becoming subsidiaries of a new company named DirecTV. On June 16, 2010, Malone exchanged his preferred stock in DirecTV with equivalent amounts of common stock , with Malone ending his managerial role at DirecTV. On February 9, 2010, DirecTV dropped Sirius XM Radio and replaced

3036-471: A separate entity, selling a 30% stake to TPG Inc. , while retaining a 70% stake in the new standalone company. The deal closed on August 2, 2021. DirecTV Stream, which offers Live TV and On Demand content, launched in August 2021. Soon after, DirecTV's “Get Your TV Together” ad campaign launched, which featured Serena Williams and cast members of The Real Housewives alongside NFL players. In January 2022,

3168-530: A service known as Sling TV , a streaming , multichannel video service (virtual MVPD or vMVPD) offering a focused selection of popular cable networks, delivered via apps for mobile devices and other digital media players over the internet. By 2018, the service had reached 2 million subscribers, and prompted the launch of competitors from AT&T ( DirecTV Now , which had reached 1 million), Hulu , Sony ( PlayStation Vue ) and YouTube TV . By 2019 Q3, analysts estimated vMVPDs have nearly 9 million subscribers in

3300-444: A set-top box. CableCARDs were cheaper to rent than a cable box, but the first version of the standard did not support two-way communications for interactive services such as video on-demand or pay-per-view facilities, thus giving the system a disadvantage over cable boxes. The integration ban was delayed until (and officially took effect on) July 1, 2007. The cable industry lobbied for the ban to be delayed, citing factors such as

3432-419: A significantly higher amount of money and began looking at possible mergers. The company could not afford to expand and it had been unable to strike deals with other companies, so its service ended without warning on April 1, 1985. USCI filed for bankruptcy, and one company offered to convert USCI dishes to C-band. People were allowed to keep their dishes; half had bought them and half had leased them, however it

3564-558: A single aircraft, N651JB, an Airbus A320-232 dubbed "BetaBlue". People could access e-mail with a Wi-Fi capable Blackberry, or use Yahoo!'s e-mail and instant messaging with a Wi-Fi capable laptop, while in flight over the US. LiveTV in Melbourne, Florida, created and operated the "BetaBlue" prototype. The "BetaBlue" system utilized the bandwidth and infrastructure of defunct Airfone . On March 19, 2008, JetBlue added Orlando, Florida , as

3696-424: A single ticket for flights with connections in either New York JFK or Boston . Unlike traditional codeshare agreements , the partnership did not allow the airlines to directly sell seats on each other's flights. Therefore, customers initiated the purchase on one airline's website, and then were transferred to the other airline's website to complete the transaction. Following the February 2007 incident in which

3828-738: A tie by J.D. Power in the North America Airline Satisfaction Study. On October 18, 2019, JetBlue and Norwegian Air Shuttle announced plans for an interline agreement that would permit sales of jointly-issued tickets, which if approved between the two airlines, would come into effect during 2020. The partnership was to take advantage of each airline having substantial pre-existing presence at New York–JFK, Boston, and Fort Lauderdale airports. In January 2020, JetBlue announced its intentions to start becoming carbon neutral on all domestic flights. In February 2020, Joel Peterson announced his intention to retire from

3960-407: A two-year deal with Action Adventure Network to offer original series and telefilms for pay-per-view viewing, for $ 2.99 with the intent to expand. In December 1998, DirecTV acquired USSB for $ 1.3 billion, and combined the two satellite services. In 1999, DirecTV acquired PrimeStar , a competitor in the satellite television industry, for $ 1.83 billion, dramatically increasing its share of

4092-750: Is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Long Island City , in Queens , New York City . It also maintains corporate offices in Utah and Florida . JetBlue operates over 1,000 flights daily and serves 100 domestic and international network destinations in the Americas and Europe. The airline operates out of six hubs, with its primary being New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport . JetBlue has codeshare agreements with member airlines of Oneworld , SkyTeam and Star Alliance but

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4224-410: Is becoming too fragmented, and giving consumers "fatigue" over the sheer number of options. A 2019 Leichtman Research Group study involving 6,715 households showed that 43 percent of vMVPD subscribers changed from a traditional MVPD. 17 percent dropped their previous vMVPD for another one, 25 percent also had a linear service, and 15 percent had never used a traditional MVPD. 71 percent of vMVPD users,

4356-786: Is known as DirecTV for Business . Yahoo expanded its partnership with DirecTV advertising to include set-top box data in October 2022. In June 2023, Southwest Airlines and DirecTV partnered together to support RMHC by providing meals for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Dallas , Texas. The same month, DirecTV announced a multi-year renewal of its affiliation agreement with NFL Media that will extend its existing carriage of NFL Network on DirecTV and will add distribution via DirecTV Stream and U-verse. In August 2023, Big Ten Network and Big Ten Conference announced

4488-599: Is not a member of any of the three alliances. JetBlue was incorporated in Delaware in August 1998 with its headquarters in Forest Hills, Queens . David Neeleman founded the company in August 1999, under the name "NewAir". JetBlue started by following Southwest 's approach of offering low-cost travel, but sought to distinguish itself by its amenities, such as in-flight entertainment , TV at every seat, and Sirius XM satellite radio . JetBlue sought to primarily use

4620-562: The Airbus A320 family to ease maintenance, taking a similar approach to Southwest , which primarily uses the Boeing 737 . In September 1999, the airline was awarded 75 initial take-off/landing slots at John F. Kennedy International Airport and received its USDOT CPCN authorization in February 2000. It commenced operations on February 11, 2000, with services to Buffalo and Fort Lauderdale . JetBlue's founders had set out to call

4752-605: The Embraer 190 . As a result of the economic effects caused by the pandemic, the company launched voluntary separation and extended time off programs. By August 2020, JetBlue, along with Southwest Airlines , implemented strict policies for the wearing of face masks, which did not allow for medical exemptions, as part of its procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline also announced that it would also continue to block middle seats through at least mid-October. In June 2020,

4884-564: The Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice , AT&T acquired DirecTV in a transaction valued at $ 67.1 billion. As of the end of Q1 2021, AT&T had 15.9 million pay-TV customers, including DirecTV, U-Verse, and DirecTV Stream subscribers. On February 25, 2021, AT&T announced that it would spin-off DirecTV, U-Verse TV, and DirecTV Stream into a separate entity, selling

5016-800: The Hispanic Federation , Kids in the Spotlight, the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, and the Plus Me Project. Yahoo and DirecTV announced an advertising deal in June 2022; under this partnership, Yahoo's omnichannel demand-side platform provided advertisers access to DirecTV's programmatic inventory on linear addressable and connected TV platforms while DirecTV gained access to Yahoo's supply-side platform , making its streaming inventory available across

5148-467: The Northeast and Midwest . At first, USCI leased its equipment because people might be reluctant to buy an unproven technology, but the company later sold its dishes. COMSAT planned to compete with USCI, offering lower prices, but lost its backing from CBS in June 1984. Of the eight original companies planning DBS service, none had a working system by the start of 1985. The expected cost of entering

5280-479: The STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 . In 2010, the FCC issued a notice of inquiry proposing a concept known as AllVid , which involved the introduction of "adapters" that would abstract television services from the devices which deliver them, allowing the development of devices that could converge subscription television with internet video . The FCC stated that it was "not convinced that

5412-513: The September 11 attacks . The company's planned initial public offering was put on hold due to the attacks and subsequent downturn. The IPO took place in April 2002. The airline sector responded to JetBlue and Southwest's market presence by starting mini-rival carriers: Delta Air Lines started Song , and United Airlines launched another rival called Ted . Song has since been disbanded and

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5544-608: The Trinity Broadcasting Network from its current channel lineup plus request additional proposals from other programmers. DirecTV had given PBS Kids , PBS's original application, carriage that did not count against the set aside six weeks before the deadline. DirecTV selected an additional six channels; Clara+Vision, Inspirational Life , NASA TV , PBS YOU , StarNet and WorldLink TV , for the mandate. The USSB and DirecTV programming services were launched on June 17, 1994. On November 11, 1997, DirecTV signed

5676-421: The "actual and reasonable costs" of providing the relay. Locast was a free service, but periodically interrupted programming to solicit for donations until one was made. In September 2021, the service shut down after U.S District Court Judge Louis Stanton denied a request by Locast for a summary judgment in a similar lawsuit brought upon by the networks. Stanton described Locast's periodic interruptions as being

5808-556: The 2010s due to multiple factors. Some have cited higher costs due to deregulation of cable television and tied selling practices (which force subscribers to pay monthly for a large bundle of unwanted channels to receive a few desired programs). Over-the-top video on demand services, such as Netflix , have also appealed to changing viewing habits, such as the growth of mobile device usage for media consumption . The market trend of cord cutters has seen viewers cutting back or dropping their television subscriptions in favor of using

5940-742: The A321neo into the longer range Airbus A321LR to serve the new routes. On May 1, 2019, JetBlue named Michael Stromer as Chief Product Officer, Technology. Stromer was selected to lead the design and execution of the digital commerce web and mobile applications that support revenue initiatives; technology for airport, customer support (reservations), system operations, technical operations, flight, and inflight teams, as well as back office products. On May 29, 2019, JetBlue and Southwest Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Low Cost Carriers" in

6072-463: The Brazilian market, with the customers being migrated to the 74% DirecTV-owned Brazilian affiliate of SKY Brasil . On November 1, 2005, DirecTV made its foray with its first original series, CD US, on Freeview. In December 2005, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission imposed a $ 5.3 million penalty on DirecTV for its violations of federal telemarketing regulations. It was the largest civil penalty

6204-733: The Brewster Building by mid-2012. On March 22, 2010, JetBlue turned down incentives from the City of Orlando and announced its headquarters would keep its Forest Hills office, start leasing and using a new office in the Brewster Building in Long Island City, New York . in Queens Plaza in Long Island City, move its headquarters there in mid-2012, and start a joint branding deal with New York State using

6336-867: The CEO of JetBlue, Dave Barger, and Governor of Florida Charlie Crist met in Tallahassee, Florida , to discuss a possible move of the airline's headquarters to Orlando. On March 22, 2010, JetBlue announced it headquarters would remain in the New York City area, in Long Island City, because of the airline's historical links to the city, the cost of staff relocations, the airline's desire to retain access to financial markets, and because Aer Lingus and Lufthansa , JetBlue's marketing partners, fly into JFK Airport . JetBlue planned to combine its Forest Hills and Darien, Connecticut , offices, together about 1,000 employees, into about 200,000 square feet (19,000 m ) in

6468-603: The Cable Act, enacted further policies for the regulation of cable systems. The act established standards for the operational standards and development of cable systems, and gave municipalities the authority to grant and renew cable system franchises based on compliance with them and stated plans for future development. It stated that cable systems should reflect the needs of local communities in order to provide "the widest possible diversity of information sources and services". It recommended that local and state authorities encourage

6600-646: The Dish brand for the foreseeable future, and the company does not currently have plans to make changes to existing Dish operations. EchoStar and DirecTV expect the deal to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, contingent on regulatory approval and bondholders writing off nearly $ 1.6 billion in Dish-related debt. In November, DirecTV abandoned the deal due to opposition from its bondholders. Since 2022, DIRECTV has partnered with Ronald McDonald House Charities and its network of local chapters. DirecTV has also partnered with

6732-608: The District of Columbia for $ 13.25 million. In July 2012, DirecTV had a major contract dispute with Viacom , leading to channels such as Nickelodeon , MTV and Comedy Central to be taken off the air temporarily In their place, a message appeared on screen reading as follows: "Viacom, the owner of this channel, forced DirecTV to suspend it despite our many requests to keep it on. We are working to bring it back as soon as possible without an unfair increase to your bill. Disruptions like this are brief. Go to DirecTVPromise.com for

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6864-436: The FCC in the same way as traditional television providers. A key sticking point is the established standard in case law, that a television provider must control the entire infrastructure used to distribute their channels in order to be classified as a multichannel video programming distributor (which does not take into account the public internet). Sky Angel , a Christian over-the-top IPTV service which formerly operated as

6996-551: The FCC's items on circulation. In 2020, the FCC withdrew the requirement for television providers to specifically support CableCARD, citing changes in the industry and a lack of consumer interest. The FCC still mandates that MVPDs must still offer "separable security". The increasing prominence of linear IPTV services delivered entirely over the public internet (also referred to as an "over-the-top" television service , "linear online video provider" (OVD), or "virtual MVPD" ) has led to questions over whether they can be regulated by

7128-783: The FTC had ever announced in a case enforcing any consumer protection law. In December 2006, News Corporation announced its intention to transfer its 38.5% controlling interest in The DirecTV Group, four regional Fox Sports Net stations, and $ 550 million cash to Liberty Media in exchange for Liberty's 19% interest in News Corp. The deal, valued at $ 11 billion, was approved by News Corp. shareholders. On January 9, 2007, DirecTV announced it would introduce up to 100 national HD channels during 2007, all of which would be MPEG-4 encoded. On December 13, 2007, DirecTV purchased most of

7260-429: The Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission announced that DirecTV would serve as Presenting Sponsor of The Chairman's Party , a Super Bowl after-party inside SoFi Stadium . DirecTV completed its national rollout of local PBS member stations in February 2022. Nearly 250 local PBS stations in 198 Nielsen DMAs were added that reach 99% of all U.S. TV homes. In February 2023, DirecTV presented and sponsored

7392-562: The National Mediation Board because fewer than 35 percent of eligible employees supported an election. JetBlue experienced its first-ever quarterly loss during the fourth quarter of 2005 when the airline lost $ 42.4 million, enough to make them unprofitable for the entire year of 2005. The loss was the airline's first since going public in 2002. In addition to that, JetBlue forecasted a loss for 2006, citing high fuel prices, operating inefficiency, and fleet costs. During

7524-643: The North American continent. Multichannel television in the United States While multichannel television initially served as a means to provide local television stations to customers who could not receive them over-the-air , the deployments of communications satellites made it financially feasible for broadcasters to distribute channels of national interest to cable, and later satellite television providers, such as superstations and premium television services. By 1980, 15 million of

7656-555: The U.S. government passed the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act , which requires that televisions and MVPD set-top boxes be accessible to those who are blind and visually impaired, including support for audio description . In 2016, the FCC, under chairman Tom Wheeler , voted 3-2 to authorize a notice of proposed rulemaking proposing that MVPDs be required to make their programming and other related data "be available to

7788-541: The United Kingdom, USCI also maintained its own in-house channels: these included two premium channels – USCI Movietime (focusing entirely on feature films) and USCI Showcase (which offered a mix of films and specials similar to the formats of HBO and Showtime) – USCI TV Time (which featured a mix of children's and cultural programs, classic television series and movies) and Video Music (a music video channel similar to MTV ). While cable could provide more channels at

7920-425: The United States. Comcast introduced a streaming television service as a lower-cost alternative to their main service, delivered through managed networks as part of their internet services. Similarly, Time Warner Cable trialled the use of Roku devices as a set-top box in 2015. In October 2015, TWC began to trial a service under which subscribers are given a Roku 3 digital media player to access their service via

8052-617: The Washington Attorney General's office filed a civil complaint against DirecTV, finding that the company allegedly engaged in numerous repeated violations of the state's Consumer Protection Act. Violations included: unclear rebate terms and conditions, unfair advertisement, and automatically extending customer contracts. On May 4, 2009, Liberty announced that it would split off Liberty Entertainment, Inc., and Liberty's 65% interest in Game Show Network , into

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8184-526: The Yahoo Exchange. In August 2022, DIRECTV and Amazon Prime announced a multi-year agreement for airing NFL Thursday Night Football games in over 300,000 venues. Amazon Prime holds exclusive rights to TNF games for 12 seasons beginning in 2022. DirecTV is also the national provider of MLS Season Pass, a new subscription service from Apple and Major League Soccer , to commercial establishments such as bars, lounges and restaurants. The offering

8316-587: The acquisition, Lufthansa stated they planned to seek operational cooperation with JetBlue. Lufthansa planned to offer connections to JetBlue flights in Boston, New York (JFK), and Orlando International Airport (no longer a connection). After making a codeshare agreement with Lufthansa that went into effect in 2010, JetBlue transitioned to the Sabre reservation system enabling the airlines to sell tickets on each other's flights, transfer luggage and passengers between

8448-404: The airline "Taxi" and therefore have a yellow livery to associate the airline with New York. The idea was dropped after threats from investor JP Morgan to pull its share ($ 40 million of the total $ 128 million) of the airline's initial funding unless the name was changed. JetBlue was one of only a few U.S. airlines that made a profit during the sharp downturn in airline travel following

8580-465: The airline added exclusive content from The New York Times in the form of an in-flight video magazine, conducted by Times journalists and content from NYTimes.com. On November 8, 2007, JetBlue appointed Ed Barnes as interim CFO, following the resignation of former CFO John Harvey. On December 13, 2007, JetBlue and Germany-based Lufthansa announced JetBlue's intent to sell 19% of JetBlue to Lufthansa, pending approval from US regulators. Following

8712-406: The airline announced several new routes across its network, including point-to-point routes between the northeastern United States and Florida, and new transcontinental routes from Newark Liberty International Airport . Along with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation, the airline announced that over 60% of its employees were interested in taking early retirement or long-term leave from

8844-463: The airline continued to add planes and routes to the fleet at a brisk pace. In addition in 2006, the IAM ( International Association of Machinists ) attempted to unionize JetBlue's ramp service workers, in a move that was described by JetBlue's COO Dave Barger as "pretty hypocritical", as the IAM opposed JetBlue's creation when it was founded as New Air in 1998. The union organizing petition was dismissed by

8976-531: The airline partnered with 20th Century Fox's film The Simpsons Movie to become the "Official Airline of Springfield". In addition a contest was held in which the grand prize would be a trip on JetBlue to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of the film. The airline's website was also redecorated with characters and their favorite JetBlue destinations and the company was taken over by the show/film's businessman villain Montgomery Burns . In August 2007,

9108-402: The airline was forced to cancel nearly 1,700 flights due to winter storms, JetBlue's board of directors replaced founder and chief executive officer David Neeleman with Dave Barger. He had politicked the board, while Neeleman was busy publicly apologizing. Barger's ascendancy caused widespread demoralization in the ranks. He became JetBlue's new chief executive officer on May 10, 2007. Neeleman,

9240-575: The airline's board of directors at the end of his current term, and was succeeded by Peter Boneparth in May 2020. Peterson had been part of the airline's board of directors since 1999 and served as chairman since 2008. JetBlue made changes to its operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated impacts on aviation . This included the reduction of passenger capacity by blocking middle seats on its Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft, and aisle seats on

9372-443: The approximately 80 million television-owning households in the U.S. subscribed to a multichannel television service. In the 1990s, digital multichannel services, such as direct-broadcast satellite and digital cable , experienced a surge in popularity due to their increased channel capacity. As of 2017, approximately 79% of U.S. TV households had a television subscription; the market share of multichannel television began to erode in

9504-561: The assets of ReplayTV from D&M Holdings. In September 2008, consumers filed a class action lawsuit with the Los Angeles Superior Court to stop DirecTV's practice of charging early cancellation penalties to subscribers. In September 2009, a motion for a preliminary injunction was filed to block the company from automatically removing the fees from customers' bank accounts or charging their credit card accounts without their prior knowledge and written consent. In 2009,

9636-420: The capability to serve 52 percent of people in the United States but after a year, USCI had only 11,000 customers. USCI's inability to get channels such as CNN , along with a monthly cost of at least $ 24.95, in addition to the $ 400 to $ 700 for the receiver needed to pick up a still-weak signal, kept the numbers low. Another problem was that HBO and other channels used C-band while USCI was Ku-band. USCI needed

9768-473: The channel lineup with Sonic Tap audio stations. On April 1, 2011, DirecTV announced it would be renaming its three Bally Sports channels as Root Sports , though the channels were still affiliated with Bally Sports . The case brought by Washington state was settled in December 2010, with DirecTV agreeing to pay over $ 1 million. DirecTV subsequently settled a similar suit with the other 49 states and

9900-605: The city. On October 13, 2009, the airline unveiled a modification to its livery in commemoration of the upcoming tenth anniversary of the airline in February 2010. Besides a new tail design, the revised livery includes larger "billboard" titles extending down over the passenger windows at the front of the aircraft. The logo word 'jetBlue' was no longer silver and blue but a dark, navy blue. In 2010, JetBlue entered into interline booking agreements with South African Airways and American Airlines to facilitate luggage transfers between airlines for passengers with connecting flights on

10032-469: The company was “lower than anyone else pays us in the industry.” The channels were only down for a few days, as contract negotiations were quickly settled after the channels were removed. In June 2013, DirecTV purchased Pennsylvania-based LifeShield, a maker of wireless home security systems , with plans to market the systems to its customers. On May 18, 2014, AT&T announced that it would purchase DirecTV for approximately $ 67.1 billion. The acquisition

10164-711: The company's founder and largest individual investor, became a nonexecutive chairman as a result of the change. In early 2007, JetBlue also faced reliability problems with its Embraer 190 fleet. For a couple of months, JetBlue contracted ExpressJet to operate four Embraer ERJ 145 regional jets on behalf of JetBlue. While this was going on, two E190 aircraft at a time were sent to an Embraer maintenance facility in Nashville , Tennessee . ExpressJet operated routes between Boston Logan and Buffalo, New York, and Washington Dulles, and between New York–JFK and Columbus, Ohio (since terminated), and Richmond, Virginia. In July 2007,

10296-729: The company, for $ 6.6 billion, subject to SEC approval. The FCC voted 3–2 along party lines on December 19, 2003, to approve the deal subject to conditions, forcing News Corp. to agree to arbitration for all disputes with carriers of its media broadcasters, and to provide content through DirecTV neutrally rather than favoring its own networks. On January 31, 2005, Hughes announced its intent to focus solely on its satellite television operations and divest its other interests, renaming itself The DirecTV Group, Inc. on March 16, 2005, and changing its ticker symbol from "HS" to "DTV". In April of that year, it sold its controlling interest in PanAmSat to

10428-684: The creators of competitive solutions using any published, transparent format that conforms to specifications set by an independent, open standards body." The cable industry opposed this proposal, due to the lack of control they would have on the user experience (citing the possibility that third-party developers could inject their own advertising into the interface, even though the proposal specified that there would be regulations against this). They instead proposed an industry commitment for television providers with more than 1 million subscribers to develop apps to access their services on major connected devices, using HTML5 standards. Public Knowledge questioned

10560-657: The eighth year in a row. In October 2013, JetBlue introduced Mint , a premium cabin service on transcontinental and select Caribbean flights. The service began in 2014, using the Airbus A321 -231 aircraft ordered by JetBlue. These planes are outfitted with winglets, as well as with "lie flat" seats, and moveable partitions that can create small suites on the airplane. Called "Mint" by JetBlue, these planes are configured with 16 business-class seats and 143 economy seats, instead of an all-economy configuration of 190 seats. On April 22, 2014, JetBlue's pilots voted to unionize for

10692-572: The end of 1996, up by about two million subscribers in a year. Cable television services had 65 million subscribers, but were already starting to see customers switch to satellite. Satellite television offered more channels than cable did at the time due to limited headend capacity, although broadcast networks were not allowed if their affiliates could be received with an antenna. DirecTV and USSB had 2.5 million subscribers, while PrimeStar, with 27-inch dishes that could be rented rather than purchased, had 1.6 million subscribers. Cable companies responded to

10824-548: The establishment of Public, educational, and government access networks. The act also prevented the FCC and states from regulating the cost of cable service if they had " effective competition " from a large number of unique broadcast services (however, all existing cable systems qualified under this criterion, which allowed them to raise their prices). In 1992, Congress passed the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act that

10956-543: The establishment of blanket licenses for streaming broadcast television stations over the internet, thus the Copyright Office ruled that this was outside of its scope. In 2019, a similar service emerged known as Locast . Unlike Aereo, it was run by a non-profit advocacy group rather than a commercial entity, and asserts itself as being a non-profit broadcast relay station (which are exempted under U.S. copyright law) that collected donations from users to cover

11088-775: The first DBS service, with 50 customers paying $ 39.95 a month for five channels in the Indianapolis , Indiana area, was launched by United Satellite Communications Inc. (USCI), a joint venture of Prudential Insurance , General Instrument and investors that included Francesco Galesi. USCI did not wait for more powerful satellite technology, but instead used the Canadian Anik C2 . The company also signed an agreement with ESPN and made programming arrangements with distributors rather than existing cable channels. Similar to British Sky Broadcasting (and its predecessors Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting ) in

11220-488: The first few days of July 2015, JetBlue began charging for bags in certain booking classes, leaving Southwest Airlines the only major U.S. carrier to not charge for bags. For the classes in which bag check fees were charged (generally the lowest class of fares offered; JetBlue offered three classes of fares), the cost was $ 20 for the first bag and $ 35 for the second, which was the lowest in the United States besides Frontier Airlines with similar prices. On May 6, 2015, JetBlue

11352-410: The first quarter report, CEO David Neeleman, President Dave Barger, and then-CFO John Owen released JetBlue's "Return to Profitability" ("RTP") plan, stating in detail how they would curtail costs and improve revenue to regain profitability. The plan called for $ 50 million in annual cost cuts and a push to boost revenue by $ 30 million. In October 2006, JetBlue announced a net loss of $ 500,000 for

11484-487: The first scheduled commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in 55 years. Only charter flights were allowed under previous rules, which required that passengers had to arrive more than four hours before the scheduled departure and often endure long lines for documentation checks, late flight arrivals, and pay high baggage fees. In 2016, JetBlue had bid for but was unsuccessful in acquiring Virgin America , which

11616-504: The first time since the airline was founded, with 71% casting ballots in favor of joining the ALPA . On September 18, 2014, Dave Barger announced his resignation from the company effective February 16, 2015, following several reports that investors and the board were unhappy with his performance. He was replaced on the board and as CEO by Robin Hayes . During the last few days of June and

11748-574: The ground. Because of this, passengers were kept waiting at the airports for their flights to take off. In some cases, passengers who had already boarded their planes were kept waiting on the apron for several hours and were not allowed to disembark. However, after all this, the airline was eventually forced to cancel most of its flights because of prevailing weather conditions. This reportedly cost JetBlue $ 30 million. In February 2007, JetBlue announced its partnership with Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus to allow passengers to switch between airlines on

11880-609: The iconic I Love NY logo. On October 18, 2011, CFO Ed Barnes resigned, effective immediately. The company's treasurer, Mark Powers, was appointed interim CFO until a replacement for Barnes could be found. In 2011, JetBlue made interline agreements with Virgin Atlantic and Jet Airways , both of which have since been terminated. On June 13, 2012, JetBlue ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Low Cost Carriers in North America" by J.D. Power and Associates for

12012-538: The latest info." DirecTV executive Derek Chang said in a statement to the media “We have been very willing to get a deal done, but Viacom is pushing DirecTV customers to pay more than a 30 percent increase, which equates to an extra $ 1 billion..." He then said that he couldn’t accept Viacom’s “extravagant financial demands.” Denise Denson, Viacom’s Executive Vice President of Content Distribution and Marketing, responded by mentioning how DirecTV refused to speak with Viacom past 11 a.m. Tuesday, saying that DirecTV’s last offer to

12144-778: The launched of prominent services intended for distribution by cable systems, such as HBO and fledgling Atlanta -based superstation WTCG . By 1980, 15 million of the 75–80 million U.S. homes with at least one television set had a cable television subscription, and one prediction was for that number to double by 1985. By 1981, eleven communications satellites were in use, and the Federal Communications Commission planned 24 to be in use by 1985. Most cable channels wanted space on Satcom I, since cable companies had receiving dishes aiming in that direction. In November 1981, Satcom III-R replaced Satcom I, which changed to voice and data distribution. Some areas were too remote for cable or even any over-the-air reception, and other areas did not have

12276-477: The lost revenue from the removal of seats, and further lightening the aircraft, resulting in less fuel burned. In January 2007, JetBlue returned to profitability with a fourth quarter profit in 2006, reversing a quarterly loss in the year-earlier period. As part of the RTP plan, 2006's full-year loss was $ 1 million compared to 2005's full-year loss of $ 20 million. JetBlue was one of the few major airlines to post

12408-439: The main channel alone), by far the highest of any non-premium American cable channel, comparable to the premium channels, and rising rapidly. ESPN and other regional sports networks , as well as retransmission consent negotiations by broadcast television outlets, have frequently been cited as contributing to the increasing cost of television subscriptions. JetBlue JetBlue Airways Corporation (stylized as jetBlue )

12540-403: The market ranged from $ 200 to $ 500 million, with $ 100 million required to put a satellite in orbit. Only Direct Broadcast Satellite Corp., United States Satellite Broadcasting and Dominion Satellite Network still had plans to go ahead, while RCA was looking at changes in its system. Even USCI, which used a Canadian satellite that did not require FCC approval to use, was in trouble. The company had

12672-618: The marketability of their services in San Diego , by not allowing them to carry the Cox-owned 4SD —the local rightsholder of San Diego Padres baseball. Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 , the FCC was instructed to develop a means for television providers to offer a standalone conditional access module for digital cable services, in order to allow third-party devices to access the services as an alternative to

12804-407: The mid-2010s due to the increasing popularity of subscription-based online video services, the increasing costs of these services due to the carriage fees demanded by major channels, as well as consumers intentionally dropping traditional television service in favor of alternatives such as subscription video on demand (SVOD) services, and linear television services that are delivered entirely over

12936-478: The program access rules and other relevant laws, but the Media Bureau did open a discussion on whether an OVD could qualify as an MVPD. Members of the cable industry supported this historic interpretation of the law, while it was also argued that classifying streaming services as MVPDs would increase regulatory burden and discourage innovation by digital services. Another prominent case was that of Aereo ;

13068-415: The program access rules by deliberately excluding satellites from their distribution path. This allowed them to restrict the carriage of these lucrative networks by competing providers, thus providing a selling point for their service. In 2010, the FCC removed this particular exception to the program access rules. The action was based on a complaint by AT&T that Cox Communications was unduly affecting

13200-499: The proposal, arguing that the provision of the apps and "whether consumers would need a broadband connection to access video programming instead of leveraging their existing pay TV connections" were unclear, and that it "does not allow for many features that consumers want, such as home recording, and it does not allow for true user interface competition." In January 2017, new Trump administration FCC commissioner Ajit Pai (who voted against it) removed Wheeler's set-top box proposal from

13332-748: The public internet, or never subscribing to such a service at all. By 2023, the number of households with a subscription was down to 47 percent, or 62 percent if streaming services were included. John Walson of Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania was credited with having established the first cable television service in the U.S. in 1948. He created the service in order to improve the availability of television stations to those with poor reception due to tall mountains and buildings. The launch of communications satellites, such as Satcom I , enabled broadcasters to send out their programming nationally for hundreds of dollars per hour rather than costlier telephone lines and microwave relay systems. This development spurred

13464-889: The sale to close in the second half of 2025. In 1953, Howard Hughes created the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), to which he transferred full ownership of Hughes Aircraft . Following Hughes' death in 1976, HHMI was incorporated in 1977, and litigation ensued to determine whether it would be allowed to maintain its interest in Hughes Aircraft. In 1984, the court appointed a new board for HHMI, which proceeded to sell off Hughes Aircraft to General Motors on December 20, 1985, for an estimated $ 5.1 billion. General Motors then merged Hughes Aircraft with its subsidiary Delco Electronics to create Hughes Electronics Corporation. Stanley E. Hubbard founded United States Satellite Broadcasting (USSB) and

13596-460: The same boxes). The company closed in 2022, citing a lack of growth and "coordinated refusal" from the major networks to license content to the venture. In 1972, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established basic regulations for cable providers, including franchise and technical standards, and requiring them to register for a certificate of compliance before operation. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 , otherwise known as

13728-510: The satellite television market in the US. In 2000, DirecTV introduced the first live in-flight television service for airlines; the system was first used by JetBlue and defunct startup carrier Legend Airlines . On April 9, 2003, News Corporation, the then-parent company of 20th Century Fox (now known as 20th Century Studios ) and Fox Television Studios , agreed to purchase a 34% controlling interest in Hughes , including GM's entire share of

13860-553: The service allowed users to rent an antenna from a centralized location, and stream feeds of local broadcast television channels received via the antenna. By doing so, Aereo argued that its service was a placeshifting solution that rented access to hardware, and thus did not require permission from broadcasters to retransmit their programming. However, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in American Broadcasting Cos. v. Aereo, Inc. that this violated copyright law, as

13992-528: The space of terminals 6 and 7. In April 2018, JetBlue announced their return to Ontario International Airport in southern California after ten years, as well as new service to Steamboat Springs in Colorado, and Bozeman in Montana. In April 2019, JetBlue announced that it would launch transatlantic flights to London from Boston and New York. The airline added that it would be converting 13 orders for

14124-502: The standard required for prohibiting rate regulation, requiring the provider to serve less than 30% of their franchise area, or two unaffiliated providers, serving at least 50% of the area, serve at least 15% of the market. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 amended Section 602 (13) of the Communications Act of 1934 to define a "Multichannel video programming distributor" (MVPD) as "a person such as, but not limited to,

14256-480: The streams still constituted an unauthorized public performance, and that despite claims to the contrary, its business model was substantially similar to that of a cable television provider (but the Court did not go as far as claiming Aereo was an MVPD). The company attempted to use this ruling in an effort to apply for a compulsory license from the U.S. Copyright Office instead. However, international treaties forbid

14388-564: The study said, were in the 18-44 group, in which 16 percent used a vMVPD. Only 6 percent of those over 45 used a vMVPD. The introduction of ATSC 3.0 broadcasting in the 2020s led to trials of vMVPDs carried via OTA signals; startup company Edge Networks began operating a multichannel service known as Evoca in markets such as Boise, Denver, and Portland, which utilized set-top boxes that aggregated internet-delivered channels with channels delivered via encrypted signals on ATSC 3.0 stations (including offers to bundle other services such as Sling TV on

14520-614: The success of satellite by adopting digital cable services that offered more channels, and required the use of digital set-top boxes. They also owned a share of PrimeStar, because offering cable in rural areas was deemed to be too expensive. In 1996, the FCC said local zoning laws could not prevent most smaller dishes. Another advancement in satellite TV came with the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999 (SHVIA), which allowed local channels to be included in satellite TV packages. Previously, this

14652-400: The supplied TWC app, rather than a traditional set-top box. A TWC spokesperson emphasized that this offering would provide "the same TV and same packages delivered to the home today", but delivered over TWC-managed internet rather than a cable line. With the mass proliferation of over-the-top subscription services intending to compete with legacy players, analysts have argued that the market

14784-430: The third annual American Cornhole League (ACL) Pro Shootout Series, where Tyler Lockett represented DirecTV. In April 2023, DirecTV launched a brand campaign, “Overly Direct Spokesperson,” that stars Brian Cox ; this is part of its new brand strategy platform, “Entertainment Without Compromise”. On September 30, 2024, AT&T announced that they would sell their remaining 70% stake to TPG Inc. for $ 7.6 billion. Once

14916-412: The third quarter, and a plan to regain that loss by deferring some of their E190 deliveries and by selling five of their A320s. In December 2006, JetBlue, as part of their RTP plan, removed a row of seats from their A320s to lighten the aircraft by 904 lb (410 kg) and reduce the cabin crew size from four to three (per FAA regulation requiring one flight attendant per 50 seats), thus offsetting

15048-449: The time, was expected to be ready by the 1990s. Later, the company changed its target date to 1986. By 1983, the FCC had authorized several other companies to offer DBS service. These included CBS , RCA and Western Union , as well as Rupert Murdoch -led Skyband. Unlike the larger television receive-only dishes, DBS used higher-powered satellites with smaller, more affordable dishes that were two to three feet wide. On November 16, 1983,

15180-482: The transaction is completed, TPG Inc. will have 100% ownership of DirecTV, splitting the company off from AT&T for the first time since 2015. AT&T and TPG Inc. expect the sale to close in the second quarter of 2025. On September 30, 2024, DirecTV announced that it would acquire rival Dish Network from EchoStar in a debt exchange transaction that includes a payment of $ 1 and the assumption of approximately $ 9.8 billion in debt. DirecTV stated its intent to support

15312-589: The tru2way solution will assure the development of a commercial retail market as directed by Congress." Despite support by major firms such as Sony and Google (the latter having recently launched a digital media player platform known as Google TV ), AllVid was widely-opposed by the multichannel industry, as well as the Motion Picture Association of America (who argued that copyright infringing media sources could be presented alongside legitimate options in search interfaces). Also in 2010,

15444-607: The two carriers, and combine frequent flyer programs. By making use of JetBlue's North America routes as a feeder network, the agreement put Lufthansa in a position to operate quasi-hubs in New York–JFK and Boston Logan. In the March edition of Airways Magazine , it was announced that once JetBlue partnered with Yahoo! and with BlackBerry producer Research in Motion , that the airline would offer free, limited Wi-Fi capabilities on

15576-549: Was colluding against Sky Angel to protect their business, and pointed out that C-SPAN already streamed its programming online for free. The suits were dismissed for presenting insufficient evidence of antitrust violations. In 2010, Discovery Communications also pulled its networks from Sky Angel, prompting the provider to file a formal complaint under the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act. Sky Angel argued that Discovery

15708-655: Was a departure to Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico , departing at 11:59pm. In 2009, JetBlue announced that it was looking for a new headquarters location, and was considering moving either within the New York City metropolitan area or to the Orlando, Florida , area. In April 2009, Helen Marshall , the president of the Borough of Queens, said that the City of New York was trying to keep JetBlue in

15840-574: Was a leading proponent for the development of direct-broadcast satellite service in the United States. HHMI and other companies believed in the early 1990s that technology would soon make digital satellite television affordable. HHMI created DirecTV as a separate division and secured an agreement with USSB to build and launch the first high-power direct-broadcast satellite system. Direct satellite broadcasters were mandated in 1992 to set aside 4% of its channel space for noncommercial educational and informational programming. DirecTV selected C-SPAN , EWTN and

15972-588: Was designed to promote competition and consumer protection in the cable television industry. The act mandated that cable providers carry all local full-power or otherwise qualified broadcast television stations on their service. However, commercial stations have the option to opt-out of must-carry, and require financial compensation for their carriage instead. It also required cable networks operated by cable companies to offer their carriage to competing satellite providers at reasonable rates if they used satellites as part of their distribution path. The act also narrowed

16104-466: Was directly competing against Sling TV . On October 20, 2016, it was reported that AT&T was in talks to acquire Time Warner, in an effort to increase its media holdings. On October 22, 2016, AT&T reached a deal to buy Time Warner for over $ 80 billion. The merger was approved by federal regulators, bringing DirecTV under the same umbrella as HBO , Cinemax , Turner Broadcasting System , Warner Bros. , and Telepictures . On July 13, 2017, it

16236-406: Was discriminating against its service, because it had allowed other providers to stream its programming online through other manners (such as TV Everywhere services). The FCC denied the complaint, but its Media Bureau acknowledged that OVDs did not formally fall under the definition of an MVPD because they did not control a physical transmission path. Sky Angel was thus ineligible for protections under

16368-1036: Was in a series of moves designed to increase revenue. JetBlue told the Associated Press that it expected to collect $ 40 million from passengers selecting seats with extra legroom and $ 20 million from passengers paying $ 15 to check a second bag. In September 2008, JetBlue began charging passengers $ 10–30 for an extended-leg-room seat depending on the length of the flight. In September 2008, JetBlue began operating Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin 's campaign aircraft, an E190. On October 22, 2008, JetBlue opened its new primary hub at John F. Kennedy International Airport ( JFK ), Terminal 5 , or simply T5 , costing approximately $ 800 million to build. The first flight arrived from Bob Hope Airport (B6 #358) at 5:06am followed by arrivals from Oakland International Airport and Long Beach Airport , respectively. The new T5 replaced JetBlue's old hub at JFK Terminal 6. The last flight to operate out of T6

16500-756: Was in the process of phasing out the U-verse IPTV service by encouraging new customers to purchase DirecTV satellite service instead, and by ending the production of new set-top boxes for the service. AT&T CFO John Stephens had also previously stated that DirecTV's larger subscriber base as a national service gave the service a higher degree of leverage in negotiating carriage deals, thus resulting in lower content costs. On March 1, 2016, AT&T announced plans for several DirecTV-branded over-the-top services, including AT&T TV, DIRECTV Mobile, and DIRECTV Preview to be offered under one platform called DirecTV Stream . DirecTV Stream launched on November 30, 2016, and

16632-403: Was instead acquired by Alaska Air Group . In November 2016, JetBlue painted one of their Airbus A320 aircraft, N763JB, in a 1960s retrojet livery, dubbed "What's Old is Blue Again". The livery's maiden flight was on Friday, from New York JFK to Palm Springs. In July 2017, JetBlue announced it was taking qualifications to develop a terminal at JFK that would not only occupy terminal 5 but also

16764-496: Was officially approved by the FCC in 2015; it was subject to conditions for four years, requiring AT&T to expand its fiber-optic broadband service to additional customers, public libraries, and schools, and to "refrain from imposing discriminatory usage-based allowances or other discriminatory retail terms and conditions on its broadband internet service". On March 11, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission filed

16896-538: Was one of the first airlines to be granted a license to commence charter flights to Cuba, with flights departing from New York City. The weekly charter service began on July 3, 2015, with 150-seat Airbus A320s. In July 2016, JetBlue announced commercial flights from the United States to Cuba would commence in late August. On August 31, 2016, JetBlue Flight 387 from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport , in Santa Clara, became

17028-465: Was only possible if an area had no local broadcast network affiliates. A January 8, 2001 report commissioned by the FCC stated that in the year ending June 2000, the number of satellite subscribers had increased from 10.1 million to 13 million people, an increase three times that of cable. Satellite represented 15.4 percent of those paying for television service, while the percentage of those who had cable dropped from 82% to 80%. Cable charges increased at

17160-532: Was reabsorbed by Delta and Ted reabsorbed by United. In October 2005, JetBlue's quarterly profit had plunged from US$ 8.1 million to $ 2.7 million largely due to rising fuel costs. Operational issues, fuel prices, and low fares, JetBlue's hallmark, were bringing its financial performance down. In addition, with higher costs related to the airline's numerous amenities, JetBlue was becoming less competitive. For many years, analysts had predicted that JetBlue's growth rate would become unsustainable. Despite this,

17292-529: Was reported that AT&T would introduce a cloud-based DVR streaming service as part of its effort to create a unified platform across DIRECTV and its DIRECTV Stream service. On July 30, 2019, DirecTV Now customers received notices saying the name of that service had been changed to AT&T TV Now, and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said DirecTV will continue to operate even after the launch of AT&T TV. On February 25, 2021, AT&T announced that it would spin-off DirecTV, U-Verse TV, and DirecTV Stream into

17424-663: Was unclear who if anyone would provide the service. In October 1984, the U.S. Congress passed the Cable Communications Act of 1984 , which gave those using dishes the right to see signals for free unless they were scrambled, and required those who did scramble to make their signals available for a fee. Since cable channels could prevent reception by big dishes, other companies had an incentive to offer competition. Dominion planned inspirational programming, USSB intended to sell dishes with three channels of free programming, and Direct Broadcast Satellite Corp. would be

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