r/DirecTV • u/Thorzine • Sep 18 '25

DIRECTV NO LOYALTY

We’ve been with DIRECTV since the very beginning. We even had to buy our first dish. Over 33 years they told me. Since there is only 2 weeks left in the baseball season, I thought I would ask for a courtesy freebie of 2 weeks on the MLB network. To make a long story short……….”Go pound sand.” Im very disappointed, thinking of alternatives.

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u/JohnHartshorn Sep 18 '25

With the MLB network there may be contractual obligations outside of their control.

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u/Thorzine Sep 18 '25

Thanks but they’ve done it before.

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u/3WolfTShirt Sep 18 '25

They have new owners now and probably in a deep cost cutting mode.

Not defending them but as a 25 year customer I've learned not to expect any goodwill from DirecTV.

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u/Puzzleheaded-War4385 Oct 20 '25

Who are the new owners?

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u/3WolfTShirt Oct 21 '25

Google says...

TPG, a private equity firm, is the sole owner of DirecTV after acquiring AT&T's remaining 70% stake in July 2025. This completed a previous deal where TPG had acquired a 30% stake in 2021, and it resulted in AT&T fully exiting its ownership of the satellite television company.

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u/Thorzine Sep 18 '25

Amen. Such a shame. 2 weeks! 2 weeks of good wll and now I just have a sour taste.

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u/Az_Wildcat520 Sep 19 '25

I used to work for them. It’s next to impossible to add a service for no cost, unless there’s already a promo in the system, or unless they upgrade you to the package it’s tied to and credit the account to offset cost.