We all know that the current price is ridiculous (which is why there have been no reports yet about the amazing, huge, stupendous numbers of new subscribers. I wonder, what number would it take to really attract viewership to HBOMAX? How much lower... — read more 

I’m not real familiar with the WARN laws - doesn’t ATT have to file those before layoffs? Does that only apply to union? I haven’t seen any posted for TX or NJ... anyone know when/how those notices work?

A meeting was held today to announce a 40% reduction in technology and operations to occur in early July. We are already beyond bare bones after all the outsourcing, voluntary then forced reductions. Honestly how is this going to work?

HBO plans to release a cheaper, ad-supported version of its new streaming service next year per Stankey.

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/05/sure-seems-like-apple-tv-wants-to-be-the-new-hbo/

I work retail but my union stewart wouldn’t do anything about points coming back on june 1 so i went on the Osha web site and filed a complaint if everyone does it then they will have to stop points coming back

"AT&T has many customer touchpoints" and "when you go to any one of these customer touchpoints, they're going to know who you are through our single source of truth," he said. WHAT? LOL

Battleship AT&T wrecks on May 27th, 2020, a large conglomerate built from the 1880s to the mid-21th century, could not transform. Ether destroyed by Netflix , Disney, or mined by internal incompetence, deliberately destroyed ...

Oh the hypocrisy of AT&T executives is boundless AT&T Prepares Businesses for the Next Stage of Working from Home with New Connectivity Solution Enterprise Broadband is now available at residence locations, as work-from-home orders shift from... — read more 

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/05/28/t-mobiles-mid-band-5g-network-is-now-cracking-1gbps-showing-verizon-and-att-are-seriously-screwed/

So what are we going to do for the next big sensation at AT&T? Massive layoffs? Rebadging? Becoming India's number one creator of jobs? With this leadership team, the possibilities are endless!

Our store is so low on headcount that it makes it impossible to run the store. Anyone have this problem?

Google "HBO Max signups first day." Crickets. Well there's the big 90K mobile downloads. Not exactly 10M. Where is AT&T PR's press release touting the success of HBO Max? They are hunkered down in crisis mode looking at anemic numbers. If this... — read more 

Conference call confirms this 2nd level leaked out info! Wait & see it will come out shortly.

Best review of Stankey’s HBO Max: Stankey “reorganized the company to deliver, and hired the right execs to develop, manage and bring HBO Max to life.” HBO Max launched this week as a muddled mix of confusing brand identities that neither... — read more 

Was just told by my ISM that IHX has 5 investigations going on with fraud. Big cuts have to be coming soon? Some or most of the things that are under investigation we are being told to practice by our ISM.

Content is a commodity and there is just a plethora of it out there now. How many shows and junk movies are out there? When is the last time you saw a quality motion picture released? Content is just non stop vomit coming at you these days from all... — read more 

Layoffs are a coming, transform our way to mediocrity

Well, the big day is here for HBO Max. Or . . . not. The WarnerMedia unit of AT&T decided that it couldn’t compete with Netflix (63 million U.S. subscribers) unless it massively upsized HBO (35 million) with billions of dollars’ worth of new... — read more 

AT&T blames Amazon where new technology distributors in the digital age are electing not to distribute the product," Stankey said. "I think that dynamic is an important one to understand, and it just shows how fast the markets are moving and how we... — read more 

I know, I already asked myself, why did I install a new piece of software from ATT. First, when I installed HBOMAX it asked to use my tv service login. Okay with me, but it did not use the correct one. I manually entered it and got in and logged... — read more 

Does AT&T have a hiring freeze in place? Is it across all verticals? I heard this was the case for Entertainment, but can't say for certain.

I’m curious, are some COR stores still closed? If so, are those stores being closed permanently?

Seriously? Friends? Fresh Prince? The terrible DC movies? Old Doctor Who reruns? This is worth $14.99? I browsed HBO Max for an hour and struggle to find something to watch. AT&Ts strategy is to release old content that’s been in syndication for... — read more 

General manager of the direct-to-consumer business at AT&T’s WarnerMedia, said HBO Max will try various tricks to prevent subscribers from bailing. A bag of tricks For instance, instead of relying solely on an algorithm to suggest what to watch... — read more 

Lay-offs based on customer count? Metro lives. Rural dies Also great job talking around pay scale as well!

is HBO/MAX free to employees with directv or at&t wireless service?

Friday 5/29

We are now accepting nominees for most confusing brand architecture of 2020. It’s as if ⁦HBO was acquired by a telecom company...

It’s like att thru everything at it to see what sticks. End result is it doesn’t feel curated as they claim. And seriously , no 4K or HDR? Big missed opportunity. I miss Richard Plepler. It’s now crystal clear why he left if it wasn’t clear before... — read more 

1- AT&T's overall financial situation is not helped by one part of its business model, namely, "buy high and sell low." DirecTV may become the latest example of that decades old "strategy." 2- Debt is one half of the balance sheet - assets are... — read more 

(Bloomberg) – I’d only been watching HBO Max for a few minutes when one thing became abundantly clear: This didn’t look like the old HBO... I was reminded of when AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson likened Netflix to Walmart and HBO to... — read more 

Too confusing and complicated. It's like was that the grande finale....nope.....is this the grand finale......nope......this has to be the grande finale......could be not sure.....nope

if wireless goes the wrong direction big trouble

Translation: this might have been a success if handled by anybody else but AT&T. "HBO Max is full of potential, but its biggest hurdle remains AT&T’s messy... — read more 

http://irregulators.org/irregulatorsvsfcc/

Moving in with Nancy, eating free gourmet ice cream, free healthcare, monthly stipend and inviting all my friends and family over from other countries for their share. Wish I would have thought of this sooner. Thanks Nancy, open doors are great and... — read more 

WM Ground launch C- Suit sequencer is go for auto sequence start (T-8 Hrs. 5min. 31seconds) Activate Outsourced launch pad sound suppression system (T-16 seconds) Activate Re-badged main engine hydrogen burnoff BS system (T-10 seconds) Main Cracker ... — read more 

I’ve never understood why some employees waste time on getting a “nanodegree” from the company rather than getting a bachelors degree from an accredited university. Most jobs require you to have a degree from an accredited four year university. A... — read more 

Anyone have an idea when retail will get hit? It seems like it will be soon with Covid accelerating the moves.