Weekly Wrap: DirecTV exits, ESPN stacks partners, Amazon kills Freevee

AT&T finally walks away from pay TV. TPG now owns DirecTV outright, closing the door on a $67B misfire.

ESPN lines up Verizon, Roku, and T-Mobile to back its $29.99 DTC launch. It’s no longer just a streamer—it's a cable bridge.

Amazon kills Freevee. All FAST content folds into Prime Video to streamline the stack.

Netflix adds NASA livestreams. A quiet test balloon for FAST?

Also in this week’s wrap:

• NFL doubles down on premium pricing

• AI VTubers gain traction

• FilmRise and Shout! Studios merge into Radial

• Paramount locks in Mediacom deal

• China remasters kung fu classics with AI

And that’s just the surface.

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