Life with DirecTV hasn’t gotten much better with AT&T running the show. The satellite provider this afternoon reported a nationwide service outage that customers are describing as a “rolling channel blackout.”
DirecTV confirmed the outage this afternoon on Twitter:
Multiple national channels are experiencing loss of audio and video. We’re working to restore your service. Thanks for your patience.
— DIRECTV Service (@DIRECTVService) March 8, 2016
“I have rolling channel outages, started with HGTV and TLC, now all my children’s channels are out plus many more, since around 1:30pm ET,” said Carrie Pierce of Stafford, Va.
Some customers report some channels are gradually being restored.
“Most channels back up in LA,” writes Orcutt Guy. “Thanks AT&T for breaking DirecTV just like your phone service. We can now see what you have brought to a once great service… not much.”