AT&T iPhone App Lets U-verse TV Subs Take Some Shows To Go

Telco's mobile "TV Everywhere" service includes 52 shows from Disney, Discovery, PBS

By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/9/2010 9:40:11 PM

AT&T on Monday introduced its first mobile "TV Everywhere" service, with the debut of an iPhone app that lets U-verse TV subscribers download and watch full TV episodes, initially from 52 TV shows through content-licensing deals with Disney-ABC Television Group, Discovery Communications and PBS.

Via a Wi-Fi connection, the U-verse Mobile 2.0 app gives U-verse subscribers the ability to download recent episodes of TV shows from networks including ABC, ABC Family, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, Disney XD, ESPN, PBS Kids and TLC. The "TV Everywhere" features are available only to customers with a U-verse TV U300 programming package or higher.

The app also incorporates the ability to browse the U-verse TV program guide, view program descriptions, and schedule and manage DVR recordings. It replaces AT&T's Mobile Remote Access for iPhone, which the telco claims is used by more than 100,000 U-verse TV customers per month.

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