[Farm93]

AT&T has big deals with the Pac-12.  They not only have a U-verse deal but also have, and heavily promote, the WiFi contracts in the Pac-12 stadiums.  My guess would be that DirecTV would have the Pac-12 Networks before the football season AFTER the deal closes, so that would likely imply 2015 in the best case.

Sadly, preliminary discussions will probably mean that DirecTV will not want to sign their own deal with the Pac-12 networks during the process.

After a deal closes, I would suspect that U-verse and DirecTV will see price increases.  The public justification will likely be the costs of upgrading their  internet infrastructure to compete for entertainment streaming customers.  They will be able to try that price increase because of the consolidation that is taking place in the provider market right now.

[Farm93]

AT&T has big deals with the Pac-12.  They not only have a U-verse deal but also have, and heavily promote, the WiFi contracts in the Pac-12 stadiums.  My guess would be that DirecTV would have the Pac-12 Networks before the football season AFTER the deal closes, so that would likely imply 2015 in the best case.

Sadly, preliminary discussions will probably mean that DirecTV will not want to sign their own deal with the Pac-12 networks during the process.

After a deal closes, I would suspect that U-verse and DirecTV will see price increases.  The public justification will likely be the costs of upgrading their  internet infrastructure to compete for entertainment streaming customers.  They will be able to try that price increase because of the consolidation that is taking place in the provider market right now.