AT&T (NYSE: T) reportedly has plans to make DirecTV Now its primary video platform by 2020, but researchers wonder whether consumers will allow such a rapid shift toward the future of TV.
“As far as a timeline, three to five years seems a little aggressive,” said Glenn Hower, an OTT analyst at Dallas-based market research firm Parks Associates. “I don’t think it’s possible.”
From the article "Can AT&T Really Drop The Dish By 2020?" by Shawn Shinneman.
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