AT&T, which just closed its $85 merger with Time Warner, will launch two new wireless plans next week with a consumer video service called WatchTV that takes advantage of Time Warner’s TV channels and content.
WatchTV, which will include more than 30 live channels, including CNN, TBS, TNT, AMC, and the Food Network, will be bundled free with the new unlimited wireless plans or sold as a standalone product at $15 monthly. It will also include more than 15,000 movies and TV shows on demand.
The wireless plans start at $70 a month for AT&T Unlimited & More, or $80 for Unlimited & More Premium.
The higher-priced wireless plan will also include a premium TV channel for free, choosing from HBO, Cinemax, Showtime or Starz or a music channel such as Pandora Premium. Both plans include a $15 credit toward Direct TV Now, DirectTV, or U-verse TV, and 15GB of high speed wireless service.
The new plans are a move by AT&T to bolster its wireless business, which shed 22,000 monthly customers in the first quarter and 348,000 in 2017. It has also lost Direct TV subscribers as many viewers opt to use cheaper streaming services.
