DirecTV could help turn AT&T into a media streaming superpower

Now that Netflix has proven how incredibly lucrative the market for streaming movies and television shows is, everyone and their mother wants a piece of the action. Dish already has Sling TV while both Comcast and Verizon will introduce their own streaming services by the end of the year, but now that AT&T has received the approval it needs to acquire DirecTV, the telecom giant is in an excellent position to introduce the biggest streaming service of them all.