The news takes on added meaning in light of the Time Warner buyout. AT&T already had HBO and Cinemax lined up for DirecTV Now, but the Time Warner deal would give the streaming service a virtually guaranteed source of popular TV without having to work hard for a license. It could theoretically keep the price low without depriving you of must-watch programming. That's assuming that regulators approve the deal in the first place, of course -- there's a concern that AT&T could punish rivals by either charging them more for Time Warner channels or denying some channels altogether.