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DirecTV and Dish Network to merge

Bloomberg L.P. · 3h

Dish-DirecTV Deal Sparks Creditor Revolt Over $1.6 Billion Loss

Creditors to US satellite television firm Dish Network plan to block a distressed exchange that’s a key part of its tie-up with rival DirecTV, according to people familiar with the matter.

The New York Times · 2d

DirecTV Strikes Deal to Acquire Dish Network

The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, would create one of the largest pay-TV distributors in the U.S. The companies were blocked in an attempt to merge in 2002.

Hosted on MSN · 2d

DirecTV agrees to buy rival Dish Network for $1 and take on $20 billion debt

DirecTV has agreed to acquire Dish Network from EchoStar. Why it matters: The combination would form the country's largest pay-TV company and is seen as essential for both's survival amid cord-cutting.

DirecTV CEO Sees a Future Beyond Satellites

DirecTV Merger Of DISH Would Create The Largest Pay-TV Distributor

In this era of cord cutting the announced merger of DirecTV with Dish/Sling would result in 18 million subscribers, making it the largest pay-TV distributor

IndieWire on MSN · 1d

Why the DirecTV/Dish Merger Matters - Even if You Don't Have a Satellite Dish

Charter and Comcast have battled for the right to call themselves "America's top cable provider." Now, neither is close.

Bloomberg L.P. · 8h

DirecTV CEO Sees a Future Beyond Satellites in Big Pay-TV Merger

DirecTV’s proposed takeover of rival Dish is an admission that the satellite-TV business is fading. Chief Executive Officer Bill Morrow has big ideas about what could come next.

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Dish's Debt-Exchange Sale to DirecTV Is ‘Tantamount to a Default,' Credit-Rating Agency Says

EchoStar’s proposed deal to sell Dish Network to DirecTV — for $1 cash and the assumption of $9.75 billion in debt — is akin ...

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DirecTV's CEO says its Dish acquisition 'isn't so much about bullying' media giants — but it's definitely about playing hardball

DirecTV and Dish have teamed up since cord-cutting is wrecking their business — and so they can gain leverage over content ...

DirecTV to Buy Fellow Satellite Provider Dish for Just $1

DirecTV and Dish Network are merging in an effort to combat their many streaming rivals. “DIRECTV operates in a highly ...

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DirecTV Placed on Negative Credit Watch by S&P Global, Fitch Amid Dish Network Merger

The satellite TV giants are teaming up to make a pay TV operator with around 18 million subscribers in a deal for $1 and ...

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DirecTV Just Bought Dish Network For Only $1, But It's Far From A Steal

A corporate merger for only one dollar might seem impossible, but the deal to acquire Dish TV and Sling TV by DirecTV is a ...

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It's do-or-die for DirecTV and Dish — so they're teaming up

DirecTV said on Monday that it had agreed to acquire Dish Network in a deal that would create one of the largest pay-TV ...

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Colorado-based EchoStar cuts Dish Network and Sling loose so Boost Mobile can move forward

Long-time rival DirecTV on Monday said it will pay $1 and assume $9.7 billion in EchoStar debt to acquire Dish Network and ...

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AT&T exits pay-TV business and frees DirecTV to combine with rival Dish

AT&T Inc. said Monday it has agreed to sell its 70% stake in satellite-TV company DirecTV Entertainment Holdings LLC to its ...

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