Oh! DirecTV and Dish won’t merge after all
So much for that dream. DirecTV was going to buy EchoStar (which includes Dish Network) and become the U.S.’s largest pay-TV provider, a move that would make the megacorp perhaps….
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DirecTV announces termination of deal to buy Dish satellite business
DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow indicated his company wasn’t willing to change the deal to satisfy Dish bondholders. “We have terminated the transaction because the proposed Exchange Terms were necessary to….
DirecTV calling off Dish Network takeover after bondholders balk
DirecTV has notified EchoStar Corp. of its intention to terminate an acquisition of Dish Network Corp. after it failed to win the consent of bondholders for a key debt exchange,….
DirecTV Abandons EchoStar Deal to Acquire Dish, Sling TV
Satellite TV giant DirecTV said it was abandoning a deal with Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar to acquire video distribution business Dish DBS, including Dish TV and Sling TV, due to opposition from bondholders….
DirecTV Terminates Dish Acquisition
The U.S.’s two satellite TV providers aren’t getting hitched anymore, at least anytime soon. DirecTV on Thursday announced that it was nixing the agreement with EchoStar to buy Dish Network…..
DirecTV might actually be allowed to buy Dish TV this time
Inside you are two wolves: One with a healthy skepticism about monopolies, and another that longs to preserve the dignity of traditional television. Those wolves are at war today with….
DirecTV, Dish Network Deal Arrives Too Late in the Game
The acquisition of Dish Network would make DirecTV the largest pay-TV operator in the U.S. by far, but the consolidation of the rival satellite services isn’t likely to do much….
DirecTV agrees to buy satellite rival Dish (and its debt) for one dollar
Enlarge / Dish and DirecTV satellite dishes on the roof of an apartment building on April 15, 2013 in San Rafael, California. Getty Images | Justin Sullivan DirecTV today announced….
DirecTV to Buy Dish, Sling TV in Satellite TV Merger
Satellite TV giant DirecTV and Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar said Monday that they cut a deal under which DirecTV will acquire EchoStar’s video distribution business Dish DBS, including Dish TV and….
DirecTV to Acquire Dish in Merger of Satellite TV Rivals
DirecTV and Dish Network, longtime satellite TV adversaries, are set to merge. DirecTV announced a deal with Dish parent company EchoStar to acquire Dish in a deal valued at nearly….