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DirecTV buys rival Dish and Sling
DirecTV and Dish are merging
The DirecTV and Dish merger is subject to regulatory approval and serves as a lifeline for EchoStar, which has no means to pay the $2 billion of its $20 billion debt due by November 14th. DirecTV previously attempted to merge with Dish in 2002,
DirecTV and Dish have spent years trying to merge. It's finally happening.
Another big media acquisition has finally been confirmed. Satellite TV provider DirecTV (T, TPG) said Monday it will buy rival Dish Network (SATS), including Dish's streaming brand Sling TV, through a debt exchange transaction.
Satellite merger: DirecTV buys rival Dish and Sling
DirecTV to acquire rival Dish Network, subject to regulatory approval. Regulators shut down a similar merger in 2002. After a two-week blackout, ESPN and other Disney-owned channels are back on DirecTV. The Walt Disney Company and DirecTV announced Saturday that they are in the process of finalizing a new contract.
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DirecTV agrees to buy satellite rival Dish (and its debt) for one dollar
DirecTV today announced an agreement to buy the Dish satellite TV and Sling TV streaming business from EchoStar for a nominal ...
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on MSN
AT&T exits pay-TV and frees DirecTV to combine with rival Dish
DirecTV promptly announces deal to acquire EchoStar’s video business that includes Dish TV and Sling TV, cementing a ...
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DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights onslaught of streaming services
As more and more consumers tune into online streaming giants, demand for more traditional satellite continues to shrink.
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DirecTV to Acquire Dish and Sling TV, Creating Largest U.S. TV Provider
The merger of EchoStar's video businesses and DirecTV will also coincide with TPG agreeing to buy out the 70 percent of ...
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on MSN
DirecTV Agrees to Merge With Satellite Rival Dish
The telecom giant has struck a deal to transfer its 70% share of DirecTV to the private-equity firm.
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DirecTV Acquires Dish, Unifying Struggling Satellite Business
While both DirecTV and Dish have been losing customers to cord-cutting, combined they would have about 20 million subscribers ...
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AT&T sells stake in DirecTV for $7.6 billion as it exits entertainment biz, as DirecTV buys Dish
AT&T is selling its remaining 70% stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG a decade after agreeing to buy the satellite TV ...
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AT&T sells remaining stake in DirecTV to TPG, funds will support 5G and fiber ambitions
AT&T has confirmed the sale of its remaining stake in DirecTV to private equity company TPG for $7.6 billion. The carrier has ...
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