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 ...
Why the DirecTV/Dish Merger Matters — Even if You Don’t Have a Satellite Dish
DirecTV and Dish together are now the largest MVPD in the U.S., giving them more leverage over Disney in carriage ...
DirecTV Placed on Credit Watch Negative After Unveiling Deal to Merge With Dish
Credit ratings agency S&P Global notes the "linear TV industry is rapidly shrinking" and the increased scale provided by a ...
AT&T exits pay-TV business 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 ...
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 ...
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Is DirectTV-Dish a Match Made In Heaven?
On paper, combining DirecTV and Dish makes enormous business sense. The DirecTV and Dish customers for Direct Broadcast ...
DirecTV and Dish plan merger to survive streaming era, pending regulator approval
Two related transactions could realign the satellite pay-TV market as millions of customers continue to cut the cord in favor ...
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DirecTV to Acquire Dish Network for $1, Assume $2 Billion Debt
DirecTV has agreed to acquire Dish Network, creating a major player in the satellite TV industry. DirecTV will assume Dish's ...
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 to Acquire Company That Owns Dish TV and Sling TV
DirecTV and EchoStar, the two largest satellite TV providers in the US, have finally agreed to merge. The reasoning given it ...
A DirecTV-Dish Merger Would Create a Mega-Pay TV Operator, But Won't Stop the Industry's Decline | Analysis
After over a decade of on and off talks, a merger between DirecTV and Dish is poised to become a reality. The deal announced ...
EchoStar to Divest Its DISH Business to DIRECTV, Stock Sinks 12%
SATS is set to sell its DISH unit to DIRECTV through an exchange of nearly $9.75 billion of DBS notes to strengthen its 5G Open RAN wireless network deployment.