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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years as seeks to better compete ...
DirecTV And Dish To Merge, Creating U.S. Pay-TV Giant, As AT&T Completes Exit From Entertainment
DirecTV is acquiring satellite rival Dish Network, creating by far the largest U.S. pay-TV operator. The two satellite ...
DirecTV Agrees to Merge With Satellite Rival Dish
The pair of deals let private-equity firm TPG buy AT&T’s remaining stake in DirecTV and absorb rival Dish.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
DirecTV to buy Dish Network and Sling TV for $1 (plus an assumption of debt)
AT&T said Monday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it will receive payments from TPG and DirecTV ...
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EchoStar to Sell Video Distribution Business to DirecTV; AT&T Divesting DirecTV Stake to TPG
EchoStar (SATS) agreed to sell its video distribution business, which includes Dish TV and Sling TV, to satellite television provider DirecTV in a debt-exchange transaction, the companies said Monday.
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 ...