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 companies, which have struggled in recent years due to cord-cutting and their innate inability to offer broadband services, have discussed coming together several times over the years.
DirecTV's Merger With DISH Might Be a Good Thing
DirecTV is acquiring DISH through a $9.75 billion debt exchange transaction. This deal, pending approval, would create a monopoly in the satellite television industry. Ironically, it would also contribute to the FCC's 5G buildout goals by rescuing EchoStar, the current owner of DISH, from bankruptcy.
DirecTV promptly announces deal to acquire EchoStar’s video business that includes Dish TV and Sling TV, cementing a ...
DirecTV said on Monday that it had agreed to acquire Dish Network in a deal that would create one of the largest pay-TV ...
The pair of deals let private-equity firm TPG buy AT&T’s remaining stake in DirecTV and absorb rival 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 ...
The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, would create one of the largest pay-TV distributors in the U.S. The ...
Credit ratings agency S&P Global notes the "linear TV industry is rapidly shrinking" and the increased scale provided by a ...
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