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DirecTV, Dish Are in Talks Again to Merge Satellite-TV Businesses
It would also cap years of speculation about consolidation in the satellite-TV business. EchoStar just closed its acquisition ...
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DirecTV, Dish merger deal falls apart
For years, a merger between satellite ... TV provider that could compete in the digital age. Nothing is inevitable, we were reminded late Thursday night when DirecTV reportedly informed Dish ...
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DirecTV's Merger With DISH Might Be a Good Thing
DirecTV and DISH have struggled to navigate the streaming era and are losing millions of subscribers each year. Rural markets that lack internet access are still a safe haven for satellite TV ...
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DirecTV buys rival Dish as satellite mainstays hunker down against onslaught of streaming services
FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2011, file photo, Dish Network satellite dishes are ... that have become dominant. DirecTV said Monday that it will acquire Dish TV and Sling TV from its owner EchoStar ...
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It's do-or-die for DirecTV and Dish — so they're teaming up
The companies said DirecTV would acquire EchoStar's video-distribution business — which includes satellite service Dish and streaming-only outfit Sling TV — for $1 while assuming about $9.75 ...
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DirecTV's CEO says its Dish acquisition 'isn't so much about bullying' media giants — but it's definitely about playing hardball
DirecTV will absorb $9.8 billion worth of Dish's debt, and private-equity firm TPG will own all of the satellite-TV giant after buying AT&T's stake in a separate move. The timing of this tie-up ...