Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against ...
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Satellite-TV rivals DirecTV, Dish reportedly in advanced merger talks
Satellite-TV providers DirecTV and Dish are in advanced merger talks, according to reports late Thursday. The Wall Street Journal reported DirecTV could acquire rival Dish, creating one of the ...
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DirecTV Agrees to Merge With Satellite Rival Dish
Private-equity firm TPG agreed to buy AT&T’sT-0.63%decrease; red down pointing triangle remaining stake in DirecTV and merge the satellite company with rival Dish in a one-two punch designed to ...
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Will DirecTV and Dish Merge? Satellite TV Operators Are Reportedly Close to a Deal
As the pay-TV sector continues its downward spiral, DirecTV and Dish Network — two longtime rivals that have explored joining up at various times for years — may be headed to the altar.
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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 fee of $1 in what the companies called a debt exchange transaction.
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DirecTV to Acquire Dish in Merger of Satellite TV Rivals
DirecTV and Dish Network, longtime satellite TV adversaries, are set to merge. DirecTV announced a deal Monday with Dish parent company EchoStar to acquire Dish in a deal valued at nearly $10 ...
The Independent9d
DirecTV and Dish Network to merge as satellite providers look to keep customers in streaming wars
Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda. DirecTV is buying rival Dish Network for $1 as part of a major shift for the satellite provider. AT&T is also selling its majority stake in ...
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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 lowering curtain on its foray into the entertainment business, selling its majority stake in satellite TV provider DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6 billion. The deal ...
The Denver Post9d
DirecTV buys Colorado-based Dish as satellite rivals hunker down against onslaught of streaming services
DirecTV said Monday that the transaction will help it bring smaller content packages to consumer at lower prices. It’s hoping this will appeal to those who have left satellite video services for ...
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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 ...
The Washington Post8d
Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services
It’s hoping this will appeal to those who have left satellite video services for streaming. The company said that combined, DirecTV and Dish have collectively lost 63% of their satellite ...