Satellite TV giant DirecTV called off its deal with Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar to acquire rival Dish TV and other assets. The ...
By Phillip Swann The TV Answer Man –Follow me on X. Former editor of Satellite DIRECT magazine. Reported on DIRECTV for 30 ...
The proposed deal, initially announced in September, was seen as a strategic consolidation in a shrinking pay-TV market.
DirecTV said it has scrapped its acquisition of Dish Network, after decades of failed attempts at mergers by the two ...
DirecTV on Thursday formally announced that it was nixing the agreement with EchoStar to buy Dish Network. The deal is being ...
After months of negotiations, DIRECTV announced that it has terminated its deal to acquire DISH DBS, the parent company of ...
The deal, which would have created one of the largest pay-TV providers in the United States, fell apart after strong ...
A tie-up meant to help struggling satellite-TV companies is falling apart after creditors balked at a proposal to cut into ...
US satellite TV provider DirecTV has terminated its agreement to acquire Echostar’s satellite television business, which includes rival Dish TV.
In the deal announced on September 30, DirecTV was going to buy the Dish satellite TV and Sling TV streaming business from EchoStar for a nominal fee of $1. DirecTV would have taken on $9.75 billion ...
The acquisition required Dish's bondholders to swap their existing debt for new debt in the merged entity and take a haircut ...
DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company.