DirecTV Calls Off Plans to Acquire Dish Network
The deal, which would have created one of the largest pay-TV providers in the United States, fell apart after strong ...
DirecTV Scraps Dish Acquisition as Bondholders Push Back on Satellite-TV Merger
DirecTV said it has scrapped its acquisition of Dish Network, after decades of failed attempts at mergers by the two ...
DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit
DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company ...
DirecTV Ditches Dish Deal
DirecTV on Thursday formally announced that it was nixing the agreement with EchoStar to buy Dish Network. The deal is being ...
DirecTV Scraps Merger With Rival Dish
A tie-up meant to help struggling satellite-TV companies fell apart after creditors balked at a proposal to cut into their ...
DirecTV Terminates Dish Acquisition Over Debt Exchange Dispute
“While we believed a combination of DIRECTV and DISH would have benefitted all stakeholders, we have terminated the ...
DirecTV Abandons Deal to Acquire Dish Amid Bondholder Opposition
DirecTV had forecast that the combination could generate cost synergies of at least $1 billion per year. The deal was seen as ...
DirecTV announces termination of deal to buy Dish satellite business
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 ...
DIRECTV cancels deal to buy DISH after creditors reject debt swap terms
DIRECTV  said Thursday it is terminating its effort to buy the DISH satellite TV provider effective Friday at 11:59 p.m. DirectTV said the deal was derailed by DISH DBS note holder's failure to agree ...
DirecTV to call off Dish takeover after bondholders balk
DirecTV has notified EchoStar Corp. of its intention to terminate an acquisition of Dish Network Corp. after bondholders ...