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It's do-or-die for DirecTV and Dish — so they're teaming up
DirecTV announced on Monday that it had agreed to acquire its rival Dish Network from EchoStar in a roughly $9.8 billion deal that would create one of the largest pay-TV providers in the US.
Awful Announcing2mon
DirecTV, Dish merger deal falls apart
Nothing is inevitable, we were reminded late Thursday night when DirecTV reportedly informed Dish owner EchoStar that they would be walking away from the long-gestating deal. The Wall Street ...
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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 knows it needs leverage to survive in a cutthroat TV industry marred by cord-cutting, so it's joining forces with one of its biggest rivals. Two decades of flirting between DirecTV and ...
The Gazette4mon
DirecTV set to buy Englewood-based Dish TV and Sling for $1
DirecTV announced Monday it is buying Echostar’s video distribution business, Dish TV and Sling TV, for less than a cup of coffee and the assumption of the Englewood-based company’s $9.7 ...