As Akhavan-Malayeri, there are plenty of opportunities for synergy if DIRECTV and DISH do merge at some point. But his focus remains on keeping DISH an independent, viable company for as long as ...

Both have lost nearly half of their subscriber base since 2013, which is considered the high point of the pay-TV era. Flashback: This is the second time a DirecTV-Dish merger failed to come to ...

By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Lawyers for DirecTV and EchoStar’s Dish have asked a U.S. district judge to reconsider a dismissal of claims by Fubo TV against the Venu Sports streamer ...

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.

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 prospect of a DirecTV-Dish combo has long been rumored ... cash flows for the remainder of the year — while also pointing to major looming debt payments, with more than $1.98 billion ...

DirecTV and EchoStar (Dish Network) continued this week to back legal rulings against the sports-focused joint venture platform Venu Sports from launching. DirecTV and EchoStar requested that a U ...

Yet, one channel that carries a significant portion of soccer only comes at the most expensive price point. The $99.99 option ... channels include later. Overall, Dish comes in at an overall cheaper ...

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 ...