DirecTV agrees to buy Dish for $1, assuming its billions of dollars in debt
Under the deal, DirecTV will pay Dish's owner, EchoStar, just $1 for Dish in exchange for assuming its billions of dollars in debt.
DirecTV agrees to buy Dish for $1
DirecTV announced Monday it’s buying rival Dish Network, ending multiple decades of on-and-off talks about the satellite services merging.
DirecTV-Dish merger: How it will impact customers
DirecTV is merging with Dish as it tries to stay competitive in a market that has been dominated by streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.
DirecTV to acquire Dish Network, Sling for $1 in huge pay-TV merger
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling for $1 and the assumption of nearly $10 billion in debt, marking one of the biggest pay-TV mergers ever.
DirecTV agrees to buy satellite rival Dish
The companies say the deal will improve the viability of satellite services in an industry now dominated by streaming providers.
DirecTV CEO Says Dish Customers Will Get More Choices
DirecTV is buying Dish TV and Sling TV from EchoStar to create the biggest pay-TV provider in the US. DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow says the new company will now bundle services together and let the consumer choose what they want to pay for.
DirecTV is only paying one dollar for Dish in a major merger of shrinking pay-TV giants
DirecTV and Dish have agreed to merge. The combination will create the biggest traditional pay-TV service at a time when streaming dominates.
DirecTV Agrees to Merge With Satellite Rival Dish
Private-equity firm TPG agreed to buy AT&T’s remaining stake in DirecTV and merge the satellite company with rival Dish in a one-two punch designed to keep the pay-TV provider competitive in the streaming era.
It's do-or-die for DirecTV and Dish — so they're teaming up
DirecTV said on Monday that it had agreed to acquire Dish Network in a deal that would create one of the largest pay-TV providers in the US.
EchoStar Gets Some Much-Needed Breathing Room, But Little Else
EchoStar's sale of its video distribution business to DIRECTV for $1 leaves it with fewer cash-generating assets. Read why ...
Colorado-based EchoStar cuts Dish Network and Sling loose so Boost Mobile can move forward
Long-time rival DirecTV on Monday said it will pay $1 and assume $9.7 billion in EchoStar debt to acquire Dish Network and ...
DirecTV to Acquire Dish and Sling TV, Creating Largest U.S. TV Provider
The merger of EchoStar's video businesses and DirecTV will also coincide with TPG agreeing to buy out the 70 percent of ...
EchoStar's Dish sale marks disappointing end to Charlie Ergen's 'Seinfeld' strategy
TV provider Dish Network to DirecTV Monday for $1 in equity and $9.75 billion in associated debt. The transaction, if ...
Why EchoStar Stock Crashed 18% Today
Investors are unimpressed. EchoStar stock fell 18.5% through 10:15 a.m. ET on the news.
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EchoStar plots direct-to-device satellite push after shedding Dish and debt
EchoStar plans to aggressively expand its satellite and terrestrial mobile broadband services after shedding debt and its video distribution business.
4 Analysts Assess EchoStar: What You Need To Know
Throughout the last three months, 4 analysts have evaluated EchoStar SATS, offering a diverse set of opinions from bullish to ...
EchoStar gains as DirecTV and Dish merge to create largest U.S. Pay-TV provider
TPG-owned DirecTV is set to acquire EchoStar's ( NASDAQ: SATS) video distribution business, including DISH TV and Sling TV, ...
EchoStar Stock Hit On Deal To Sell Dish TV To DirecTV
Shares of EchoStar Corp. dropped around 12 percent on Monday's regular trading and more than 1 percent in the extended trading on ...
EchoStar to Divest Its DISH Business to DIRECTV, Stock Sinks 12%
SATS is set to sell its DISH unit to DIRECTV through an exchange of nearly $9.75 billion of DBS notes to strengthen its 5G Open RAN wireless network deployment.
DirectTV Will Buy Dish and Sling TV for $1 and a Bunch of Debt
The broadcasting industry landscape has changed significantly since the two satellite providers first tried to merge in 2002 ...