Satellite TV has been a game-changer for homes in even the most remote areas in America. What used to be a frustrating experience with limited channels and routine outages has turned into a highly ...

Satellite TV giant DirecTV called off its deal with Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar to acquire rival Dish TV and other assets. The deal would have created one of the largest pay TV distributors in the ...

U.S. satellite TV provider DirecTV said on Thursday it had terminated its agreement to acquire Echostar's SATS.O satellite television business, which includes rival Dish TV, over a failed ...

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DirecTV is pulling out of an agreement to buy its satellite rival Dish after bondholders objected to terms of the deal. DirecTV issued an announcement last night saying “it has notified EchoStar of ...

The mega-transaction would have created the largest U.S. TV provider. By Georg Szalai, Alex Weprin Satellite TV giant DirecTV said it was abandoning a deal with Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar to acquire ...

As expected, DirecTV has formally walked away from the deal that would have merged the company with rival satellite cable provider Dish Network. “While we believed a combination of DIRECTV and DISH ...

The deal, which would have created one of the largest pay-TV providers in the United States, fell apart after strong objections from Dish’s lenders. By Lauren Hirsch A second attempt at a major media ...

For years, a merger between satellite TV companies DirectTV and Dish has seemed likely and even inevitable, creating a massive US pay-TV provider that could compete in the digital age. Nothing is ...

DirecTV says it is walking away from its planned acquisition of EchoStar's video distribution service, DISH DBS, after DISH bondholders rejected a debt exchange offer from the satellite TV provider.

DirecTV's proposed acquisition of Dish assets is more than likely dead after a group of bondholders rejected a revised offer. The deal could possibly be salvaged if Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen comes ...

Satellite TV provider DirecTV said on Tuesday it will abandon its planned acquisition of EchoStar’s satellite television business that includes Dish TV by Nov. 22 if bondholders don’t agree to a debt ...