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.
Category: DirecTV
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DirecTV Strikes Deal to Acquire Dish Network
The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, would create one of the largest pay-TV distributors in the U.S. The companies were blocked in an attempt to merge in 2002.
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Dish and DirecTV Near a Deal to Combine (Again)
The companies are in talks to create one of the largest pay-TV providers in the country. In 2002, the U.S. government blocked a similar deal.
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Disney and DirecTV Reach Deal to Restore ESPN and ABC
The agreement ends a two-week dispute that had prevented many of DirecTV’s 11 million customers from watching programs like Monday Night Football.
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Disney and DirecTV Reach Deal, Ending ESPN Blackout
The agreement ends a two-week dispute that had prevented many of DirecTV’s 11 million customers from watching programs like Monday Night Football.
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DirecTV’s Dispute With Disney Shows Why Satellite TV Is in Trouble
While the cable TV business is declining quickly, satellite TV is decaying even faster.
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ESPN and ABC Go Dark on DirecTV in Feud With Disney
The outage struck on Sunday, cutting access for many DirecTV viewers to the U.S. Open tennis tournament on ABC.
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N.F.L. Sunday Ticket Verdict Is Thrown Out by Judge
The decision, five weeks after a jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages in an antitrust case, is a reprieve for the league.
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NFL Sunday Ticket Lawsuit: Why TV Deals Are So Valuable
A class-action lawsuit over the cost of Sunday Ticket subscriptions underscored how valuable broadcast deals have been for the league’s success.
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DirecTV Says CNN Streaming Service Risks Violating Deal
The concern, raised in a letter, signals that cable and satellite providers may push back against streaming services full of shows they’re already paying for.
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YouTube Reaches Deal for N.F.L. Sunday Ticket
The New York Times – Sports:Tech giants including Apple, Amazon and YouTube’s owner, Google, pursued the rights to stream the N.F.L. games.
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YouTube in Advanced Talks for N.F.L. Sunday Ticket
The New York Times – Sports:Tech’s biggest companies — Apple, Amazon and YouTube’s owner, Google — have been pursuing the rights to the football package.