DirecTV – MOSAEC

DirecTV Calls Off Plans to Acquire Dish Network

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

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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.

By Benjamin Mullin and Lauren Hirsch

DirecTV Television

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.

By Lauren Hirsch and Benjamin Mullin

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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.

By Benjamin Mullin