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DirecTV agrees to buy rival Dish Network for $1 and take on $20 billion debt
Zoom in: The deal calls for DirecTV to acquire Dish Network by paying $1 and assuming all of its $20 billion debt. DirecTV, ...
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It's do-or-die for DirecTV and Dish — so they're teaming up
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.
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DirecTV's CEO says its Dish acquisition 'isn't so much about bullying' media giants — but it's definitely about playing hardball
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 ...
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DirecTV announces new low-cost, genre-based TV packages
The new plans — called MyEntertainment, MyNews and MiEspañol — follow the launch of the sports-inclusive MySports package in ...
KFDX, KJBO off the air for many Texoma viewers
KFDX and KJBO are off the air for viewers who watch using an antenna, Dish Network, and DirecTV as of Thursday afternoon, Feb ...