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DirecTV Scraps Merger With Rival Dish
In September, DirecTV agreed to buy Dish from EchoStar for a nominal $1, plus the assumption of debt. - Kyle ...
Dish deal collapse would torch massive windfalls
A satellite deal is now lost in space. DirecTV ended plans to buy its pay-TV rival after controlling shareholder Charlie ...
DirecTV Abandons Deal to Acquire Dish Amid Bondholder Opposition
DirecTV had forecast that the combination could generate cost synergies of at least $1 billion per year. The deal was seen as ...
DirecTV calls off acquisition of satellite TV rival Dish — as lenders revolt
Satellite TV giant DirecTV called off its deal with Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar to acquire rival Dish TV and other assets. The ...
DirecTV terminates Dish deal over failed debt swap
The proposed deal, initially announced in September, was seen as a strategic consolidation in a shrinking pay-TV market.
EchoStar Stock Plunges After Dish Network Debt Holders Spurn Bond Deal Seen As Key To DirecTV Merger
EchoStar stock plunged 13% Tuesday on the news that bondholders of subsidiary Dish Network rejected a proposed debt ...
DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit
DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company.
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DIRECTV terminates acquisition of EchoStar’s Dish
pursuant to which it had agreed to acquire EchoStar’s video distribution business, Dish. The termination of the agreement follows Dish noteholders’ failure to agree to the proposed exchange debt ...