Los Angeles Times

DirecTV, Dish are close to clinching merger agreement

DirecTV and Dish are in advanced talks to merge in a deal that would create the largest U.S. pay-TV provider, with almost 20 million subscribers, people familiar with the matter said. An agreement ...
CNN

DirecTV said it plans to abandon its Dish merger

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 ...
CNN

DirecTV agrees to buy Dish for $1

DirecTV announced Monday it’s buying rival Dish Network, ending multiple decades of on-and-off talks about the satellite services merging. The companies have struggled to retain subscribers in the ...
New York Post

DirecTV, Dish reportedly close to reaching a merger agreement — which could bring in more than 20M subscribers

DirecTV and Dish are in advanced talks to merge in a deal that could create the largest US pay-TV provider, with more than 20 million subscribers, according to multiple reports. The agreement could be ...
Ars Technica

DirecTV announces termination of deal to buy Dish satellite business

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 ...