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DirecTV Drops EchoStar Merger Bid
A DirecTV spokesperson told the Post: “A successful [debt] exchange was a condition for acquiring the Dish video business.
DirecTV scrapping DISH merger
Satellite TV provider DirecTV is walking away from its planned acquisition of EchoStar's video distribution service, Dish DBS ...
EchoStar Posts Loss of Dish, Gain of Sling TV Subs in Third Quarter, Raises $5.2B in Fresh Capital
The telecom giant, led by CEO Hamid Akhavan and executive chairman Charlie Ergen, has agreed to be acquired by DirecTV to ...
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DirecTV Will Not Move Forward With Dish Merger
As September came to a close, official word that DirecTV had agreed to acquire EchoStar’s video distribution business, ...
EchoStar Sheds 43,000 Pay TV Subscribers, Adds 145,000 Sling TV Subscriptions in Q3
The Dish parent has entered into an agreement to sell the satellite TV giant to rival DirecTV in a deal for $1 and $9.75 ...
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DirecTV-Dish deal drama could impact 18 million customers
In other news, time is running out for the 8 million people who still use DISH TV and Sling TV as their video services. A ...
DirecTV-Dish Merger In Jeopardy: Here's The Issue
Dish bondholders rejected DirecTV's revised offer on Monday which lowered the minimum loss on $8.9 billion of bonds ...
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EchoStar secures $5.2bn in capital to invest in 5G Open RAN rollout, but faces challenge over DirecTV sale
Despite scaling back, EchoStar reported 5G network revenue of $43.2 million, up from $29.9m last year. Dish previously hit its 5G coverage target set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...
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EchoStar (SATS) Reports Q3 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates
EchoStar (SATS) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.52 per ... A quarter ago, it was expected that this seller of set-top boxes and provider of satellite services to Dish Network would post a ...