DirecTV, Dish Network

DirecTV says it will walk away from Dish deal after bondholders’ rejection
DirecTV said it will abandon a plan to buy its satellite television rival after some bondholders refused to accept a steep discount on Dish parent EchoStar’s debt.
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 deal seen as key to sealing a merger with satellite rival DirecTV. Shares fell to $22.
DirecTV to drop Dish acquisition plan if EchoStar debt-exchange offer fails
(Reuters) - 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 exchange. A group of Dish bondholders on ...
Dish bondholders reject debt-exchange offer for DirecTV deal, document shows
A group of EchoStar's Dish bondholders rejected a proposed debt-exchange offer from DirecTV that was contingent upon them accepting a "haircut" of $1.5 billion, a document viewed by Reuters on Monday showed.
Dish Lenders Reject DirecTV Debt Deal on Eve of Deadline
Dish Network Corp. creditors have rejected the US satellite-television provider’s bond-exchange offer on the eve of a deadline for a debt deal that is key to the company’s proposed acquisition by rival DirecTV.
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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 ...
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 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 files to sell 11.5M shares of common stock for holders
EST EchoStar (SATS) files to sell 11.5M shares of common stock for holders Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for ...
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DirecTV says Dish purchase is off
"A successful exchange was a condition for acquiring the Dish video business," the spokesperson said in an email Tuesday.
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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 ...
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Echostar’s DIRECTV Deal Faces Uncertainties Amid Regulatory Hurdles
The completion of the DIRECTV Transaction, a significant business move for Echostar, is fraught with uncertainty due to various uncontrollable conditions. These include pending antitrust and ...