DirecTV says it is walking away from its planned acquisition of EchoStar's video distribution service, DISH DBS, after DISH bondholders rejected a debt exchange offer from the satellite TV provider.

DirecTV announced this week that it is cancelling its merger with Dish due to concerns over a debt swap by bond holders. The agreement hinged on Dish bondholders accepting a debt swap, which would ...

As September came to a close, official word that DirecTV had agreed to acquire EchoStar’s video distribution business, including DISH TV and Sling TV services had tongues wagging. Now, the chances of ...

DirecTV is abandoning its acquisition of Dish assets after a group of bondholders refused to accept the terms of a proposed debt offer, a DirecTV spokesperson said. "A successful exchange was a ...

DirecTV has notified EchoStar Corp. of its intention to terminate an acquisition of Dish Network Corp. after bondholders failed to consent to a key debt exchange, all but killing a deal to create the ...

DirecTV and Dish Network, longtime satellite TV adversaries, are set to merge. DirecTV announced a deal Monday with Dish parent company EchoStar to acquire Dish in a deal valued at nearly $10 billion ...

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Dish Network is experiencing technical difficulties that are disrupting the transmission of WROC’s signal to its customers.

WASHINGTON — DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant. DirecTV said ...

DirecTV has notified EchoStar Corp. of its intention to terminate an acquisition of Dish Network Corp. after it failed to win the consent of bondholders for a key debt exchange, all but killing a deal ...