Key Points and Summary - DIRECTV’s plan to combine with Dish collapsed after Dish noteholders rejected a discounted debt swap, scuttling the latest attempt to consolidate satellite TV. -The setback ...

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 ...

DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company. The deal was reliant on Dish bond holders agreeing to trade in the debt they ...

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 ...

DirecTV dropped its $1 deal to buy Dish after bondholders rejected it. DirecTV dropped its $1 deal to buy Dish after bondholders rejected it. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer ...

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 ...

The deal was originally agreed upon on September 30th where EchoStar, DISH DBS’s parent company, would sell DISH and Sling TV to DIRECTV for $1, along with the transfer of nearly $10 billion in debt.