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DirecTV to drop Dish acquisition plan

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.

Hosted on MSN · 14h

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 ...

TheWrap · 13h

DirecTV Threatens to Walk Away From Dish Acquisition Over Debt Exchange Dispute

The deal between the rival satellite TV giants for $1 and $9.75 billion in debt is contingent upon Dish's bondholders agreeing to a debt exchange

DirecTV Is Latest To Launch A FAST Service

Forbes · 1d

DirecTV Is The Latest To Launch A FAST Service

DirecTV launched a new FAST service called MyFree DirecTV. FAST networks are growing in popualrity as SVOD subscriber grwoth slows and cord cutting is not slowing down.

Tom's Guide · 7h

DirecTV launches free streaming service with over 70 channels to fight Tubi — here's what's you can watch

According to Forbes, the MyFree DirecTV service is entering a crowded ad-supported streaming TV market, with more than 650 services on offer in the U.S., since at least 2022. Forbes noted that nearly 5% of streaming is done via free platforms like Tubi, the Roku Channel and Paramount's Pluto service.

Yahoo · 1d

MyFree DirecTV Launches With Over 70 FAST Channels

Sign-ups for the FAST service launch on Roku start today and will be available across Amazon Fire, Android and Apple devices this week, as well as via the DirecTV app The post MyFree DirecTV Launches With Over 70 FAST Channels appeared first on TheWrap.

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DirecTV scrapping DISH merger

Satellite TV provider DirecTV is walking away from its planned acquisition of EchoStar's video distribution service, Dish DBS ...

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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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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, ...

Business Insider23h

DirecTV’s proposed acquisition of Dish assets likely off, CNBC reports

DirecTV’s proposed acquisition of Dish assets is more than likely dead after a group of bondholders rejected a revised offer, CNBC’s Rohan Goswami reports. The deal could possibly be salvaged if ...

NBC New York2d

DirecTV says Dish purchase is off

DirecTV's proposed acquisition of Dish assets is more than likely dead after a group of bondholders rejected a revised ...

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DirecTV Is Latest To Launch A FAST Service

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