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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.
DirecTV scrapping DISH merger
Satellite TV provider DirecTV is walking away from its planned acquisition of EchoStar's video distribution service, DISH DBS, after DISH bondholders rejected a debt exchange.
DirecTV said it plans to abandon its Dish merger
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.
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-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
DirecTV threatens to call off Dish Network deal
TheStreet’s Conway Gittens brings you the biggest news of the day, including what investors are watching and why a huge TV merger is in trouble.
DIRECTV to walk away from DISH merger talks if bondholders aren't swayed soon
The two satellite companies would form the largest pay-TV company in the United States if they merged, but DIRECTV is losing patience. Time appears to be running out for a combination of DISH and DIRECTV.
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 ...
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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 may pull the plug on purchase of Colorado-based Dish Network
DirecTV’s purchase of EchoStar’s subscription television business could collapse unless bondholders agree to accept a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Telecom M&A: DirecTV-Dish Deal In Peril. Charter To Buy Liberty Broadband.
Satellite TV broadcaster DirecTV has threatened to pull its offer to buy Dish TV if a debt-exchange offer is not completed.