DirecTV, Dish Network

DirecTV may pull the plug on purchase of Dish Network
DirecTV’s purchase of EchoStar’s subscription television business could collapse unless bondholders agree to accept a discount within the next week. But even if they don’t, EchoStar reassured investors it has raised enough capital to meet upcoming debt payments,
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 says merger agreement with Dish Network could fall apart
DirecTV says it will walk away from its merger agreement with Dish Network on November 22 if the company remains unable to reach a specific agreement with some of its creditors.
DirecTV-Dish deal drama could impact 18 million customers
In other news, time is running out for the 8 million people who still use DISH TV and Sling TV as their video services. A deal that would have sold both units owned by EchoStar to satellite TV provider DirecTV could be ditched. Without the financial muscle ...
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.
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.
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 Threatens to Walk Away From Dish Acquisition Over Debt Exchange Dispute
TV giant's bondholders don't agree to a debt exchange. "A successful exchange was a condition for acquiring the Dish ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dish Network Creditors Reject Bond Exchange Offer, Threatening Merger With DirecTV: Report
Dish Network Corp.'s creditors have rejected the company's bond-exchange offer just ahead of a key deadline, threatening the ...
DirecTV will terminate Dish deal unless debt swap resolved - Bloomberg
“A successful exchange was a condition for acquiring the Dish video business,” a DirecTV spokesperson said in an emailed ...
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 ...
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Dish Lenders Reject DirecTV Debt Deal as Deadline Arrives
TPG would buy the rest of DirecTV it didn’t own and then acquire Dish Network for $1 dollar plus debt assumption. “If the deal were to be consummated – and this is a deal that was teased for ...
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Boost Mobile (Dish Network) says it now reaches 70% of America with 5G
Boost Mobile, a company by Dish Network that was acquired during the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, has been continuing to grow as ...