Dish’s Debt-Exchange Sale to DirecTV Is ‘Tantamount to a Default,’ Credit-Rating Agency Says
EchoStar's deal to sell Dish to DirecTV, which will assume $9.75 billion in debt, is akin to Dish defaulting on its debt ...
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DirecTV agrees to buy rival Dish Network for $1 and take on $20 billion debt
DirecTV has agreed to acquire Dish Network from EchoStar. Why it matters: The combination would form the country's largest ...
DirecTV to acquire Dish Network, Sling TV for $1
The deal would provide a loan to Dish parent EchoStar Communications and also prompt the departure of AT&T from its ownership ...
DirecTV Strikes Deal to Acquire Dish Network
The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, would create one of the largest pay-TV distributors in the U.S. The ...
DirecTV to acquire rival Dish Network for $1, subject to regulatory approval
It’s always beautiful when two lonely corporations find one another. DirecTV has reached an agreement to acquire Dish Network ...
DirecTV/Dish merger has a problem as debt holders object to $1.6 billion loss
DirecTV agreed to buy the Dish satellite TV and Sling TV business for a nominal fee of $1, in exchange for taking on $9.75 ...
Dish-DirecTV Deal Sparks Creditor Revolt Over $1.6 Billion Loss
Creditors to US satellite television firm Dish Network plan to block a distressed exchange that’s a key part of its tie-up ...
DirecTV Just Bought Dish Network For Only $1, But It's Far From A Steal
A corporate merger for only one dollar might seem impossible, but the deal to acquire Dish TV and Sling TV by DirecTV is a ...
DirecTV to buy Dish Network, Sling TV for $1, plus the assumption of debt
AT&T has already sold 30% of the DirecTV business to the TPG firm, and will sell the rest of the company for $7.6 billion.
The Dish on Spectrum and Politics
The FCC gives Charlie Ergen some crucial regulatory forbearance.