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 ...
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 ...
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DirecTV scrapping DISH merger
DirecTV says it is walking away from its planned acquisition of EchoStar's video distribution service, DISH DBS, after DISH bondholders rejected a debt exchange offer from the satellite TV provider.
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Are DIRECTV & Dish Playing a Game of Bluff With the Creditors?
Reported on DIRECTV for 30 years. TV Answer Man, what is up with the DIRECTV-Dish deal? Is DIRECTV really going to walk away ...
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DirecTV-Dish deal drama could impact 18 million customers
Without DirecTV, Dish will have trouble going it alone, as it weighed down by over $20 billion of debt - in a media world ...
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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, ...
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DirecTV may pull plug on purchase of Dish Network
On Sept. 30, DirecTV announced it would pay $1 and assume $9.75 billion in Echostar debt to acquire the Dish Network. The ...
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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 offer. The deal could possibly be salvaged if Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen ...
DirecTV scrapping DISH merger
Satellite TV provider DirecTV is walking away from its planned acquisition of EchoStar's video distribution service, DISH DBS ...