DirecTV says it will walk away from Dish deal

DirecTV-Dish deal drama could impact 18 million customers
A deal that would have sold both units owned by EchoStar to satellite TV provider DirecTV could be ditched. Without the financial muscle of DirecTV, Dish and Sling won’t have the money to keep up in the changing media landscape. The original acquisition ...
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.
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.
Dish bondholders reject debt-exchange offer for DirecTV deal, document shows
A group of EchoStar's Dish bondholders rejected a proposed debt-exchange offer from DirecTV that was contingent upon them accepting a "haircut" of $1.5 billion, a document viewed by Reuters on Monday showed.
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
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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 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 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 ...
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