AT&T exits pay-TV business and frees DirecTV to combine with rival Dish
DirecTV promptly announces deal to acquire EchoStar’s video business that includes Dish TV and Sling TV, cementing a combination the two have sought for decades.
AT&T sells stake in DirecTV for $7.6 billion as it exits entertainment biz, as DirecTV buys Dish
AT&T is selling its remaining 70% stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG a decade after agreeing to buy the satellite TV provider.
AT&T sells DirecTV stake in blockbuster pay TV merger
AT&T is selling its 70% stake in DirecTV in a seismic deal for the satellite television world that will make the combined provider the biggest pay-TV
Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years as seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant
DirecTV to acquire Dish Network, Sling for $1 in huge pay-TV merger
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling for $1 and the assumption of nearly $10 billion in debt, marking one of the biggest pay-TV mergers ever.
EchoStar Stock Hit On Deal To Sell Dish TV To DirecTV
Shares of EchoStar Corp. dropped around 12 percent on Monday's regular trading and more than 1 percent in the extended trading on
DirecTV agrees to buy satellite rival Dish
The companies say the deal will improve the viability of satellite services in an industry now dominated by streaming providers.
DirecTV to acquire rival Dish Network for $1, subject to regulatory approval
DirecTV to acquire rival Dish Network, subject to regulatory approval. Regulators shut down a similar merger in 2002.
DirecTV is only paying one dollar for Dish in a major merger of shrinking pay-TV giants
DirecTV and Dish have agreed to merge. The combination will create the biggest traditional pay-TV service at a time when streaming dominates.
AT&T Finally Gets Out of the Media Business With DIRECTV Sale
On Monday, AT&T announced that it was selling its remaining 70% stake in DIRECTV to its private equity partner, which will ...
AT&T pole that fell into Sacramento backyard has been a concern for over 40 years, couple says
A Sacramento couple is grateful they are alive after an AT&T pole in their backyard came crashing down. "We've been having ...
AT&T is displeased with T-Mobile Priority, calls it out as a confusing marketing campaign
AT&T claims T-Mobile Priority isn't necessarily the major innovation it claims to be and is nothing more than a confusing ...
Is AT&T's 5%-Yielding Dividend Finally a Buy for Passive Income?
However, with leverage finally coming down in the past year and a clear line of sight for more deleveraging in the future, AT ...
Verizon and AT&T customers report phones are stuck in SOS: Here's what to do about the widespread outage
Verizon and AT&T customers have reported their phones being stuck in SOS mode due to what appears to be a widespread outage.
AT&T Agrees to Sell DirecTV Holding to TPG for $7.6 Billion
AT&T Inc. said it had agreed to sell its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG Inc. for $7.6 billion in cash.
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AT&T offloads DirecTV for $7.6bn to TPG
In the recently announced deal, minority stakeholder TPG Capital will assume full company ownership of DirecTV.
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile service outages reported by users
People in multiple cities posted about issues they were having, with many saying their phones were in "SOS" mode.
AT&T acuerda vender su participación mayoritaria en DirecTV a TPG por US$7.600 millones
AT&T Inc. acordó vender su participación mayoritaria en DirecTV a la empresa de capital riesgo TPG Inc. por US$7.600 millones ...
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AT&T has favorable ruling in SIM swap case overturned unanimously
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturns a SIM swap decision in AT&T's favor forcing the carrier to go to trial.