DirecTV says it will walk away from Dish deal

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-Dish deal drama could impact 18 million customers
There were high hopes for the DirecTV-Dish merger, which would have created the largest pay-TV company in the country with over 18 million subscribers. The combination would have given all the parties involved some heft at a time when traditional cable TV ...
DirecTV says meger 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.
Dish Bondholders Reject Debt Swap for Ergen’s DirecTV Merger
A debt exchange key to DirecTV’s plans to merge with Dish is expected to fall short ahead of Tuesday deadline.
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-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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
DirecTV scrapping DISH merger
Satellite TV provider DirecTV is walking away from its planned acquisition of EchoStar's video distribution service, DISH DBS ...
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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DISH bondholders put DIRECTV merger in jeopardy, turn down new debt swap offer
DISH and DIRECTV came together to improve the initial debt swap offer to these bondholders, but they still aren’t onboard.
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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, ...
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 ...