For a deal between Dish and DirecTV to work, AT&T might need to take a back seat in the pay-TV businesses it spent billions to acquire, analyst says.

DirecTV today announced an agreement to buy the Dish satellite TV and Sling TV streaming business from EchoStar for a nominal fee of $1 in what the companies called a debt exchange transaction.

As the pay-TV sector continues its downward spiral, DirecTV and Dish Network — two longtime rivals that have explored joining up at various times for years — may be headed to the altar. DirecTV is in ...

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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.

Satellite-TV providers DirecTV and Dish are in advanced merger talks, according to reports late Thursday. The Wall Street Journal reported DirecTV could acquire rival Dish, creating one of the ...

The satellite TV company, led by chairman Charlie Ergen and CEO Erik Carlson, had a decline of 462,000 in the year-ago quarter. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Dish Network reported that it lost ...

The company, led by CEO Erik Carlson and chairman Charlie Ergen, reported its third-quarter results. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor Dish Network lost about 64,000 net pay TV subscribers in the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Dish satellite TV subscribers have one of the area’s news stations back on their TVs. WEWS Channel 5 announced Sunday that Dish subscribers can watch the channel again after a ...

Disney’s many channels and ESPN are back in time for Monday Night Football, but are Dish customers about to see a price increase? Disney’s many channels and ESPN are back in time for Monday Night ...

Dish customers will be charged an additional $5 for the company’s satellite television packages next month. Beginning Oct. 12, pricing will be as follows: Dish customers who are currently enrolled in ...

A dispute between satellite TV provider Dish and media company Sinclair could result in more than 100 local TV stations being removed from the pay TV service. Sinclair Broadcast Group, headquartered ...