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DirecTV Abandons Deal to Acquire Dish Amid Bondholder Opposition

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Georg Szalai
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DirecTV abandons deal to acquire rival Dish TV amid bondholder opposition, leaving future uncertain for the two satellite giants.
beat sheet
  • The proposed $1 billion+ deal would have created the largest U.S. pay-TV distributor with over 19 million subscribers, but bondholders rejected DirecTV's debt-exchange offer.
  • DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow says the company will move forward with innovative products and provide customers more choice, even as its parent company TPG prepares to complete a buyout of the remaining 70% stake.
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Bill Morrow, Charlie Ergen, DirecTV, EchoStar, Dish Network, Dish TV, Sling TV, TPG
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