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DirecTV won’t buy Colorado’s Dish Network

The New York Times · 2d

DirecTV Calls Off Plans to Acquire Dish Network

The deal, which would have created one of the largest pay-TV providers in the United States, fell apart after strong objections from Dish’s lenders.

Los Angeles Times · 2d

DirecTV calling off Dish Network takeover after bondholders balk

DirecTV has notified EchoStar Corp. of its intention to terminate an acquisition of Dish Network Corp. after it failed to win the consent of bondholders for a key debt exchange, all but killing a deal to create the largest U.S. pay-TV service.

DirecTV Ditches Dish Deal

DirecTV on Thursday formally announced that it was nixing the agreement with EchoStar to buy Dish Network. The deal is being terminated effective as of 11:59 p.m. ET on Nov. 22, DirecTV said.

2d

DirecTV terminates Dish deal over failed debt swap

The proposed deal, initially announced in September, was seen as a strategic consolidation in a shrinking pay-TV market.

2don MSN

DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company.

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