The companies say the deal will improve the viability of satellite services in an industry now dominated by streaming providers. DirecTV unveiled plans Monday to buy Dish Network, bringing together ...

Satellite TV giant DirecTV called off its deal with Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar to acquire rival Dish TV and other assets. The deal would have created one of the largest pay TV distributors in the ...

The DirecTV and Dish satellites are no longer in Low Earth Orbit. The two sat-TV companies are merging to become America's biggest MVPD (Multichannel Video Programming Distributor) with roughly 19 ...

DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company. The deal was reliant on Dish bond holders agreeing to trade in the debt they ...

After decades of flirting with a merger, the nation’s two largest satellite TV providers have reached a deal to join forces in an effort to survive in a broadcasting industry dominated by tech firms ...

Dish parent company EchoStar is selling wireless spectrum licenses to SpaceX for around $17 billion, the companies announced ...

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SpaceX's complaints to the Federal Communications Commission have helped the satellite company land a $17 billion deal to buy spectrum licenses from EchoStar. The deal consists of up to $8.5 billion ...