AT&T Sells DirecTV Stake, Spins Out Pay-TV Services
AT&T officially affirmed last week that it will be selling a 30% stake in its DirecTV direct-to-home satellite operations to private equity investment firm TPG and will spin off the company into a new business. AT&T will continue to hold onto the remaining controlling stake…
Ergen Sees Merger With DirecTV DTH And DISH As ‘Inevitable’
Charlie Ergen, the founder and chairman of DISH Network and EchoStar, said on a Q2 financial call with analysts Friday that a merger between the two direct-to-home (DTH) satellite services, DirecTV and DISH, is likely inevitable. In light of AT&T’s difficulties maintaining DirecTV’s subscriber base…
Report: NFL, DirecTV Miss Sunday Ticket Opt-Out Windows
The long-term status of DirecTV’s exclusive rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket out-of-market football game package remained uncertain Friday, after both the satellite TV provider and the sports league missed opt-out deadlines for their current deal that runs through the 2020-21 season, according to a…
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