“A successful exchange was a condition for acquiring the Dish video business,” a DirecTV spokesperson said in an emailed ...

EchoStar stock plunged on the news that bondholders of Dish Network rejected a proposed debt deal seen as key to sealing a ...

The telecom giant, led by CEO Hamid Akhavan and executive chairman Charlie Ergen, has agreed to be acquired by DirecTV to ...

Chicago Sports Network is expected to launch its direct-to-consumer service this week, the Sun-Times has learned. The network ...

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A group of EchoStar's Dish bondholders rejected a proposed debt-exchange offer from DirecTV that was contingent upon them accepting a "haircut" of $1.5 billion, a document viewed by Reuters on Monday ...

Earlier today, DirecTV, announced the full launch of MyFree DirecTV, a FAST (free ad supported television) service. At a ...

DirecTV has launched its dedicated free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platform – MyFree DirecTV – in the US, a few days ...

DISH and DIRECTV came together to improve the initial debt swap offer to these bondholders, but they still aren’t onboard.

Sign-ups for the FAST service launch on Roku start today and will be available across Amazon Fire, Android and Apple devices ...

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We also note that the company announced the sale of its stake in DIRECTV to TPG, which will generate ~$7.6 billion in cash ...