DirecTV says it will walk away from Dish deal

DirecTV may pull the plug on purchase of Dish Network
DirecTV’s purchase of EchoStar’s subscription television business could collapse unless bondholders agree to accept a discount within the next week. But even if they don’t, EchoStar reassured investors it has raised enough capital to meet upcoming debt payments,
DirecTV says it will walk away from Dish deal after bondholders’ rejection
DirecTV said it will abandon a plan to buy its satellite television rival after some bondholders refused to accept a steep discount on Dish parent EchoStar’s debt.
DirecTV-Dish deal drama could impact 18 million customers
Related: What DirecTV, Dish Network merger means for current customers In other news, time is running out for the 8 million people who still use DISH TV and Sling TV as their video services. A deal that would have sold both units owned by EchoStar to satellite TV provider DirecTV could be ditched.
Dish Lenders Reject DirecTV Debt Deal on Eve of Deadline
Dish Network Corp. creditors have rejected the US satellite-television provider’s bond-exchange offer on the eve of a deadline for a debt deal that is key to the company’s proposed acquisition by rival DirecTV.
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Satellite TV broadcaster DirecTV has threatened to pull its offer to buy Dish TV if a debt-exchange offer is not completed.
DirecTV threatens to call off Dish Network deal
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DirecTV Threatens to Walk Away From Dish Acquisition Over Debt Exchange Dispute
The deal between the rival satellite TV giants for $1 and $9.75 billion in debt is contingent upon Dish's bondholders ...
DirecTV-Dish Merger In Jeopardy: Here's The Issue
Dish bondholders rejected DirecTV's revised offer on Monday which lowered the minimum loss on $8.9 billion of bonds ...
DirecTV scrapping DISH merger
Satellite TV provider DirecTV is walking away from its planned acquisition of EchoStar's video distribution service, DISH DBS ...
DirecTV Plans to Cancel Dish Deal Unless Debt Swap Resolved
DirecTV intends to terminate its planned acquisition of Dish Network Corp. in 10 days if bondholders don’t agree to a debt ...
DirecTV said it plans to abandon its Dish merger
Satellite TV provider DirecTV said on Tuesday it will abandon its planned acquisition of EchoStar’s satellite television business that includes Dish TV by Nov. 22 if bondholders don’t agree to a debt ...
Dish Network Creditors Reject Bond Exchange Offer, Threatening Merger With DirecTV: Report
Dish Network Corp.'s creditors have rejected the company's bond-exchange offer just ahead of a key deadline, threatening the ...
DirecTV will terminate Dish deal unless debt swap resolved - Bloomberg
“A successful exchange was a condition for acquiring the Dish video business,” a DirecTV spokesperson said in an emailed ...
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Dish Lenders Reject DirecTV Debt Deal as Deadline Arrives
(Bloomberg) -- Dish Network Corp. creditors rejected the US satellite-television provider’s bond-exchange offer, as the deadline arrives for a debt deal that is key to the company’s proposed ...
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Dish Network sheds subscribers, but Sling TV grows during Q3
Echostar's pay television business — which is in the process of being acquired by DirecTV — ended the quarter with 8.03 ...