DirecTV, Dish Network and EchoStar

EchoStar Stock Plunges After Dish Network Debt Holders Spurn Bond Deal Seen As Key To DirecTV Merger
EchoStar stock plunged on the news that bondholders of Dish Network rejected a proposed debt deal seen as key to sealing a merger with DirecTV.
DirecTV to drop Dish acquisition plan if EchoStar debt-exchange offer fails
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 exchange.
DirecTV Plans to Call Off 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 exchange.
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.
Dish bondholders reject debt-exchange offer for DirecTV deal, document shows
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 showed.
Dish Bondholders Reject Debt Swap for Ergen’s DirecTV Merger
A debt exchange key to DirecTV’s plans to merge with Dish is expected to fall short ahead of Tuesday deadline.
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DirecTV says meger agreement with Dish Network could fall apart
DirecTV says it will walk away from its merger agreement with Dish Network on November 22 if the company remains unable to ...
DirecTV says Dish purchase is off
DirecTV’s proposed acquisition of Dish assets is most likely dead after a group of bondholders rejected a revised offer.
EchoStar Sheds 43,000 Pay TV Subscribers, Adds 145,000 Sling TV Subscriptions in Q3
The Dish parent has entered into an agreement to sell the satellite TV giant to rival DirecTV in a deal for $1 and $9.75 ...
EchoStar Posts Loss of Dish, Gain of Sling TV Subs in Third Quarter, Raises $5.2B in Fresh Capital
The telecom giant, led by CEO Hamid Akhavan and executive chairman Charlie Ergen, has agreed to be acquired by DirecTV to ...
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DirecTV Plans to Cancel Dish Deal Unless Debt Swap Resolved
“A successful exchange was a condition for acquiring the Dish video business,” a DirecTV spokesperson said in an emailed ...
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Sling TV Adds 145,000 Pay TV Subs While Dish Sheds 188,000 in Q3
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., —EchoStar, which hopes to sell its pay TV operations to DirecTV, continued to hemorrhage subscribers in its ...
Echostar: Buy Rating Despite Challenges, Strategic Maneuvers Highlight Underappreciated Spectrum Value
TD Cowen analyst Gregory Williams maintained a Buy rating on Echostar (SATS – Research Report) today and set a price target of $30.00.
EchoStar Q3 Earnings And Sales Falter, But Gains Ground With Sling TV Subscribers
EchoStar's Q3 earnings miss estimates with wider losses and a 5% revenue decline, despite gains in Sling TV subscribers.