DirecTV said Monday that it will acquire Dish TV and Sling TV from its owner EchoStar in a debt exchange transaction that includes a payment of $1, plus an assumption of debt.
DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create huge pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit
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After a nearly two-week blackout, DirecTV said it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. to restore the stations.
AT&T exits showbiz, sells its last stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6 billion
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