DirecTV to acquire Dish Network, Sling TV for $1
Satellite TV provider DirecTV has agreed to buy longtime competitor Dish Network, throwing a lifeline to the troubled Colorado-based broadcaster that helped pioneer the industry.…
Satellite TV provider DirecTV has agreed to buy longtime competitor Dish Network, throwing a lifeline to the troubled Colorado-based broadcaster that helped pioneer the industry.…
DirecTV and Dish are in advanced talks to merge in a deal that would create the largest US pay-TV provider, with almost 20 million subscribers,…
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Disney's television channels, including ESPN and eight of its local ABC affiliates, were blocked on DirecTV. Photo by Kentuckyfriedtucker/Wikimedia Commons Sept. 14 (UPI) -- DirecTV…
After a 13-day blackout, Walt Disney Co. and DirecTV settled their contentious contract dispute early Saturday, restoring ESPN, ABC stations and other Disney-owned channels for…
The Walt Disney Co.’s proposal for a partial, temporary detente as the blackout of its channels on DirecTV and U-Verse stretches into its 10th day…
Millions of DirecTV customers could miss ESPN’s kickoff of “Monday Night Football” — a highly anticipated game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York…
When USC fans get their first, long-awaited glimpse inside the L.A. Memorial Coliseum on Saturday night, they’ll be greeted by an unfamiliar sight at the…
Walt Disney Co.-owned channels, including ESPN and ABC stations, were knocked off DirecTV platforms Sunday after talks to reach a new distribution deal collapsed.The blackout…
A federal judge has overturned a jury’s $4.7-billion verdict in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL and has granted judgment…
The NFL suffered a huge setback Thursday and was ordered to pay about $4.1 billion in damages for violating antitrust law in a class-action suit…
Did the NFL conspire to put the squeeze on its biggest fans, driving up the price of DirecTV’s Sunday Ticket package so subscribers would be…
Making progress in distribution talks, television giants DirecTV and Nexstar Media Group have agreed to restore Nexstar’s broadcast station signals to DirecTV customer homes —…
Millions of DirecTV customers lost access to Nexstar Media Group channels after the two companies failed to agree to a new distribution contract by a…
DirecTV didn’t punt the entire “NFL Sunday Ticket” package of professional football, after all. On Thursday, the satellite TV provider and EverPass Media announced they…
DirecTV’s dispute with conservative network Newsmax — which turned bitter when the small channel enlisted support from Republican politicians — is ending with Newsmax returning…
Viewers who have tuned into the conservative news channel Newsmax in recent weeks may think they are watching a telethon. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based outfit’s…
Newsmax, the conservative news channel that carries former president Donald Trump’s rallies, is in a standoff with DirecTV that could lead to the pay TV…
Pioneering satellite TV provider DirecTV is making significant cuts to its workforce. The El Segundo company, which has been struggling with subscriber losses, alerted employees…