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DirecTV to acquire rival Dish Network for $1, subject to regulatory approval
30 Sep

DirecTV to acquire rival Dish Network for $1, subject to regulatory approval

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It’s always beautiful when two lonely corporations find one another. DirecTV has reached an agreement to acquire Dish Network, . This would create a global behemoth in the satellite TV space.It would also provide some financial armor for the struggling Dish Network. The company’s in debt to the tune of billions of dollars because, well, satellite TV isn’t exactly a growth industry anymore. Stream, baby, stream. All told, Dish has $2 billion in debt that’s due in November and only $500 million in available cash. That math don’t add up to .The specifics of the deal are pretty dang convoluted.…
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ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV as it finally reaches a deal with Disney
14 Sep

ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV as it finally reaches a deal with Disney

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After a two-week blackout, ESPN and other Disney-owned channels are back on DirecTV. The Walt Disney Company and DirecTV released a on Saturday announcing that they are in the process of finalizing a new contract, and that all channels affected by their dispute have been restored. That includes ABC, Freeform, FX and National Geographic channels. Disney at the beginning of September after the two companies failed to reach an agreement before their old contract expired. Inconveniently for sports fans, the blackout coincided with the start of football season.The new multi-year contract brings Disney’s full linear suite of networks back to…
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Disney cuts DirecTV customers’ access to ABC, ESPN and more
02 Sep

Disney cuts DirecTV customers’ access to ABC, ESPN and more

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ESPN's broadcast of the US Open was cut short for DirecTV users on Sunday after Disney issued a blackout midway through on all of its networks. It occurred after a 2019 deal expired without a new agreement for a licensing deal between the two companies.Unsurprisingly, DirecTV and Disney disagree on which company is to blame. "The Walt Disney Co. is once again refusing any accountability to consumers, distribution partners, and now the American judicial system," Rob Thun, chief content officer at DIRECTV, said in a statement. "They want to continue to chase maximum profits and dominant control at the expense…
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