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DirecTV scrapping DISH merger

Editorial Board Published November 13, 2024
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DirecTV says it’s strolling away from its deliberate acquisition of EchoStar’s video distribution service, DISH DBS, after Dish bondholders rejected a debt change provide from the satellite tv for pc TV supplier.

“A successful exchange was a condition for acquiring the DISH video business,” a DirecTV spokesperson mentioned in an announcement to FOX Enterprise on Wednesday. “Given the outcome of the EchoStar exchange, DIRECTV will have no choice but to terminate the acquisition of DISH by midnight on November 22.”

DirecTV and Dish satellite tv for pc dish receivers on the roof of a house in Wrightwood, California, on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg through Getty Photos / Getty Photos)

DirecTV introduced in September it might pay $1 for DISH DBS, which implies it might personal DISH TV and Sling TV, and agreed to imagine $9.75 billion of Dish’s debt within the deal.

Nevertheless, a bunch of DISH bondholders on Monday rejected the proposed debt-exchange provide from DirecTV that was contingent upon them accepting a “haircut” of $1.5 billion.

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DISH didn’t instantly reply to FOX Enterprise’ request for touch upon the scenario.

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DirecTV says it should stroll away from its deliberate acquisition of Dish after bondholders rejected a debt change that was a part of the deal. (Jaque Silva/SOPA Photos/LightRocket through Getty Photos / Getty Photos)

The proposed merger was seen as a strategic consolidation in a shrinking pay-TV market as each DirecTV and DISH face intensifying competitors from streaming companies.

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Streaming companies have gained dominance lately over satellite tv for pc TV because of their on-demand accessibility with web connectivity. As subscription costs for conventional satellite tv for pc TV elevated and the will for on-demand viewing surged, extra households started to chop the twine from conventional satellite tv for pc suppliers.

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In asserting the proposed merger, DirecTV and EchoStar mentioned that the deal would profit customers “by creating a more robust competitive force in a video industry dominated by streaming services owned by large tech companies and programmers.” 

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The deal would additionally present a vital lifeline to EchoStar, which was co-founded by telecommunications entrepreneur Charlie Ergen and is at present saddled with greater than $20 billion in debt.

FOX Enterprise’ Daniella Genovese and Reuters contributed to this report.

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