DirecTV is testing the shutdown of new satellite service subscriptions in some markets. The move is likely to promote awareness of its streaming service in areas with good internet. Subscriber losses ...

DirecTV today announced an agreement to buy the Dish satellite TV and Sling TV streaming business from EchoStar for a nominal fee of $1 in what the companies called a debt exchange transaction.

Not long ago, satellite TV was the future. Now, one of its biggest players is being sold for $1, as streaming continues to erode traditional cable, over-the-air TV and DVDs. DirecTV announced today ...

Satellite TV giant DirecTV called off its deal with Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar to acquire rival Dish TV and other assets. The deal would have created one of the largest pay TV distributors in the ...

DirecTV is pulling out of an agreement to buy its satellite rival Dish after bondholders objected to terms of the deal. DirecTV issued an announcement last night saying “it has notified EchoStar of ...

For years, a merger between satellite TV companies DirectTV and Dish has seemed likely and even inevitable, creating a massive US pay-TV provider that could compete in the digital age. Nothing is ...

DirecTV and Dish Network are reportedly in advanced talks to merge, potentially creating the largest U.S. pay-TV provider, with around 20 million subscribers. If completed, the deal could be announced ...

A DirecTV sattelite dish sits on a roof on May 19, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Even DirecTV is cutting the cord, at least when it comes to offering satellite service ...

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. The proposed ...

As the pay-TV sector continues its downward spiral, DirecTV and Dish Network — two longtime rivals that have explored joining up at various times for years — may be headed to the altar. DirecTV is in ...