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DirecTV Inc

  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
    UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
    The AT&T-DirecTV mistake Premium content

    How a $67bn deal went wrong

    DirecTV logo outside its headquarters
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    News in-depthStreaming services
    TPG bets it can build a streaming disrupter from satellite TV’s decline

    Private equity group’s DirecTV and Dish deals are about creating a budget rival to Netflix and Apple

    DirecTV satellite dish
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    LexMergers & Acquisitions
    TPG takes on pay-TV bondholders to ride to Ergen’s rescue Premium content

    Private equity firm leads rescue deal to keep EchoStar afloat

    TPG’s satellite TV provider, DirecTV, will acquire its arch-rival Dish Network from EchoStar
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    LexWalt Disney Co
    Disney’s latest pay TV bust-up comes at desperate moment Premium content

    The media group and DirecTV are accusing each other of being unreasonable

    A 3D printed Disney logo is placed in front of a blue background, with the ESPN+ logo visible in the background.
  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    AT&T Inc
    AT&T unloads DirecTV stake to TPG and spins off pay-TV units

    Deal values satellite broadcast provider at $16.3bn, far less than what telecoms group paid for it

  • Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
    AT&T Inc
    Bidders line up for AT&T’s troubled DirecTV business

    Michael Klein’s Spac and private equity group Apollo among bidders for unit valued at close to $50bn just five years ago

  • Friday, 20 September, 2019
    LexAT&T Inc
    AT&T/Elliott: diminished cord Premium content

    It is easy to see why the activist investor thinks DirecTV should go

    Elliott Management is pushing for an overhaul of AT&T, after buying a $3.2bn stake last week
  • Wednesday, 24 April, 2019
    AT&T Inc
    AT&T revenues miss as it loses TV and streaming subscribers

    US telecoms group says it is on track to meet its deleveraging goals

  • Wednesday, 29 November, 2017
    News in-depthFT Alphaville
    The DOJ’s case against the AT&T/Time Warner deal makes no sense
  • Tuesday, 21 November, 2017
    US & Canadian companies
    Trump administration moves to block AT&T-Time Warner deal

    Telecoms group’s chief vows to fight and warns decision will have chilling effect on deals

  • Tuesday, 24 October, 2017
    Telecoms
    AT&T falls after sales drop more than expected
  • Thursday, 27 July, 2017
    Corporate earnings and results
    Box-office hits help Comcast beat earnings expectations
  • Thursday, 13 July, 2017
    News in-depthUS & Canadian companies
    HBO battles ‘Game of Thrones’ chill with subscriber growth

    New distribution deals help Time Warner-owned channel weather the digital storm

    Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister
  • Monday, 28 November, 2016
    US & Canadian companies
    AT&T to launch live online television service

    DirecTV Now hopes to compete with Netflix, offering 100-plus channels from $35 a month

    AT&T Headquarters in San Antonio, Texas
  • Wednesday, 2 November, 2016
    US & Canadian companies
    US files antitrust lawsuit against AT&T’s DirecTV over sports channel
  • Monday, 15 August, 2016
    fastFTPan Kwan Yuk
    TPG joins cable-TV consolidation with $2.25bn deals
  • Thursday, 21 July, 2016
    fastFT
    AT&T slips as quarterly sales miss views
  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2016
    World
    AT&T dips despite profit beat
  • Thursday, 24 March, 2016
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Starboard seeks new Yahoo board as fight esclates
  • Tuesday, 1 March, 2016
    US & Canadian companies
    AT&T repackages DirecTV for cord cutters

    Dish-based premium television service to be sold on smartphones

    (FILES) This file photo taken on June 02, 2010 shows the AT&T logo in Washington DC. AT&T announced plans February 12, 2016 to begin testing a superfast fifth generation, or 5G, mobile network with speeds up to 100 times faster than the most rapid existing connections.The US telecom group said it would begin the field tests later this year in collaboration with US semiconductor giant Intel and Swedish networking group Ericsson. / AFP / Etienne FRANCHI
  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2016
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    AT&T shares slip after results
  • Thursday, 10 December, 2015
    US & Canadian companies
    Strong demand for Visa’s $16bn bond deal

    Record M&A run is driving corporate debt issuance in US

    A Visa Inc. logo sits on a credit card in this arranged photograph, in London, U.K., on Friday, May 22, 2015. Credit and debit cards that can be used by tapping the reader are gaining users, and mobile apps are set to further boost the popularity of contactless paying. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
  • Thursday, 15 October, 2015
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    Telecoms: Showtime for AT&T

    The group acquired DirecTV for $49bn in 2014, but as subscribers turn off, is it buying into a dying industry?

  • Friday, 14 August, 2015
    News in-depthUS & Canadian companies
    TV flickers as viewers find new screens

    Record numbers of Americans are unplugging their subscriptions

    20th June 1950: A family watching television at home. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)
  • Tuesday, 21 July, 2015
    Telecoms
    US regulators set to clear $49bn AT&T bid for DirecTV

    FCC proposes approval of deal with conditions covering interconnection agreements

    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10:  Network cables are plugged in a server room on November 10, 2014 in New York City. U.S. President Barack Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to implement a strict policy of net neutrality and to oppose content providers in restricting bandwith to customers.  (Photo by Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images)
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