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DirecTV And Dish To Merge, Creating U.S. Pay-TV Giant, As AT&T Completes Exit From Entertainment
DirecTV and Dish Network announced plans to merge, creating by far the largest U.S. pay-TV operator
In the past, they have scuttled attempts to bring together the two satellite firms, but today’s pay-TV landscape is far more fragmented, as millions of customers cut the cord each year. Washington agencies have taken a hard line on a number of M&A deals in recent years, though the presidential administration is set to change in January, signaling a new regulatory era. While the companies have declined from their heyday, each still carries weight in the pay-TV ecosystem, as evidenced by DirecTV’s recent standoff with Disney.
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