UPDATE 4-AT&T in talks to buy DirecTV for nearly $50 bln -sources
(Adds industry background) By Soyoung Kim and Ronald Grover NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES May 12 (Reuters) - AT&T Inc is in active talks to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV and may complete a deal in the...
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View ArticleRegulatory OK for AT&T/DirecTV may hinge on the 'bundle'
Focusing on bundled services of a combined AT&T/DirecTV and how that entity could be a stronger competitor against big cable is likely the best strategy to win approval. by May 19, 2014 8:06 AM PDT...
View ArticleAT&T nears DirecTV purchase in new jolt to TV landscape
By Soyoung Kim and Liana B. Baker NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T is close to announcing that it will buy the No. 1 U.S. satellite TV operator DirecTV, according to people familiar with the matter, in...
View ArticleAT&T in talks to buy DirecTV for nearly $50 bln -sources
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - AT&T Inc is in active talks to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV and may finalize a deal in the next few weeks that could be worth close to $50 billion, two people...
View ArticleDirecTV, Dish Expected to Face Merger Questions on Earnings Call
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View ArticleReport: AT&T approached DirecTV about buyout
Bloomberg News Dallas-based AT&T, the second-biggest U.S. mobile-phone carrier, approached DirecTV about possibly acquiring the satellite-television company, the Wall Street Journal reported today,...
View ArticleAT&T acquires DirecTV for $48.5 billion in another media merger
AT&T announced on Sunday that it has acquired DirecTV for $48.5 billion in an attempt to jump into the pay-TV market. This is the latest mega media merger and will raise more questions about...
View ArticleAT&T aims for TV's future with $48.5B DirecTV deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Priming itself for the age of Internet-delivered video, AT&T Inc. said it would buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion in cash and stock, or $95 per share. While DirecTV doesn't help the...
View ArticleAT&T in talks to buy DirecTV for nearly $50 billion: sources
By Soyoung Kim and Ronald Grover NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - AT&T Inc is in active talks to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV and may finalize a deal in the next few weeks that could be worth...
View ArticleAT&T to buy DirecTV for nearly $50 billion soon
Mumbai: AT&T Inc is in active talks to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV and may complete a deal in the next few weeks that could be worth close to $50 billion. The second-largest wireless operator...
View ArticleAT&T says close to DirecTV takeover
AT&T is poised to announce its takeover of DirecTV Inc within days, people briefed on the matter said on Saturday, ushering in another sweeping transformation of the US telecommunications industry....
View ArticleUPDATE 1-AT&T tells US lawmakers DirecTV deal is not Comcast/Time Warner
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View ArticleUS telecoms giant AT&T in €35.3bn deal to buy satellite provider DirecTV
A $48.5 billion (€35.3 billion) deal by US telecoms company AT&T to buy America’s largest satellite TV provider DirecTV is the latest proposed merger in a consolidation of the US television...
View ArticleAT&T to buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion as cellular growth eases
By Liana B. Baker, Soyoung Kim and Marina Lopes (Reuters) - AT&T plans to pay $48.5 billion to buy DirecTV, the top U.S. satellite TV operator, in a bid for growth beyond an increasingly...
View ArticleDirecTV Shareholders Approve $48.5 Billion Sale to AT&T
DirecTV (DTV) shareholders approved the $48.5 billion sale of the company to AT&T Inc. (T) today, with 77.8 percent voting in favor of the deal. DirecTV...
View ArticleAT&T to announce DirecTV acquisition
NEW YORK — AT&T is aiming to announce an agreement to acquire DirecTV by Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter, adding satellite-TV subscribers as the biggest competitors in the...
View ArticleMorning Media Newsfeed: Comcast, TWC Face Senate | Pauley to CBS | CNN’s...
Click here to receive Mediabistro’s Morning Media Newsfeed via email. Senate Panel Expresses Caution on Merger of Cable Giants (NYT) Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee expressed concern on...
View ArticleAT&T said to be in talks to acquire DirecTV
NEW YORK — AT&T, joining the ranks of U.S. TV, Internet and wireless providers racing to consolidate, is in advanced talks to acquire DirecTV for about $50 billion, according to people familiar...
View ArticleAnalysts say DirecTV purchase makes sense for AT&T
DirecTV, which doesn’t have its own phone service or a competitive Internet offering, was under pressure to find a telecommunications partner as more viewers go online for video and the pool of...
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