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Private equity firm TPG completed its $7.6 billion purchase of the 70% stake it didn't already hold in DirecTV from AT&T. Why ...
The satellite TV giant, which is now fully owned by the private equity firm, expects to increase its investments in video ...
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DirecTV Has a New Owner
DirecTV, the satellite TV and streaming provider, is now under new corporate ownership. AT&T has finished selling its stake ...
US carrier AT&T plans to speed up its fiber deployment following the passing of President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful ...
When AT&T bought DirecTV, the satellite service had 20.3 million US customers, and AT&T’s own U-verse cable system had another 5.7 million, for a total of 26 million.
DirecTV is now a stand-alone company. After a disastrous six-year foray into satellite TV, AT&T is spinning off the company for $7.1 billion in cash.
AT&T bought DirecTV for $49 billion ($67 billion including debt) in July 2015 even though DirecTV and other traditional TV services were already losing subscribers in the face of competition from ...
AT&T and DirecTV's $49 billion merger could have broad implications for your TV service, impacting how and where you watch your favorite programs -- including the NFL.
AT&T's DirecTV has lost 4 million customers in two years. Cost-cutting and big decisions loom, including whether to pay to keep exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket.
DirecTV has lost about 2 million customers during that span, and “the continued subscriber losses, coupled with outside calls for change, “will force AT&T to take some action,” Swann says.
Talks between AT&T and DirecTV were reported last month, and stepped-up discussions and AT&T's willingness to pay a premium, about $50 billion, to consummate the deal came to light Monday.
AT&T unveiled pricing plans for its DirecTV Now streaming service, set to launch Nov. 30, bringing the satcaster into the burgeoning business of offering internet-delivered TV packages for less ...