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Derek Chang announced as new Liberty Media president and CEO

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media has announced the appointment of Derek Chang as its new president and CEO.

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AT&T Revises 2024 Guidance, Targets $22 Billion Annual Capital Investment Through 2027 & More

AT&T is focusing on modernizing its 5G network and expanding its broadband network. It also updated its financial targets, including a $10 billion share repurchase plan and over $50 billion in financial capacity over the next three years.

Benzinga

DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company

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DirecTV Terminates Dish Deal After Bondholders Reject Debt Swap Proposal

DirecTV has terminated its agreement to acquire Echostar following disagreement on debt exchange.

International Business Times

DirecTV launches free streaming service with over 70 channels to fight Tubi — here's what's you can watch

DirecTV is launching a new free ad supported TV service with more than 70 channels on offer.

Tom’s Guide

DirecTV-Dish Merger In Jeopardy: Here's The Issue

Dish bondholders rejected DirecTV's revised offer on Monday which lowered the minimum loss on $8.9 billion of bonds

International Business Times

You'll soon have even more free movies and shows to stream as DirecTV announces a new service

DirecTV is moving from live TV to free streaming with the launch of its new FAST service.

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DirecTV and Dish Network to merge as satellite providers look to keep customers in streaming wars

AT&T is selling the rest of its stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG Partners in an approximately $7.6 billion deal, a move that ends its ties to the entertainment industry

The Independent UK

Will DirecTV and Dish Finally Merge? 'It's Hard to Imagine That Regulators Would Block This Deal,' Analyst Says

But a lack of synergy between the two satellite TV units could render this deal, anticipated for decades, inconsequential, says one analyst

Broadcasting & Cable

DirecTV, Disney Agree on Outlines of New Deal That Ends Blackout

The proposed agreement includes Disney’s full portfolio of networks and direct-to-consumer services as well as ESPN’s direct-to-consumer offering when it launches in 2025

TV Tech

Next Text: Showcasing the Brilliance of David Zaslav?

Our weekly back-and-forth also looks at the big Disney-DirecTV deal, Synamedia's 'Senza' cloud-based streaming dongle ... and the terrifying Big Ten fate of the once-proud UCLA football program

Broadcasting & Cable

DirectTV, Disney Reach Deal To Restore Service After 2-Week Blackout

DirectTV's 11 million subscribers lost access to ESPN and other ABC-owned stations over Labor Day Weekend

International Business Times

DirecTV and Disney strike deal just in time for college football and the Emmys — what it means for you

ESPN, ABC, and other channels return to DirecTV subscribers after Disney and the satellite provider struck a deal following a two-week blackout.

Tom’s Guide

ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackout

DirecTV on Saturday announced it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week dispute that blacked out those networks for millions of viewers across the U.S. The end of the impasse came in time for sports…

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Disney, DirecTV Reach Agreement To End Blackout

Subscribers will get access to ESPN flagship streaming service

TV Tech

FCC Commissioner Simington: FCC's “Uneven Hand” in Media Regulation Harms Consumers

Simington said current rules harm consumers and urged the FCC to “balance the scale” between the way streaming and traditional pay TV services are treated

Broadcasting & Cable

DirecTV Says Its Subscriber Losses During the Ongoing Disney Blackout Are 'Not Immaterial'

The nation's third largest pay TV operator has around 11 million customers left

Broadcasting & Cable

DirecTV Stream Adds Customized User Profiles

They've been standard equipment in streaming for a decade, of course, but pay TV operator is looking to catch up

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NFL averaged 21 million viewers per game for opening week, its highest on record

The NFL averaged 21.0 million viewers per game during the league’s opening week, making it the most-watched Week 1 on record

Sports Illustrated

Bill Belichick Humorously Recalls Jimmy Johnson Insult From Early Coaching Days

On SiriusXM’s ‘Let’s Go,’ Belichick revealed the blunt assessment Johnson once gave him about one of his teams.

TV Tech

ATVA Backs DirecTV FCC Complaint Against Disney

Disney has violated FCC mandates for negotiating licensing deals in good faith, the pay TV backed group said

TV Tech

DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Accusing Disney of Negotiating in Bad Faith

Filing says Disney is demanding DirecTV waive legal claims

International Business Times

DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Against Disney, Alleging Bad Faith Negotiations

If the dispute persists, DirecTV viewers may also miss upcoming events, including the highly-anticipated "Monday Night Football" game between the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers on Sept. 9 and a presidential debate on Sept. 10, hosted by ABC News.

Broadcasting & Cable

DirecTV Complains to the FCC: Disney Demand That It Drop All Legal Beefs Is 'Bad Faith' Negotiating

Disney networks have been blacked out on DirecTV since Sept. 1

The Independent UK

DirecTV files complaint against Disney with FCC as impasse enters 2nd week

The impasse between DirecTV and Disney over a new carriage agreement has become more heated as it entered its second week

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