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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 ...
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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 ...
The satellite TV giant, which is now fully owned by the private equity firm, expects to increase its investments in video ...
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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 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 ...
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.