US satellite-TV providers DirecTV and Dish are in talks to merge again, source says
) and its joint-venture partner TPG are in early-stage talks to merge their DirecTV satellite TV service with EchoStar owned Dish, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
For Dish, the deal would allow them to focus all of their investments on building out their 5G wireless network. DirecTV and Dish have held on-and-off talks over the years since their first attempt to merge was blocked in 2002.Dish did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comments outside of business hours. TPG and AT&T declined to comment.
The dispute is taking place against the backdrop of a competing plan by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:The launch was temporarily blocked by a court injunction as part of a lawsuit filed by sports streaming rival FuboTV (NYSE:Scan QR code to install app
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