DirecTV calling off Dish Network takeover after bondholders balk
DirecTV satellite dishes in Culver City. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) DirecTV has notified EchoStar Corp. of its intention to terminate an acquisition of Dish Network Corp. after it failed to win the consent of bondholders for a key debt exchange, all but killing a deal to create the largest U.S. pay-TV service. … Read more