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Satellite TV provider DirecTV is walking away from its planned acquisition of EchoStar's video distribution service, Dish DBS, after Dish bondholders rejected a debt exchange.

In a highly anticipated announcement, earlier this week DirecTV announced they were acquiring Echostar's Video Distribution business including Dish TV and Sling TV. Although no financial terms were disclosed, there have been reports DirecTV acquired Dish/Sling for $1.00 and assumed Echostar's $9.75 billion debt.

Per a Bloomberg report, SATS' subsidiary DISH TV is reportedly in talks for a potential merger with AT&T's DirecTV.

Rural households now have access to the most cutting-edge technology for home TV and internet services. Customers will benefit the most from the combined Echostar synergies offered by DISH Network and Hughes Network Systems, creating a superior solution for rural America.

The singular voice of Charlie Ergen, long an outspoken figure willing to voice unconventional views on the media business, fell silent Friday as he was absent for EchoStar's quarterly earnings call. The Dish Network parent, of which Ergen is executive chairman, reported a loss of 314,000 Dish subscribers in the quarter, leaving it with 8.

Satellite network operator EchoStar Co. NASDAQ: SATS completed its merger with broadband and pay-tv services provider DISH Network Co. NASDAQ: DISH on December 31, 2023. Together, they formed the EchoStar-DISH network, a communication services sector company focused on providing global connectivity solutions.

EchoStar Corporation announced on Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of DISH Network Corporation, which combines DISH's satellite technology, streaming services and nationwide 5G network with EchoStar's satellite communications solutions.  The deal, which reunites Charlie Ergen's satellite empire, is key to Ergen's plan to transition Dish away from the dwindling pay-TV business and toward wireless services, challenging providers such as Verizon Communications, AT&T, and T-Mobile, Bloomberg reported.

The general stock market is concluding 2023 on a positive note, propelled by specific equities that have spearheaded an end-of-year rally. Significantly, these gains have enabled several stocks to recover from losses incurred in 2022.

In early 2015, Charles Ergen was the richest person in Colorado and the 24th richest in the United States. Some 14 million households got their TV from his Dish Network, which had recently hit an all-time high market capitalization of nearly $37 billion.