DirecTV and Dish have teamed up since cord-cutting is wrecking their business — and so they can gain leverage over content ...
DirecTV announced on Monday that it had agreed to acquire its rival Dish Network from EchoStar in a roughly $9.8 billion deal that would create one of the largest pay-TV providers in the US.
Recent filings show how much the Douglas County-based business has shrunk since it acquired its sister company Dish Network two years ago.
Subscribers in most major cities can add their local regional sports network to the MySports genre-based TV package.