DirecTV and Dish’s on-and-off merger saga switches back to off
DirecTV and Dish’s on-and-off merger saga switches back to off Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeDirecTV has dropped its plans to acquire Dish, the company announced Thursday. The deal would’ve created a TV service megamerger, but it fell through after Dish bondholders rejected the takeover.
In September, DirecTV reached an agreement to acquire Dish, Sling TV, and EchoStar’s TV business for just one do...