Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services
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Business - MarketWatch
AT&T exits pay-TV and frees DirecTV to combine with rival Dish
DirecTV promptly announces deal to acquire EchoStar’s video business that includes Dish TV and Sling TV, cementing a combination the two have sought for decades.45 minutes ago -
Business - The New York Times
DirecTV Strikes Deal to Acquire Dish Network
The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, would create one of the largest pay-TV distributors in the U.S. The companies were blocked in an attempt to merge in 2002.1 hour ago -
Business - Financial Times
TPG nears deal to buy German metering company for up to €7bn
Deal would be one of year’s biggest between private equity firms1 hour ago - Germany -
Business - CNBC
EchoStar to sell Dish to DirecTV, combining major pay-TV providers
EchoStar CEO Hamid Akhavan appeared on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" on Monday after the company sold its video distribution business to DirecTV.1 hour ago -
Business - CNBC
EchoStar's Dish sale marks disappointing end to Charlie Ergen's 'Seinfeld' strategy
EchoStar's sale of Dish to DirecTV for $1 in equity unceremoniously ends Charlie Ergen's 'Seinfeld' strategy1 hour ago -
Business - Financial Times
Israel poised to launch ground operation in Lebanon, US officials believe
Planned incursion said to be limited with the aim of clearing Hizbollah infrastructure2 hours ago - Israel -
Politics - The Hill
Project 2025 calls for the 'break up' of NOAA, commercialized weather service forecasts
Project 2025, a controversial plan that seeks to inform a future conservative administration, calls for the "break up" of the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA). NOAA houses the ...2 hours ago -
Tech - ABC News
Book Review: 'Revenge of the Tipping Point' is fan service for readers of Gladwell's 2000 book
Malcolm Gladwell revisits the concept of social epidemics in his latest book “Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the rise of Social Engineering.”2 hours ago -
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Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years as seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant2 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
Trump blames political opponents for Secret Service staffing issues
Former President Trump on Monday blamed Democrats and the White House for Secret Service staffing issues that caused a recent rally to be moved to a smaller location, even as the agency has said it ...2 hours ago - Donald Trump -
Sports - ESPN
NWSL Power Rankings: Washington steps up as Orlando's closest rival
The Washington Spirit have separated themselves from the chasing back, emerging as the second-best team in ESPN's NWSL Power Rankings.3 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
Hezbollah acting leader vows to fight Israel
Hezbollah’s new acting leader on Monday pledged to keep fighting Israel and said the Lebanese militant group was ready for any ground invasion after its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an ...3 hours ago - Israel -
Business - CNBC
Jim Cramer sees Abbott becoming a buying opportunity — but says timing is key
The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.4 hours ago -
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Gloria Estefan on her more than 30-year fight to cure paralysis
After surviving a tour bus crash in 1990 that left her temporarily paralyzed, Gloria Estefan has donated more than $42 million to paralysis research. The Grammy-winning icon shares her passion for ...4 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
Epic Games accuses Samsung and Google of scheme to block rivals
Fortnite maker’s lawsuit says Samsung Auto Blocker deters users from app downloads outside Google’s Play store. Fortnite video game maker Epic Games on Monday accused Alphabet ’s Google and ...4 hours ago - Google -
Tech - Wired
The Best Kindle to Buy in 2024
Here’s how Amazon’s ebook readers stack up—and which one might be right for you.5 hours ago -
Top stories - CBS News
AT&T sells DirecTV as it bows out of the entertainment business
AT&T is selling its remaining 70% stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG a decade after agreeing to buy the satellite TV provider.6 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
American man pleads guilty in Moscow court to charge of fighting for Ukraine
Stephen James Hubbard, 72, is first US citizen to be tried as a mercenary in Russia during the war with Ukraine. Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates A US citizen has pleaded guilty in a ...6 hours ago - Ukraine -
World - The Guardian
Delhi Capitals owner buys majority stake in Hampshire CCC for £120m
Historic deal creates first foreign-owned cricket county Hampshire chair ‘absolutely certain’ others will follow Rod Bransgrove, Hampshire’s chairman, has hailed a “landmark” £120m deal to sell ...6 hours ago -
Tech - ABC News
DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit
DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit7 hours ago -
Entertainment - ABC News
DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit
DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit7 hours ago -
Entertainment - Los Angeles Times
DirecTV to acquire Dish Network, Sling TV for $1
The deal would provide a loan to Dish parent EchoStar Communications and also prompt the departure of AT&T from its ownership of DirecTV.8 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
Democrats fight to hang on to Nevada in Harris-Trump race
Democrats are fighting tooth and nail to keep Nevada from slipping away from them this cycle after narrowly winning it in 2020. The Silver State is one of seven key battlegrounds in the race for ...9 hours ago - Donald Trump -
Top stories - BBC News
'Lots and lots of sex': Dame Jilly Cooper on her show Rivals
The author's 1980s "bonkbuster" has been turned into a star-studded new series.13 hours ago -
World - Financial Times
EU joint gas-buying effort fails to ignite market
Tool to harness bloc’s buying power led to contracts for just 2% of potential demand, say people with access to data15 hours ago - European Union -
World - ABC News
Israel's Netanyahu strengthens his hold on office by adding a rival to his Cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a former rival as a member of his Cabinet17 hours ago - Israel -
Top stories - BBC News
Young Lebanese girl left fighting for life after Israeli strikes
Noor Mossawi, aged six, is one of a number of people in critical condition in a hospital in eastern Lebanon.23 hours ago - Israel -
World - The Guardian
Kemi Badenoch faces backlash as Tory rivals seize on maternity pay comments
Leadership contender’s team in damage control mode after she is criticised for saying burden on business is ‘excessive’. Kemi Badenoch’s campaign was in damage control mode on the first day of ...Yesterday -
World - ABC News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says former rival, Gideon Saar, has joined his Cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says former rival, Gideon Saar, has joined his CabinetYesterday - Israel -
Politics - The Hill
Standing against tyranny: Our fight for political prisoners in Belarus and Russia
We call on the international community: do not forget the political prisoners. Do not ease the pressure on their captors. Support the people of Belarus and Russia who continue to resist.Yesterday - Russia -
World - The Guardian
Florida Republican charged with threat to ‘call up hit squad’ to kill primary rival
DoJ unseals indictment against William Braddock III, alleging he made threats against Anna Paulina Luna in 2021. The justice department has charged a Florida man for threatening to “call up my ...Yesterday - Florida -
Politics - NBC News
Sen. Marco Rubio defends Israel’s bombing of Hezbollah leader and calls it ‘a service to humanity’
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, reacts to the death of Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli strike. NBC News confirms Israel used an ...Yesterday - Israel -
Politics - The Hill
Lula calls Israel 'genocidal' but wants to buy its modern army weapons
Brazil's President Lula has compared the conflict in Gaza to Hitler's genocide, but has still decided to purchase 36 self-propelled trucks from an Israeli firm for $200 million, despite his harsh ...Yesterday - Israel -
Top stories - CBS News
The Dish: European restaurants
We travel across the Atlantic Ocean to visit three restaurants in three different European countries, from a chef who owns over a dozen eateries in Portugal to a chef elevating Georgia’s ...Yesterday -
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