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Viacom described this as a "temporary slimdown" until a new carriage deal with DirecTV was reached. [34] Viacom and DirecTV reached an agreement on July 20 to return the interrupted programming. [35] In 2012 CEO Phillip Dauman began to report Viacom's intentions to bundle past programming and make it available on-demand via services like Hulu. [36]
As the pay-TV sector continues its downward spiral, DirecTV and Dish Network — two longtime rivals that have explored joining up at various times for years — may be headed to the altar.
DirecTV offers movie and special event programming through the DirecTV Cinema service; originally a pay-per-view service (with programs purchased either over the phone, or via remote if a phone line was connected to the DirecTV receiver), advances in technology have enabled DirecTV to expand the format into a video on demand service; access to ...
In 2002, the FCC blocked a proposal to merge DirecTV and Dish, citing antitrust concerns. But it's a much different environment this time around. DirecTV and Dish have spent years trying to merge.
(WJET/WFXP) — After months of negotiations, DIRECTV announced that it has terminated its deal to acquire DISH DBS, the parent company of DISH, and its streaming service, Sling TV, in a multi ...
On March 10, 1998, the Viacom channels (excluding the Showtime networks) moved to DirecTV while USSB added fXM and Showtime Extreme to its lineup. [ 3 ] Ultimately, the service was too small to succeed, with DirecTV outpacing it in channel capacity and marketing; an additional snag came when the DSS trademark was relinquished by DirecTV in a ...
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.
Shares of Dish rose as much as 6.3% after the report on Friday, while AT&T's stock edged 1.9% higher. Both Dish and DirecTV have been losing subscribers as viewers continue to shift to cheaper ...