Dish CEO Says DirecTV Merger Possible in Regulatory Environment

Dish Network Corp. and DirecTV may have a better chance to merge today than when regulators struck down a deal almost a decade ago, according to newly appointed Dish Chief Executive Officer Joseph Clayton.

“I don’t discount any possibility,” Clayton said May 20 in an interview on Bloomberg Television. “It’s probably easier from a regulatory environment today than it was 5 to 10 years ago, when it was originally proposed. We’re looking at anything that will help enhance shareholder value.”