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DirecTV, Dish Are in Talks Again to Merge Satellite-TV Businesses
- On-again, off-again efforts date back more than two decades
- DirecTV-Dish merger would create largest US pay-TV distributor
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AT&T Inc. and joint-venture partner TPG Inc. are in talks to combine their DirecTV service with Dish, according to people familiar with the matter, a deal that could create the largest pay-TV provider in the US.
The discussions between DirecTV and Dish parent EchoStar Corp. are in the early stages, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. An agreement hasn’t been reached and talks could still end without one, they said.