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AT&T announces deal to spin off DirecTV into new company owned by… AT&T

Enlarge / AT&T’s logo at its corporate headquarters on March 13, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. reader comments 55 with 46 posters participating Share this story Nearly six years after buying DirecTV for $48.5 billion, AT&T today announced a deal to sell a minority stake in the business unit and spin it out into a new… Read More: AT&T announces deal to spin off DirecTV into new company… »

AT&T may keep majority ownership of DirecTV as it closes in on final deal

Enlarge / A DirecTV satellite dish seen outside a bar in Portland, Oregon, in October 2019. reader comments 54 with 40 posters participating Share this story AT&T is reportedly closing in on a deal to sell a stake in DirecTV to TPG, a private-equity firm. Unfortunately for customers hoping that AT&T will relinquish control of… Read More: AT&T may keep majority ownership of DirecTV as it closes… »