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Is Dish Network Merging With DirecTV?
- Bloomberg, Thursday, April 11, 2013 12:35 PM
Merging with its rival DirecTV is one possible move for Dish, whose newly deep pockets feature "a record $10 billion in cash... the most money among U.S. television and phone providers, according to data compiled by Bloomberg," writes Brooke Sutherland. This post offers plenty of speculation from analysts on what Dish CEO Charlie Ergen's shopping cart will look like. Ergen is “clearly getting ready for something,” says one analyst. “Having that cash opens a lot of options.”
