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AT&T buys DirecTV for nearly $50 billion

Report: Merger is evidence of TV-industry consolidation and effort to amass control content and delivery. Ref. USAToday

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Tech Five: DirecTV strikes new deal with Disney

Satellite TV provider will gain access to Internet video content from Disney properties. Ref. Source 8

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FCC close to approving AT&T's $49 billion deal to acquire DirecTV

Tom Wheeler, FCC chairman, began circulating the agency's order to approve the deal, which will create one of the largest U.S. Pay-TV providers, a source familiar with the transaction tells USA TODAY. Ref. USAToday

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FCC approves AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV

The Federal Communications Commission has approved Friday AT&T's $49 billion acquisition of DirecTV, a merger that will create one of the largest U.S. Pay-TV providers. Ref. USAToday

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I hope this acquisition leads to better programming and the same payment schedule and not the opposite. I'm surprised the FCC approved it.