Wow. As far as I knew it was a done deal. I wonder what impact this will have on the "must carry" rules that were created in reaction to the merger?
Kevin Graeme > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 11:03 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Satellite TV Merger in trouble? > > > re: our prior thread about possible merger between DISH > (EchoStar) and DirecTV (Hughes Electronics) - actually, > this was a proposed purchase of DirecTV by Echostar. > > Apparently, US DOJ is against the merger on monopoly > terms, Murdoch's News Corp is again a possible suitor, > and DirecTV execs are contemplating a management buyout: > > http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/020925/media_hughes_buyout_1.html > > -Ben > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
