At&T to buy Direct Tv.

[dixiegrrrrl]

Fewer and fewer choices left now in media.

AT&T is on track to announce its acquisition of the satellite company DirectTV this Sunday, before markets open Monday and sooner than many observers anticipated, a source familiar with DirecTV’s plans told BuzzFeed.

“The deal is done,” the source said, adding that DirecTV CEO Mike White has already informed senior executives that the deal is finished and plans to give public confirmation Sunday.

Bloomberg and the New York Times have pegged the deal at $50 billion.

DirecTV is the largest satellite operator in the country, with about 20 million subscribers, and the deal would vastly expand the reach and leverage of AT&T negotiating for video content. The company’s U-verse digital TV service currently has fewer than 6 million subscribers.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/passantino/att-set-to-announce-directv-acquisition-sunday?bftw=biz

[frazzled]

1. Oh lord, I can't quit them.

Everywhere I go, they come back to snare me into their AT&T web of deceit.

We have DirectTV not really by choice, but because our condo association decided to buy it in bulk for our building, and we pay like $30 a month on our assessment fees. I've gotten used to it. I hate AT&T. Waaaaah.

[yeoman6987]

13. Horrible!

I am sorry you are going to have AT&T. I have Verizon for everything and could not imagine anything else. Very happy with them. 3 places I hope never fail. Verizon, Apple and Amazon. Best companies in the country IMHO. I know a few don't like Amazon.

[Ed Suspicious]

2. U-vers has so comparatively few customers despite their constant advertising/begging because

AT&T sucks!

I think less choice and 20 million unearned customers is going to make them soooo much better.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. Weird. CenturyLink offers Direct TV as part of their Bundle package. Wonder if and how that will

affect CenturyLink.

[sweetloukillbot]

6. Isn't Century Link AT&T's DSL provider? n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. Is it? I don't know. CenturyLink has a lock on all the business in my area. Although, AT&T has a

Call Center here. Go Figure

[sweetloukillbot]

8. It was Qwest DSL... my mistake

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. yes, that makes more sense. no worries. no biggie.

[sweetloukillbot]

11. It's all Ma Bell anyhow!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. lol ... more like Ma Bell's babies grew up to be Godzilla but, yeah. I feel ya.

[NightWatcher]

4. Ma Bell's new logo is frightening

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. But so accurate. n/t

[Armstead]

10. AND OF COURSE our Giovernment of Wesals will allow it to go through

Will we ever learn?

[davidn3600]

14. In the future, one corporation will own everything