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EchoStar nears deal to sell Dish to DirecTV as debt payment looms: sources

Charlie Ergen, chairman and co-founder of Dish Network Corp. Jonathan Alcorn | Bloomberg | Getty Images Charlie Ergen is close to selling the pay-TV business he founded more than 40 years ago. EchoStar is in advanced talks to sell satellite…

DirecTV and Dish are reportedly close to finalizing a merger agreement that could add more than 20 million subscribers

According to multiple reports, DirecTV and Dish are in advanced discussions about a merger that could create the largest U.S. pay-TV provider with more than 20 million subscribers. The agreement could be announced as early as Monday, the Wall Street…