Tag: Stephen Randall

• Monday, May 19th 2014 - 09:09 UTC

  ATT to acquire DirecTV for 48.5bn dollars; shareholders must approve

  

  US telecommunications firm AT&T will acquire satellite television provider DirecTV in a cash and stock deal valued at $48.5bn (£29bn). If approved, the deal gives AT&T access to DirecTV's 40 million digital TV customers in the US and Latin America.