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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 17:08 UTC

TV-over-Internet service Aereo expands to Boston

Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and cable TV industries, is expanding to Boston on May 15.

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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 21:54 UTC

Late-entry Sprint bid fits style of brash Dish exec

Dish Network co-founder Charles Ergen is a tough-minded mogul unafraid to make big bets like last week s $25.5 billion offer for Sprint.

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Reuters - Business News, 19.04.13 20:09 UTC

Sprint/SoftBank asks FCC to go ahead with deal review

NEW YORK | Fri Apr 19, 2013 3:57pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp (S.N) and SoftBank Corp (9984.T) asked regulators on Friday to go ahead with a review of their proposed $20.1 billion ...

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Daily Mail, 19.04.13 13:18 UTC

Give up satellite TV and don't go on foreign holidays, Irish homeowners filing for bankruptcy are told

PUBLISHED: 12:50 GMT, 19 April 2013 | UPDATED: 12:52 GMT, 19 April 2013 Irish debtors must give up foreign holidays, satellite television and feed themselves on eight euros (about £6.80) a day under ...

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Seattle Times, 18.04.13 15:12 UTC

A look at cable, satellite TV earnings reports

Cable and satellite TV companies have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here is a summary of earnings reports for selected companies and what they reveal about the industry's prospects.

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Reuters - Business News, 16.04.13 04:54 UTC

Dish's $25.5 billion Sprint bid may force others to act

By Sinead Carew and Liana B. Baker Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:31am EDT (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp, the No.2 U.S. satellite TV provider, on Monday offered to buy wireless service provider Sprint Nextel ...

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The Register, 15.04.13 20:26 UTC

Sprint/Softbank mobile merger in doubt after Dish bids $25.5bn

Analysis Dish Network has thrown a counter-offer into the ring to buy Sprint-Nextel, the third-biggest mobile provider in the US, in a $25.5bn cash and stock bid that outspends rival Softbank by well ...

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NPR, 15.04.13 14:37 UTC

Dish Network Makes $25 Billion Bid For Sprint

Satellite TV distributor Dish Network has offered to buy telecom giant Sprint Nextel Corp. in a $25.5 billion deal, a move that could derail a similar offer by the Japanese phone company SoftBank. ...

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Reuters - Business News, 15.04.13 10:07 UTC

Liberty Global's $15.8 billion Virgin Media deal cleared in EU

BRUSSELS | Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:56am EDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. cable firm Liberty Global won unconditional EU regulatory approval on Monday for its $15.8 billion takeover of Virgin Media, a deal ...

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The Register, 11.04.13 07:04 UTC

Another 170,000 Freeview homes to be freed from reality TV - possibly

170,000 London homes will get letters in the next day or two, telling them they're in the next phase of 4G testing and offering telephone support for anyone who sees Freeview disappear on Monday. The ...

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