Shares of EchoStar soared Friday on a report that its Dish is in advanced talks to be acquired by satellite-TV rival DirecTV.

While EchoStar and DirecTV hope to complete a deal by Monday, no deal is assured, and the talks may still fall apart.

TPG-owned DirecTV is set to acquire EchoStar's ( NASDAQ: SATS) video distribution business, including DISH TV and Sling TV, ...

EchoStar Corp. (SATS) and DIRECTV Monday announced a definitive agreement, by which DIRECTV will acquire EchoStar's video ...

The deal would provide a loan to Dish parent EchoStar Communications and also prompt the departure of AT&T from its ownership ...

Under the deal, DirecTV will pay Dish's owner, EchoStar, just $1 for Dish in exchange for assuming its billions of dollars in debt.

The prospect of a DirecTV-Dish combo has long been rumored, with headlines about reported talks popping up over the years.

DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant.

Satellite-TV provider DirecTV said Monday it has agreed to acquire EchoStar’s video distribution business, which includes Dish TV and Sling TV in a debt exchange transaction. The deal confirms recent ...

DirecTV has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EchoStar's video distribution business Dish, including Dish TV and ...

"With greater scale, we expect a combined DIRECTV and DISH will be better able to work with programmers to realize our vision ...