https://apnews.com/article/directv-echostar-sling-dish-a6e6dd3199c4fb8f57cba990f5c95341 > DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company. > The deal was reliant on Dish bond holders agreeing to trade in the debt they held for debt in the new company, a swap that would have cost them about $1.6 billion, collectively.