Dish and DirecTV Near a Deal to Combine (Again) The New York TimesDirecTV and Dish have spent years trying to merge. It might finally happen. Yahoo FinanceEchoStar nears deal to sell Dish to DirecTV with $2 billion debt payment looming, sources say CNBCDirecTV, Dish reportedly close to reaching a merger agreement — which could bring in more than 20M subscribers New York Post DirecTV, Dish Are Close to Clinching Merger Agreement Bloomberg