As more and more consumers tune into online streaming giants, demand for more traditional satellite continues to shrink.

DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant.

Consolidation is coming to cable TV. DirecTV and Dish are close to a merger that would create the largest pay TV provider in the country.

The companies say the deal will improve the viability of satellite services in an industry now dominated by streaming providers.

DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought for years, as it seeks to better compete against streaming services.

DirecTV announced Monday it’s buying rival Dish Network, ending multiple decades of on-and-off talks about the satellite services merging.

Pair of deals let private-equity firm TPG buy AT&T’s remaining stake in DirecTV and absorb rival Dish.

DirecTV promptly announces deal to acquire EchoStar’s video business that includes Dish TV and Sling TV, cementing a combination the two have sought for decades.

DirecTV and Dish Network, longtime satellite TV adversaries, are set to merge. DirecTV announced a deal with Dish parent company EchoStar to acquire Dish in a deal valued at nearly $10 billion. Under the terms of the purchase agreement,