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DirecTV announced on Monday that it had agreed to acquire its rival Dish Network from EchoStar in a roughly $9.8 billion deal that would create one of the largest pay-TV providers in the US.

Besides those sports offerings, MySports subscribers will get the run of MyFree DirecTV ad-supported streaming channels, including ACC Digital Network, Big 12, Fight Network, Fuel TV, Origin ...