AT&T says it’s buying DirecTV in a $49 billion move to bring a larger video subscriber base By Washington Examiner FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint May 18, 2014 9:23 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint DALLAS (AP) — AT&T says it’s buying DirecTV in a $49 billion move to bring a larger video subscriber base. Recommended Stories Kimberly-Clark to buy Tylenol maker Kenvue for $48.7 billionChina and other global rivals are diversifying their energy portfolios away from coalThe Democrats' government shutdown has turned staff into indentured servants. Will the party set them free? TagsEntertainmentMergers and Acquisitions Related Content In Focus The California model: Sex crimes and trafficking Beltway Confidential Juvenile curfews in Washington, DC, are the result of tolerating crime Justice Trump administration says it will issue reduced SNAP benefits with emergency funds during shutdown Campaigns Mamdani frames NYC under his leadership as ‘alternative’ to Trump’s presidency in final campaign pitch Columnists Where Trump stands now