AT&T appears set to take on its one-time partner America Movil in Carlos Slim’s own stronghold, as the US telecom giant has announced plans to acquire satellite broadcaster DirecTV for $48.5 billion.

To start, AT&T will offer the “Go Big” plan offers 100+ channels for $35 per month. DirecTV Now’s “Go Big Plan” channel list includes: Everything in “Just Right” plus American Heroes, BBC World News, ...

DirecTV owns 93 percent of Sky Brazil, the country’s largest pay-television provider, as well as 41 percent of Sky Mexico, which provides service in Mexico, Central America and Dominican Republic.

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has agreed to buy out AT&T’s $5.6 billion stake in América Móvil, clearing a major hurdle in AT&T’s path to acquire satellite broadcaster DirecTV. Selling stakes in ...

Billionaire Carlos Slim will buy out AT&T Inc.’s $6 billion stake in America Movil SAB, propping up his Latin American mobile phone company’s stock price as his longtime partner from the U.S. exits ...

For AT&T Inc., buying DirecTV means saying goodbye to one of the world’s richest people and, potentially, hello to another. Specifically, trading Carlos Slim for Warren Buffett. As part of its effort ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - For a generation, AT&T and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's telephone business stood side by side and grew to become giants of the industry north and south of the Rio Grande.