▽Phone Scoop ●11/23 17:15 printed November 23, 2024DirecTV Backs Out of Deal to Acquire Dish TVYesterday, 5:40 PM by Rich Brome updated Yesterday, 6:39 PMEchoStar has hit a stumbling block in its efforts to refocus its business on Boost Mobile. EchoStar previously reached an agreement to sell its Dish satellite TV business — including its Sling streaming TV service — to DirecTV. At the time, EchoStar said the deal wou