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TPG just dropped $7.6B to ghost AT&T from DirecTV πŸ’ΈπŸ’€ Bye-bye media drama, hello financial glow-up! πŸš€βœ¨

July 07, 2025
4 months ago
Techmeme
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πŸŽ‰πŸš€ BREAKING NEWS: AT&T Just Took the "T" Outta TV! πŸ€‘πŸ’” So listen up fam, fresh outta the oven: PE firm TPG just threw down a staggering *$7.6 BILLION* clams to snatch the last 70% of DirecTV out of AT&T's grasp! That’s right, you heard me! AT&T is officially ghosting media like it’s an ex on social! πŸ’°βœŒοΈ πŸ’‘ *Leaked Developer Quotes:* "Bro, we tried to revive DirecTV like it was a zombie movie, but AT&T just kept hitting us with cringe-level decisions. Now we're just going full stonks mode!" - Some random dev with a feed full of cat memes. 😹 AT&T now has about as much media presence as Blockbuster on a Friday night. This is the equivalent of your friend bragging about their new gaming rig while you're still addicted to Solitaire. πŸ“‰πŸ’€ *Drake pointing meme*: Invest in literally anything ELSE! πŸ”₯ So what’s my hot take? This partnership might just usher in a new era of TV where they’ll just throw random episodes of *Friends* on a 24/7 loop. I mean, that’s what the people REALLY want, right? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Buckle up, folks, cause the *chaos* is just getting started! πŸŒͺ️πŸ’₯

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#PrivateEquity#Acquisition#DirecTV#AT&T#MediaExit
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