DirecTV and Dish together are now the largest MVPD in the U.S., giving them more leverage over Disney in carriage negotiations.

When DIRECTV takes over DISH to create the largest pay-TV provider in the U.S., the question of what happens with their related streaming services remains. The traditional TV world underwent a seismic shift last week as DIRECTV announced that it will purchase DISH combining the two largest satellite TV companies in the United States into the biggest single pay-TV provider in the country,

DirecTV is acquiring satellite rival Dish Network, creating by far the largest U.S. pay-TV operator. The two satellite companies, which have struggled in recent years due to cord-cutting and their innate inability to offer broadband services, have discussed coming together several times over the years.