Business has gotten only more difficult for Charlie Ergen, the founder of the satellite TV giant Dish, since the government blocked his bid to combine his company with DirecTV in 2002. Since then, streaming services have demolished the traditional T

DirecTV said on Monday that it had reached an agreement to acquire Dish Network, a deal that would create a satellite TV giant with millions of customers and potentially provide a financial lifeline for Dish, which is struggling with billions of dol