Weekly Pay-TV Notes: AT&T-DirecTV Merger Review Set To Resume; Dish Q1 Results

The pay-TV industry saw significant activity this week, with an Appeals Court throwing out an FCC order which stated that media houses will share sensitive information about pay-TV carriage contracts as part of the commission's review of pending cable and telecom mergers. The FCC had paused the review of the AT&T-DirecTV deal pending this ruling and should resume its review shortly. On a separate note, Dish Network released its quarterly earnings reports during the week. The company's pay-TV bus...