In this Jan. 12, 2013 file photo, Paul Thomas Anderson attends the LA Film Critics Association Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) --
Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson will debut a "one-of-a-kind sonic experience" at the 53rd New York Film Festival.
The director and his longtime collaborator, Radiohead member Jonny Greenwood, made the film during a trip to northwest India. "Junun" documents Greenwood recording an album at the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort with Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur.
The 54-minute movie will premiere at the festival, which runs Sept. 25 to Oct. 11, the Film Society of Lincoln Center said Friday.
The festival also will feature the North American premiere of Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow's Brian De Palma career retrospective documentary "De Palma," a revival screening of De Palma's classic "Blow Out," and an anniversary screening of Joel and Ethan Coen's "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Dish Network satellite dishes are shown at an apartment complex in Palo Alto, Calif., Feb. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company.
The deal was reliant on Dish bond holders agreeing to trade in the debt they held for debt in the new company, a swap that would have cost them about $1.6 billion, collectively.
The retreat by DirecTV this week may end a years-long effort by the company to acquire both Dish and Sling after it announced the bid in September.
DirecTV was looking to acquire Dish TV and Sling TV from its owner EchoStar in a debt exchange transaction that included a payment of $1, plus the assumption of approximately $9.8 billion in debt. The deal was contingent on several factors, including regulatory approvals and bondholders writing off debt related to Dish.
"While we believed a combination of DirecTV and Dish would have benefited all stakeholders, we have terminated the transaction because the proposed exchange terms were necessary to protect DirecTV's balance sheet and our operational flexibility," DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow said in a statement.
The prospect of a DirecTV-Dish combo has long been rumored, and reported talks resurfaced over the years. And the two almost merged more than two decades ago — but the Federal Communications Commission blocked the deal valued at the time at $18.5 billion deal, citing antitrust concerns.
The pay-for-TV market has shifted significantly since. As more and more consumers tune into online streaming platforms, demand for more traditional satellite entertainment continues to shrink.
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