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    Ansel Adams’ large format camera going to auction 

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    This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows Ansel Adams' Arca-Swiss 4 by 5 view camera he used between 1964 to 1968. The large-format camera Adams used to record some of the nation’s most enduring images is being offered on Oct. 27, 2016, at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel. (Heritage Auctions via AP)
    NEW YORK (AP) --

    A large-format camera used by 20th-century photographer Ansel Adams to record some of the nation's most enduring images is going on the auction block in New York this month.

    Heritage Auctions is offering the Arca-Swiss 4 by 5 view camera on Oct. 27. It says the camera and Adams' three lenses, a tripod, a case and other accessories could fetch more than $70,000.

    The items are being sold by heirs of Adams' assistant Lillian DeCock.

    Adams used the camera between 1964 and 1968. He then gave the camera and accessories to her.

    Among images he captured with the camera is a work called "Arches, North Court, Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, 1968."

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    DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

    Friday, November 22, 2024
    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.

    DirecTV says that it will continue to invest in next-generation streaming platforms and offer new packaging options while integrating content from live TV alongside direct-to-consumer... Read More

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