In this Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, file photo, co-writer, actor-director Don Cheadle speaks during an interview at the premiere of "Miles Ahead" during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)
CINCINNATI (AP) --
Actor-director Don Cheadle says he's considering doing another film project in Cincinnati.
He was in town for a special showing Saturday of "Miles Ahead," his new movie about jazz great Miles Davis shot in the Ohio city in 2014. Cheadle says the city really welcomed the cast and crew and its historic architecture helped produce a period film that felt authentic.
He tells The Cincinnati Enquirer that the city's layout and Ohio's motion picture incentives also were reasons to film in Cincinnati. He says he was thinking Saturday: "Should we come back here again?"
Cheadle says locally based musicians appear in the movie, which he describes as having a jazz-like, free-form storytelling style.
The movie "Carol" that was nominated for multiple Academy Awards is among other recent Cincinnati-shot films.
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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