When DIRECTV takes over DISH to create the largest pay-TV provider in the U.S., the question of what happens with their related streaming services remains. The traditional TV world underwent a seismic shift last week as DIRECTV announced that it will purchase DISH combining the two largest satellite TV companies in the United States into the biggest single pay-TV provider in the country,

DirecTV announced a deal to acquire EchoStar's Dish and Sling TV for $1 plus assumption of nearly $10 billion in debt.

DirecTV to acquire rival Dish Network, subject to regulatory approval. Regulators shut down a similar merger in 2002. After a two-week blackout, ESPN and other Disney-owned channels are back on DirecTV. The Walt Disney Company and DirecTV announced Saturday that they are in the process of finalizing a new contract.