May 22, 2014
TheStreet.com's Chris Ciaccia talks about how the proposed $49 billion big merger between AT&T (T_) and DIRECTV(DTV_) is not about subscribers, free cash flow, dividend coverage or any other story you may read this morning. It's about football. More specifically, it's about the National Football League, which has become a television ratings powerhouse under Commissioner Roger Goodell.