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Dish challenges Sprint’s takeover of Clearwire with unsolicited bid
Dish Network has often been invoked as possible savior/partner of ailing WiMAX provider Clearwire, but when the Clearwire accepted Sprint’s $2.2 billion buyout offer in December that seemed to dispel...
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Dish’s Charlie Ergen: “I think people are cutting the cord”
Cord cutting is real, argued Charlie Ergen, Chairman and co-founder of Dish Network at All Things Digital’s Dive into Media conference in Dana Point, California Monday. “think people are cutting the...
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Dish chairman says Hopper ad-skipper is about tech, not leverage over...
Dish Networks Chairman Charlie Ergen denied that the satellite TV company’s Hopper DVR — which lets users wipe out commercials — is simply a tool to pressure broadcasters to lower transmission fees....
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Does Dish want to buy Aereo? Broadcasters would love to know
Here’s the latest chapter in the broadcaster’s fight against Aereo, the New York-based startup that is streaming over-the-air television over the internet: Fox, Univision, PBS and others are trying to...
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Dish Network wants to buy Sprint for $25.5 billion
Dish Network, the satellite pay-tv company, has decided it wants to buy Sprint Corp and has offered $25.5 billion for the beleaguered third-place wireless carrier. It is offering $7 a share, or about...
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Dish’s Ergen: we prefer working with broadcasters over Aereo
Charlie Ergen, the mercurial chairman of satellite TV provider Dish Network, said Thursday that he would prefer to work with incumbent televisions players to continue a dual-stream revenue model rather...
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Dish walks away from Clearwire, leaving Sprint with the prize
Dish Network is withdrawing its offer to buy up Clearwire’s outstanding shares, calling it quits Wednesday after Sprint trumped its bid. The path is clear for Sprint to buy up the half of the WiMAX...
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What’s next for Dish? It’s got a lot of options centered around broadband
Dish Network’s plans to buyout Sprint and invest in Clearwire have been dashed. Both those companies are only days away from becoming part of SoftBank’s pan-Pacific empire. But that doesn’t mean Dish...
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Falcone gets to keep LightSquared, but SEC bans him from trading
Philip Falcone still believes he can make a network out of LightSquared, so much so that he was willing to accept a five-year ban from the hedge fund industry that made him a billionaire. The...
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Could Dish drop ESPN?
Prepare for the next TV blackout: Dish and Disney are currently in negotiations about their next deal, and the Hollywood Reporter is reminding us that their deadline coming up at the end of the month....
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Echostar Offered Sirius Cash Infusion Late Last Year, Was Rebuffed
The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that Echostar Chairman and CEO Charlie Ergen made a move to take control of Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI… Echostar Offered Sirius Cash Infusion Late Last Year, Was...
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Our Condolences To Sirius Shareholders
So much for all those people who bought Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI) stock last week. The company's shares almost doubled on Feb. 4 following reports… Our Condolences To Sirius Shareholders originally published...
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Reports: Liberty Media-Sirius XM In Talks
Charlie Ergen's top competitor may get in the way of his efforts to take control of Sirius XM (NSDQ: SIRI) Radio. Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA… Reports: Liberty Media-Sirius XM In Talks originally...
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News Corp., Cablevision Reach Deal In ‘Principle'; Fox Service Restored
After two weeks of dead air and hot air, Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) and News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) finally found enough good faith to reach a deal i… News Corp., Cablevision Reach Deal In ‘Principle'; Fox...
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Dish Makes Blockbuster Of A Deal; Gets Bankrupt Chain For $320 Million
Charlie Ergen just added another kind of home entertainment business to satellite operator Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) (NSDQ: DISH, picking up… Dish Makes Blockbuster Of A Deal; Gets Bankrupt Chain For...
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Dish, Echostar Settle Long-Running Patent Dispute With $500 Million To TiVo
Following yet one more judicial strike against their case, sister companies Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) and Echostar (NSDQ: SATS) finally have… Dish, Echostar Settle Long-Running Patent Dispute With $500...
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Ergen Brings In Former Sirius Chairman Clayton As Dish CEO
Shades of Barry Diller. Charlie Ergen is handing over the CEO and president roles of Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) to Joseph Clayton, former CEO… Ergen Brings In Former Sirius Chairman Clayton As Dish CEO...
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AT&T & Dish fight over spectrum, but will either build a network?
Report after report points to AT&T marrying Dish Network after Ma Bell’s forced break up with T-Mobile, but given the companies’ increasing belligerence, you wouldn’t think that was the case. What...
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Dish’s Ergen: Streaming on Netflix “devalues” Mad Men
Speaking to investors during Dish Network's Q1 conference call Monday, Dish chairman Charlie Ergen said the reason his company hasn't reached a carriage renewal agreement with AMC stems from the fact...
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Dish: Sure, we’ll build LTE, just give us four years
Dish Network has taken possession of it’s 4G spectrum and it’s ready to deliver its competitive mobile broadband network – in 2016. In a filing with the FCC, Dish basically asked the FCC for the...
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Dish defends ad-skipping DVR, pay TV peers throw it under bus
As executives for Time Warner Cable and other multi-channel TV service providers also take it to task for its new commercial-skipping DVR, Dish Network defends its new offering, calling it a "win-win"...
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Dish’s Ergen: Auto Hop protecting TV from online video barbarism
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen defended his company's controversial new commercial-skipping feature as a necessary innovation amid a sea change in video...
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Dish makes a mysterious investment. Could it be Clearwire?
A regulatory filing shows Dish invested in $396 million in an unnamed company. Analysts believe that company is Clearwire and that dish could be preparing to partner with the ailing WiMAX provider to...
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Pay TV’s big breakup, Day 40: Dish says it’s fine, but AMC admits it’s hurting
A day after Charlie Ergen and Dish said they're getting along just fine without AMC's Emmy beloved shows, the channel operator admits it's going to take a big hit during its next earnings report. Pay...
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Sprint, Clearwire, Softbank, Dish: Who’s playing whom?
If Sprint really wants to buy Clearwire, why did it low-ball its offer, and why is Softbank reportedly choking off Sprint's bargaining power? Analyst Tim Farrar thinks there is more to this deal, and...
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Dish’s Charlie Ergen: In the future, most TV viewing won’t happen on TV
TV viewing is shifting from televisions to mobile devices, which is one reason why Dish plans to launch an internet TV service by the end of this year. Dish’s Charlie Ergen: In the future, most TV...
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