Dish completes merger with Echostar, Hamid Akhavan named CEO
The combined company will see Echostar’s satellite division paired with Dish and Sling TV’s pay television products.
Charlie Ergen
Charles (Charlie) Ergen is the founder and co-chairman of Dish Network.
Dish CEO to resign as paid subscriber count slips
Dish CEO Erik Carlson will resign next week after the company reported lackluster financial and subscriber data on Monday.
Dish Network to re-combine with Echostar
Dish Network says it is re-combining with satellite hardware maker Echostar more than a decade after the two sides split up.
Merger discussions between Dish, DirecTV fizzle out
Dish and DirecTV have tried to merge several times over the last few decades, with those discussions falling apart each time.
Dish drops below 10 million pay TV subscribers
Dish Network says less than 10 million customers are paying for its flagship satellite service and streaming product Sling TV.
Dish may sell Boost Mobile to satellite company co-founder
Dish is reportedly exploring ways to divest Boost Mobile to a blank check firm created by the satellite giant’s co-founder.
Ergen scolds T-Mobile, complains about CDMA shutoff plans
Dish chairman Charlie Ergen criticized wireless phone company T-Mobile over its plans to shut down an older-generation network.
Dish faces loss of spectrum after quiet FCC ruling
The FCC says two partner companies didn’t qualify for $3.3 billion in discounts.
Blank-check firm backed by Dish founder cuts IPO size
A blank-check company established by the founder and current chairman of Dish Network has cut downsized its IPO.
Dish Network founder launches blank-check firm for IPO
Charlie Ergen’s CONX Corp is hoping to raise $1 billion through an initial public offering for an unspecified future merger.
Sinclair says discussions with Google continue over sports networks
YouTube TV pulled nearly two dozen regional sports networks after its deal with Sinclair expired.
AT&T executive reiterates company’s desire to sell DirecTV
An AT&T executive reiterated his company’s desire to offload satellite pay TV service DirecTV less than five years after the telecommunications giant acquired the service.