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.
Charlie Ergen
Charles (Charlie) Ergen is the founder and co-chairman of Dish Network.
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.
Regional Fox Sports networks probably aren’t coming back to Dish anytime soon
Dish’s chairman said the company was able to save money by dropping 16 Fox-branded RSNs last year.
Dish chairman: Merger with DirecTV “probably inevitable”
Dish Network’s chairman said it’s likely inevitable that his company and AT&T’s DirecTV would merge in the future.
FOX News ratings change little despite dispute with Dish
FOX News’ holiday ratings were down, but a closer examination show this to be the norm, not an effect of the Dish Network dispute.
