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Dish Network to pull the plug on Slingbox devices
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Dish Network to pull the plug on Slingbox devices

Posted on November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 by Matthew Keys

Dish Network has discontinued its line of Slingbox hardware and will brick existing devices on the market within the next two years.

Blank-check firm backed by Dish founder cuts IPO size
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Blank-check firm backed by Dish founder cuts IPO size

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Matthew Keys

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
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Dish Network founder launches blank-check firm for IPO

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Matthew Keys

Charlie Ergen’s CONX Corp is hoping to raise $1 billion through an initial public offering for an unspecified future merger.

Matthew Keys is an award-winning journalist who covers the intersection of media, journalism and technology as publisher of The Desk. He is based in Northern California.

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