Tag: Dish
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Dish Could See Largest TV Station Blackout in History
Nexstar Media Group is threatening to pull its channels from Dish, taking away customer access to 164 local channels in 120 markets across 42 states. Dish claims that Nexstar is “trying to use its market power to demand unreasonable rate increases while intentionally using millions of Americans as pawns in their negotiations.” Nexstar is currently…
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Sling TV Reaches 2.46 Million Subscribers in Q3 2020, Dish TV Down 87,000 for the Quarter
Sling TV saw an increase in subscribers for Q3, Dish announced in its quarterly earnings report today. The streaming service added 203,000 subscribers, bringing the total count to 2.46 million. While Sling TV saw an uptick for the quarter, total subscriber numbers are still down year over year. In Q3 2019, the service reported 2.69…
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Will DirecTV and Dish Merge? DOJ Says No
DirecTV and Dish will not be merging any time soon, a new report shows. In August, we reported that AT&T was once again looking at options for selling DirecTV in an effort to offload debt. This week, The New York Post shared an update on the potential sale, noting that AT&T stands to lose billions…
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Mission Broadcasting Blacks Out Local Stations for DISH Customers in 21 Markets
DISH has announced that after a rejected request for a contract extension, Mission Broadcasting has blacked out local channels for DISH customers in 21 markets spanning 18 states. “Mission proudly claims on its website that its stations ‘provide free over-the-air programming,’ but clearly their actions could not run more counter to that claim,” said Brian…
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AT&T is Reportedly Trying to Sell DirecTV
AT&T is reportedly talking about plans once again to sell DirecTV. With subscriber numbers dropping for the satellite service, AT&T is looking at offloading DirecTV to private-equity investors. “AT&T Inc. is seeking private equity investors to buy the majority of its DirecTV satellite-television business, helping it cope with a major drag on its operations,” a…
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Dish Chairman Says DirecTV Merger is ‘Inevitable’ Once Again
Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen says that a merger between Dish and DirecTV is “inevitable” with comments suggesting that a merger could happen at any time. “Yeah, I mean, I still think DISH and DIRECTV will be inevitable. Could that be a month from now or 10 years from now? That I don’t know,” Ergen…
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Dish Lost 40,000 Cable Customers in Q2 2020, Sling Down 56,000
Today, Dish Network reported second quarter 2020 financial results, sharing that the company lost a total of 96,000 pay TV customers for the quarter. Of those, 40,000 were cable customers and 56,000 were Sling TV streaming subscribers. Dish ended the quarter with 9.02 million Dish TV subscribers and 2.25 million Sling TV subscribers. Like other…
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DISH Acquires Ting Mobile Customers, Expanding Mobile Business
DISH and Tucows Inc. announced today that Tucows will be the wireless retail business partner of DISH. As part of this agreement, DISH has also acquired Ting Mobile assets, including customer relationships. The acquisition supports DISH’s long term goal to disrupt the current mobile industry in the US, but will also make DISH more competitive…
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Weekend Wrap Up: Top 9 Cord Cutting Stories from This Week
This week, we’ve seen some major video customer losses across cable companies in quarter 2 earnings reports (and a gain for one provider), a win for HBO subscribers using Amazon devices, and a new development in the theaters vs. film distribution debate. Here are some of our top stories from this week. Cable Losses in…
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More FCC Images Detail T-Mobile’s AirTV Mini-Like Streaming Device
New images suggest T-Mobile’s upcoming streaming device will bear a close resemblance to the AirTV Mini HDMI dongle DISH currently offers. We’ve already seen images of a remote control intended for T-Mobile’s TVision-focused device, but until now, pics of the dongle itself have remained elusive. Thanks to an FCC listing for manufacturer SEI Robotics, we…