Tag: Dish
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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…
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Cox Blames DISH for Customers Missing MLB Opening Day
Last week, Apollo Global Management blacked out local Cox Media Group channels in 10 markets for DISH customers. At the time, Andy LeCuyer, DISH senior vice president of programming made the following statement, saying that Apollo was to blame for the blackout. “We don’t understand why Apollo is choosing to put customers in the middle…
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DISH Loses Local Stations in 42 Markets
Over the weekend, local stations in 42 markets owned by Scripps were dropped by DISH when the two companies failed to come to an agreement on a carriage deal. Unsurprisingly, both Scripps and DISH are pointing the finger at the other when it comes to why a deal couldn’t be made to keep the channels…
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American Television Alliance Responds to Blackout of Locals on DISH
Earlier this week, Apollo Global Management blacked out local channels in 10 markets for DISH customers. The blackout was the end result of negotiations between DISH and Cox, before Apollo acquired the stations. Today, the American Television Alliance (ATVA) responded to Apollo’s blackout with the following statement. “It is disappointing to hear that Apollo Global…
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DISH Loses 10 Local Stations
Today, Apollo Global Management blacked out local Cox Media Group channels in 10 markets for DISH customers. DISH and Apollo have been disputing about Dish’s carriage agreement for the Cox stations and the ongoing litigation ended when Apollo acquired the stations. According to an announcement sent out by DISH today, in January, the Cook County…
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Sling and Dish Now Offer AMC+ Bundle
AMC Networks announced today an agreement to make AMC+ available on Dish Network’s satellite TV service and on Sling TV. “This new bundle, available for the first time to Dish and Sling TV customers, was designed to offer fans of our programming greater choice and an enhanced customer experience, as we work with Dish and…
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Sling and DISH Will Keep ViacomCBS Channels
ViacomCBS and DISH announced today a multi-year renewal of their carriage agreement, keeping ViacomCBS channels on DISH and Sling TV. Ahead of today’s announcement, there was speculation that Sling and DISH were preparing to face a blackout of ViacomCBS channels. Sling posting a warning, which was quickly removed, notifying subscribers that it was “fighting on…