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DISH & Sling TV Are Laying Off 150 Employees Just After Laying Off 500 Staff
DISH Network is once again cutting jobs as the company moves to reduce operational costs and expenses throughout the business. Echo Star the new parent company of DISH and Sling TV has announced it will lay off 150 more staff. This comes as DISh has been restructuring the company since 2020. In total DISH has…
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DISH Network Is Now Called EchoStar Corporation After Completing Its Merger, But Sling TV’s Name Is Unchanged
Today it was announced that EchoStar has completed the acquisition of DISH Network. The new company will be called EchoStar Corportation. Last month, the Federal Communications Commission gave DISH the go-ahead on the merger. The new company will take on EchoStar’s name, but DISH will remain the pay-TV brand. For now, Sling TV — which…
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DISH Network’s Merger With EchoStar Will Reportedly Close Sunday
DISH Network’s merger with EchoStar is set to close on Sunday, December 31, according to a report from Seeking Alpha, but sources have said it could close as soon as today or tomorrow. As of the closing date, EchoStar will take control over the combined company. Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission gave DISH…
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2 More Small Local TV Stations Get Sold As Stations Struggle to Stay Afloat
Alaska-based Coastal Television agreed to purchase Red River Broadcast Company as the consolidation of local TV stations continues. The deal, announced last week, would include KVRR-TV in North Dakota and KQDS-TV in Duluth, Minnesota, according to KVRR. “We think Coastal will be a good fit for carrying on the important work and commitment of our…
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DISH Network Gets FCC Approval to Merge With EchoStar As It Looks For Cash
Back in October DISH Network announced a deal to merge with its sister company EchoStar. DISH, the parent company of Sling TV has been struggling for cash for some time now and is hoping this deal could help it complete its 5G buildout. Now the FCC has approved this merger which clears a major obstacle…
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DISH & Sling TV Freestream Add FOX Weather For Free
Today FOX and DISH announced a deal to bring FOX Weather to DISH and Sling TV. FOX Weather is a 24/7 life weather network taking on the Weather Channel. The service is free ad-supported and has been available on Verizon Fios, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, YouTubeTV, Amazon News, DIRECTV STREAM, Xumo Play, WOW!, Vidgo, TuneIn,…
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The Recap: Disney Shuts Networks Down, Bally Sports Drama Gets Messier, and More
It was a critical week for Bally Sports, which took one step forward and another back as the regional sports network drama continues. Disney, meanwhile, shut down some cable channels overseas that may have implications back home, and DISH Network ended a two month-long blackout by settling a dispute with Hearst. Amazon offered a little…
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DISH is Struggling With Cord Cutting But Says It Has a Narrow Path To Financial Stability
2023 has been a tough year DISH, with losses in its TV and wireless business. Now as it struggles with money DISH says it has a path but a narrow path. This all comes as DISH struggles with cord cutting and its plans to build out its own 5G wireless network. “We have a narrow…
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DISH Ends an Over Two Month Blackout of Hearst Locals TV Stations
Back in early September DISH and Hearst started a long fight that saw Hearst owned ABC, CBS, CW, and NBC stations go gone dark on DISH. This comes as the two sides were fighting over fees for the local channels. Now DISH and Hearst have announced a deal to end this blackout and local Hearst…
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DISH & Sling TV Are Laying Off Over 500 Employees As It Deals With Cord Cutting
DISH Network is cutting jobs as the company moves to reduce operational costs and expenses throughout the business. DISH Network has been restructuring the company since 2020, and this is not the first round of layoffs to have occurred since. DISH has laid off around 3,000 employees in recent years. The total number of cuts…