Tag: Dish
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DISH Reaches Major Debt Restructuring Deal With Creditors To Help Save The Company
EchoStar Corporation and its affiliates have entered into a sweeping debt restructuring agreement with a large coalition of bondholders, a move the company says will substantially reduce its debt load and open new doors for potential mergers and acquisitions. This comes as DISH has hovered close to bankruptcy for years. This deal will help avoid…
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DISH & Sling TV Accused Disney of Antitrust Violation In Court Over Its TV Contracts
The ongoing legal battle between Dish Network and the Walt Disney Company escalated further in a New York federal court as Dish strongly opposed Disney’s request to temporarily halt discovery proceedings related to Dish’s antitrust counterclaims in the dispute over Sling TV’s short-term subscription passes, according to Law360. The conflict originated in mid-2025 when Sling…
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DISH Loses 226 ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations
Today DISH TV has reported the removal of 226 local channels from its lineup due to a contract disagreement with Gray Media. The blackout, which began on March 10, 2026, impacts viewers in 113 markets and involves stations affiliated with major networks such as ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, MyNetworkTV, and Telemundo. These channels typically…
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DISH May Lose Many Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations This Week
Millions of DISH Network customers across the United States could soon face a major disruption in their television viewing, as the satellite provider nears a critical deadline in its contract negotiations with Gray Television. Without a new agreement by March 10 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time, DISH may drop dozens of local stations affiliated with…
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DISH & Sling TV Lost 636,000 Subscribers in 2025
EchoStar Corporation, the parent company of DISH Network and Sling TV, disclosed significant subscriber declines in its pay-TV services for the full year 2025. The announcement came as part of the company’s fourth-quarter and full-year earnings release on March 2, 2026, highlighting the persistent challenges facing the linear television industry amid widespread cord-cutting. DISH TV,…
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T-Mobile Objects to AT&T Buying DISH’s Wireless Spectrum
AT&T is defending its proposed $23 billion acquisition of spectrum licenses from EchoStar, insisting the transaction will boost competition and deliver faster 5G service to millions of consumers, while rival T-Mobile has launched a fierce campaign to convince the Federal Communications Commission to block the deal outright or impose unprecedented rural coverage mandates. The transaction,…
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Sling TV Wins The First Round Of Its Lawsuit With Disney & Sling TV Celebrates With $1 Day Passes For ESPN
A federal judge in New York dealt a significant setback to Disney and its ESPN division on Wednesday, reportedly rejecting the company’s emergency request to halt DISH Network’s Sling service from offering daily and weekend passes that grant short-term access to ESPN and other sports channels. In an 11-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian…
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Dish & Sling TV Subscribers Could Lose ESPN in 2026 as Disney Contract Nears Expiration Amid Ongoing Lawsuit
A looming showdown between The Walt Disney Company and Dish Network could result in Sling TV and Dish subscribers losing access to ESPN and other Disney-owned channels as early as next year. The current carriage agreement between Disney and Dish, which covers both the traditional Dish satellite service and its streaming subsidiary Sling TV, is…
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A Major Internet Provider is Reportedly Shutting Down
Hughesnet, the long-standing satellite internet provider, is gearing up to guide its own customers toward its fiercest competitor, Starlink, as part of a strategic pivot amid mounting financial pressures and intensifying market rivalry. This unusual move stems from a broader agreement between Hughesnet’s parent company, EchoStar, and SpaceX, which involves the sale of valuable radio…
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DISH Has Raised $44.25 Billion From Selling Its Wireless Spectrum to AT&T & SpaceX
EchoStar Corporation, parent company of DISH and Sling TV, wrapped up a pivotal third quarter by finalizing two major spectrum deals that reshaped its wireless holdings and cleared long-standing regulatory hurdles with the Federal Communications Commission. The company struck a massive $22.65 billion agreement with AT&T and a separate $19 billion arrangement with SpaceX, moves…