Tag: Dish
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DISH to Shut Down DISH Music Service, Ending a Unique Subscriber Perk
Update: A DISH spokesperson gave this statement to Cord Cutters News: “We’re discontinuing the Dish Music App on August 27, 2025, due to our partner ending 3rd party support for the platform that the app relies on. Since the app was free and had limited usage, we do not expect this change to affect our…
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FCC Chairman Urges Dish To Sell Some Of Its Spectrum That It’s “Not Putting to the Best Use”
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has issued what Bloomberg reports as a “best and final” offer to Dish’s parent company EchoStar’s Chairman Charlie Ergen, urging the company to sell its AWS-4 spectrum holdings, according to a report published Wednesday. While the specifics remain unclear, it is uncertain whether Carr’s proposal demands a full or partial divestiture…
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EchoStar and Dish Will Pay Multi Million Dollar Interest Payments Due July 1 As Bankruptcy Fears Grow
EchoStar and Dish are making payments today on scheduled interest originally due on May 30, 2025 for 2029 Spectrum Notes, and scheduled interest payments originally due on June 2, 2025 on DBS Notes. These payments are within the 30-day grace period and are being made to avoid an Event of Default. In a filing Friday…
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Trump May Have Saved DISH Network from Bankruptcy For Now
EchoStar Corporation, the parent company of DISH Network, has been pulled back from the brink of bankruptcy, at least temporarily, thanks to reported intervention by President Donald Trump. The telecommunications giant, grappling with financial strain and regulatory scrutiny over its 5G spectrum licenses, saw its stock soaring following news of Trump’s involvement, offering a lifeline…
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Dish Faces Major Changes Amid Wireless Uncertainty With The FCC
Dish Network, a subsidiary of EchoStar, may be forced to refocus on its core television services as regulatory scrutiny threatens its ambitious wireless expansion plans. The company recently ordered a new geostationary satellite, ES XXVI, from Maxar Space Systems to bolster its satellite TV broadcast capabilities, even as it grapples with a potential bankruptcy filing…
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DISH & Sling TV Face Bankruptcy as It Misses $326M Interest Payment
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), the parent company of DISH Network, Hughes Satellite Systems, and DISH DBS, is teetering on the edge of financial distress after announcing it will not make a $326 million interest payment due today on its 10.75% senior spectrum secured notes due in 2029. The decision, disclosed in a press release, comes…
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DISH’s New Ad Campaign Takes Aim at DIRECTV
DISH isn’t pulling any punches with its new ad campaign that calls DIRECTV out by name. The “Pigeon Targets” campaign from Dish claims that DIRECTV has made a “move to abandon traditional satellite TV customers in favor of urban, streaming-only audiences,” while DISH continues to invest in technology that can benefit rural America. The company…
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DISH Could Be in Major Trouble as The FCC Probes Parent Company’s 5G Compliance
DISH Network, a major player in the U.S. telecommunications and pay-TV industry, is facing potential trouble as its parent company, EchoStar, comes under scrutiny from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC has launched an investigation into EchoStar’s compliance with federal requirements to build a nationwide 5G network, raising questions about the company’s valuable cellular…
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Comcast, Spectrum, DISH, & More Lost Over 1 Million TV Subscribers in The First Quarter of 2025
The traditional television landscape continues to erode at an alarming pace, as major cable and satellite providers, including DISH, Comcast, and Spectrum, collectively lost over one million TV customers in the first quarter of 2025 alone. The staggering figures, drawn from recent Q1 earnings reports, paint a grim picture for the industry, with an average…
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DISH & Sling TV Lost 383,000 Subscribers in The First Quarter of 2025
DISH Network, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, saw a continued erosion of its pay-TV subscriber base in the first quarter of 2025, losing a net total of 383,000 customers across its satellite DISH TV service and its streaming platform, Sling TV. The figures indicate the ongoing challenges faced by traditional and virtual pay-TV providers amid…