Cord-Cutting Starts to Pinch Affiliate Fees
Logical result of pay TV defections starts to show up on programmer ledgers
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Can Dish Really Build a 5G Network for $10B?
Investors question cost of plan to become No. 4 U.S. wireless carrier
CableLabs Names Former Dish Wireless Exec Chief R&D Officer
Miriam Sorond most recently served as chief wireless architect and VP of tech development for the satellite TV operator
Dish Activates Google Assistant Voice Control on Hopper Set-tops
Satellite TV operator also introduces new Google-branded voice remote
Cord Cutting Rate Predicted to Hit All-Time High Rate of 5.5% in Q2
Numbers from early earnings reports are ‘freaking ugly,’ analyst Craig Moffett notes
Sling TV Added 48K Customers in Q2
Dish Network satellite TV down only 79,000 users amid “share stealing” from DirecTV
FCC: Dish Has Incentive, Ability to be Wireless Competitor
Said it has to deliver on promises, or else
DOJ's T-Mobile-Sprint Settlement Gets Claps, Slaps in D.C.
Ball is now in FCC and states' courts
DOJ Says OK to T-Mobile-Sprint
But deal closing must await outcome of suit by states, says spokesperson for Calif.
Dish’s $10B Estimate for 5G Wireless Network Build ‘Just Silly,’ Analyst Says
Charlie Ergen’s earlier stated figure is juxtaposed against the $15 billion a year Verizon pays just to maintain a network that’s already been constructed, analyst Craig Moffett says
T-Mobile Releases Q2 results, Reschedules Conference Call
Reports say Justice Dept. working with state AGs to sign off on Sprint merger
NAB’s Smith Sees Stealth STELAR Play in Retrans Impasses
Points finger at AT&T, Dish, calling it ‘dangerous game’ they appear to be playing
Comcast and/or Charter Will Buy MVNO-Infused Dish, T-Mobile Frets
Deutsche Telekom-owned wireless company desperately needs to enable satellite TV carrier in order to get its $26 billion Sprint purchase approved, but it worries about creating a monster in the process
Cable Claiming ‘Outsized Share’ of Satellite-TV Ditchers
Equity researcher Cowen says cable ops are taking — or, in the case of broadband, keeping — 66% of subs who leave Dish, DirecTV
Meredith Stations Go Dark to Dish Customers
Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC affiliates in 12 markets affected
Dish Debuts Streaming Stick Iteration of AirTV
The 4K-capable, Android TV-powered device blends Sling TV, Netflix and over-the-air channels
Google Denies It’s in Talks with Dish to Form New Wireless Carrier
Says New York Post report is “simply false”
Sling TV Bundles All Its Extras for $20
Package delivers 80 additional channels and 50 hours of cloud DVR storage; Sports Extra price raised by $5 for Sling Orange customers
Dish Network Tackles MDU Market With Dish Fiber
Bulk product will offer high-speed Internet, video to apartment owners
Dish and Comscore Say They’ve Executed More Than 100 Addressable Campaigns Together
Research company’s data used in cross-platform buys on satellite and Sling TV
Dishing Sprint-T-Mobile
Some analysts say reports that Dish could buy Boost Mobile to facilitate larger deal miss the point