DISH Network Corp

Dish Network was founded in 1995 by Charlie Ergen. Some of its more popular subsidiaries include Sling TV and Boost Mobile. Who owns Dish Network now?

On March 8, 2016, the Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast and the YES Network were locked in a dispute regarding the carriage fee for the YES Network.

As Millennials increasingly move to OTT (over-the-top) services, pay-TV companies like Dish Network (DISH) are also focusing on OTT services.

DISH Network will release its 4Q17 earnings before the market opens on February 20, 2018. As per Yahoo Finance, DISH’s revenue in 4Q17 is expected to be $3.5 billion.

Dish Network’s (DISH) streaming television service, Sling TV, turned three on January 5.

Dish Network (DISH) has filed an application with the FCC to participate as a potential spectrum bidder.

AT&T is planning to enter the IP-based video delivery market by offering DirecTV as an OTT (over-the-top) service in the fourth quarter of 2016.

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DISH Network’s (DISH) ARPU for 3Q17 was $87.20 against $89.40 in the prior year’s quarter.

The long-awaited $26.5 billion T-Mobile and Sprint merger agreement might be in its final stages. The merger was expected to close in mid-2019.

On Thursday, T-Mobile announced a revised definitive merger agreement to acquire Sprint. The new agreement will reduce SoftBank’s stake.

Five years ago, Dish entered the video streaming business with the launch of Sling TV—an Internet-based live television and on-demand video service.

Walt Disney (DIS) has pulled its shows from Sky’s Sky Now video streaming service. Previously, Disney withdrew its shows and films from Netflix (NFLX).

Dish stock jumped after Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen mentioned financial support from SoftBank in the T-Mobile–Sprint merger trial. We’ll look at what this support means to Dish.

Dish Network (DISH) is fighting pirate IPTV providers. Although the company sued and settled with several pirate IPTV providers, the crackdown continues.

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During T-Mobile’s third-quarter earnings conference call on October 28, T-Mobile CEO John Legere commented on the T-Mobile–Sprint merger.

Google Fi (GOOGL) has introduced a feature that subscribers connect to two LTE networks at once. Fi’s new feature uses dual connect technology.

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Mississippi, once a critic of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger, now backs it. Could other states withdraw from the multistate lawsuit opposing the merger?

A Bloomberg report on October 4, 2019, citing two industry sources stated that the T-Mobile–Sprint deal was set to receive majority support from the FCC.

T-Mobile believes the T-Mobile–Sprint merger is good for competition. Earlier this year, the companies filed six commitments related to the deal.

The pace that internet video streaming has evolved is nothing short of revolutionary. Streaming is a serious threat to the cable TV industry.

Dish Wireless requires $10 billion for its network buildout, but it only has $1.9 billion in the bank. The FCC bars it from selling spectrum to raise cash.

Dish Network stock (DISH) lost 8.7% on Tuesday and closed at $34.95. The stock fell after an analyst slashed the stock’s rating.

Cable company Dish Network and telecommunications giant AT&T are considering merging their satellite TV businesses, according to Bloomberg.

Comcast’s (CMCSA) recent purchase of cybersecurity company BluVector for an undisclosed amount looks like a promising opportunity for Comcast.

Dish Network (DISH) reported revenue of $3.31 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018.

The Walt Disney Company’s (DIS) revenue of $15.30 billion exceeded analysts’ revenue expectation of $15.14 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2019.

Verizon (VZ), the largest US wireless service provider, has been undertaking measures to boost its savings by cutting costs.

Comcast’s (CMCSA) NBCUniversal business segment consists of filmed entertainment, theme parks, broadcast television, and cable networks divisions.

Netflix (NFLX) has been spending aggressively on high-quality original content, which has resulted in negative free cash flows.

Netflix’s (NFLX) TTM (trailing-12-month) gross margin stands at 33.79% compared to the industry and sector average of 42.06% and 40.92%, respectively.

Netflix’s latest bond offering of $2 billion marks the second time it has been involved in a bond offering this year.

Among the major cable companies, Comcast (CMCSA) has already ventured into the wireless industry by launching a wireless service.

ESPN continues to lose subscribers Late last month, The New York Post reported, citing Nielsen data, that The Walt Disney Company’s (DIS) ESPN has continued to lose subscribers. In May, ESPN lost 3.8% of its subscribers. The Nielsen data did not include ESPN’s subscribers from OTT (over-the-top) services such as Dish Network’s (DISH) Sling TV. It […]

Dish Network (DISH) had an average monthly pay-TV churn rate of 1.8% in 2016.

Netflix stated that it would spend $6 billion to produce original films in 2017, suggesting a $1 billion increase to a similar 2016 budget.

On January 13, 2017, Dish Network’s (DISH) stock closed at $62.27. In this series, we’ll explore Dish Network’s spectrum holdings and the broadcast spectrum auction.

Media companies like The Walt Disney Company (DIS) mainly derive their revenues from affiliate fees and advertising.

Early this year, Charter Communications (CHTR) completed its merger with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, making Charter the second-largest US cable player.

Netflix offers its subscribers a variety of price tiers so they can choose the tier they want. It offers more value at the higher-priced and middle tiers.

Valuation metrics In this part of the series, we’ll look at some key metrics investors can use to compare the values of media companies. Specifically, we’ll look at media valuation multiples. Some valuation metrics include the PE (price-to-earnings), EV-to-EBITDA (enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization), PCF (price-to-cash flow), and PFCF (price-to-free […]

Currently, Hulu’s free service is ad-supported while its $7.99-per-month service provides content with fewer ads.

The Walt Disney Company’s (DIS) advertising revenues made up 37% of its Media Networks segment’s total revenues of $5.7 billion in fiscal 3Q15.

ESPN is a part of Disney’s Media Networks segment. Affiliate fees are major component of this segment and are under pressure due to subscriber loss.

The Walt Disney Company’s (DIS) Media Networks segment is the company’s largest segment in terms of revenue. It had 45% revenue share in 1H15.