BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$11.6B
- Private
Dow Jones Description
EchoStar Communications Corporation consisted of DISH Network and Echostar technologies before DISH Network was separated in December 2007. The two entities now operate individually as DISH Networks Coporation & Echostar Technologies, LLC.
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NAICS Code Satellite Telecommunications: 517410
Recent Events
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Documentary Channel sheds non-profit status and Nashville Public Television audience
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The Comcast-NBC Universal Merger Could Take Eons
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Satellite TV stock gains big in November
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Macy's, Saks, Nordstrom and Best Buy Fall
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TiVo signs on with Google for ad measurement
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Ergen steps down as EchoStar CEO; remains head of Dish Network
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Dish Network CEO: Dividends Are 'Always On The Table For Us'
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Monday's full corporate report
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Bank of America Upgrades DISH Network DISH to Neutral
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Upgrades & Downgrades: Analysts Shopping at Nordstrom
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Deutsche Bank Reaffirms a 'Buy' on DISH Network DISH; Raises PT & Estimates
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Equipment importer pleads guilty to hacking Dish Network signals
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Speculation mounts on TiVo, DISH settlement
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Dish Network Launches Hustler HD Channel
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No Bull: Dish Rides PBR Pact
News & Analysis
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NCTA to FCC: Deny Access.(Federal Communications Commission, National Cable and Telecommunications Association)
- 2007-04-09
By Linda Haugsted Exclusivity Ban Has Outlived Usefulness, Trade Group Says Strong competition from direct-broadcast satellite and terrestrial competitors means the ban is no longer needed that prevents exclusive agreements between progr By...
DirecTV 'Power' Play?(merger)
- 2007-04-02
By Linda Moss EchoStar, Others Try to Rein In Liberty's Clout Nearly a dozen companies and groups have voiced concern about Liberty Media's $11 billion deal for DirecTV Group, with EchoStar Communications warning federal regulators that...
DBS, Net Firms Unite on Auction Plan.(Direct broadcast satellite, information technology industry, spectrum auction)
- 2007-03-12
By Ted Hearn Will Seek National Licensing Scheme For Sale of Former TV Spectrum Washington-- DirecTV and EchoStar Communications have formed an alliance with Google, Intel, Yahoo and Skype to support a national licensing scheme in...
FCC Eyes 'Extra Innings'.(Federal Communications Commission)
- 2007-02-26
By R. Thomas Umstead & Ted Hearn Commission to Investigate MLB-DirecTV Package Despite getting numerous curveballs thrown at it last week by lawmakers and other television distributors, Major League Baseball looks like it will consum ...
US-based satellite companies pull out of wireless sale.(DIRECTV Inc., EchoStar Communications Corp. backed out the sale of licenses by Federal Communications Commission )(Brief article)
- 2006-09-01
A joint venture between US-based TV satellite providers DirecTV Group and EchoStar Communications has backed out of the sale of licenses concerning advanced wireless services. Initially, the Wireless DBS LLC venture did show interest in the bidding process and paid the largest amount of the 168...
News Briefs; Rep. Upton Urges FCC to Eliminate Ownership Rule.(Fred Upton, Federal Communications Commission, broadcast stations ownership rule)(CBS Broadcasting Inc. airs Premiere for 'The New Adventures of Old Christine')(National Broadcasting Company I
- 2006-02-20
House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., said last Thursday that he has urged the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate a rule that bars owners of daily newspapers from buying broadcast stations in their markets. In a speech sponsored by the Media Institute in Washington,...
The Adelphia deadlock: the FCC is split and lobbyists want conditions put on the sale of the cable-system operator's assets.(Adelphia Communications Corp. assets are acquiring by Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Inc.)(Federal Communications Commission )
- 2006-02-06
WASHINGTON -- Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Inc. could be forced to renounce exclusive sports-programming deals and pledge to keep their high-speed Internet lines open to all forms of Web content and commerce before federal regulators allow them to WASHINGTON -- Comcast Corp. and...
Dish Network could have a 'Free Speech TV' problem.
- 2006-01-30
WASHINGTON -- Does a left-leaning network with occasional nudity, some profanity and a rather hefty dose of Bush-bashing deserve a slot on a satellite service's family-friendly programming tier? Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin WASHINGTON -- Does a left-leaning network...
DBS: the questions are many.(capital currents)
- 2005-08-01
Back in July 2002 (p. 74), I wrote about new DBS satellites that were proposed to operate with 4.5 degree spacing, located in between existing DBS satellites. And I mentioned the new DBS frequency allocation goes into effect in 2007. While the FCC is moving at a...
FCC pushes DBS powers out of auction.(Spectrum)
- 2004-12-13
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission has decided to restrict bidding eligibility on satellite licenses to companies without nationwide satellite reach. That pushes aside two powerhouse direct-broadcast satellite operators, Echo WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission has decided...
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