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• EchoStar's Ergen Hands Off CEO Post; Will Stay On As Chairman

  PaidContent - 2009-11-18

  Charlie Ergen (pictured, left) is handing off his duties as president and CEO of satellite TV company EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) to returning exec Michael Dugan. Ergen will stay on as chairman, a post he also holds at Dish Network, which spun off EchoStar in January 2008. Dugan serves on...

  Tags: EchoStar Communications Corp., Dugan, Tv & Home Theater, Satellite TV, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Networking, Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, TV, Satellite, David Kaplan

• Broadband Stimulus Attracting A Great Deal Of Attention As Echostar Sets Record

  BNET - 2009-09-28

  As part of the "Stimulus" bill or the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ARRA signed by President Obama in March was a provision to set aside about $4 billion to aid in expanding broadband coverage. Part of this is also to be used in especially low served rural areas....

  Tags: Broadband, Stimulus, Satellite, EchoStar Communications Corp., Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Networking, Matthew Potter

• Tech Law: Tech Exec Sentenced, EchoStar Gets Stay, Psystar Back, More

  BNET - 2009-07-06

  Ex-AMX exec sentenced for corporate espionage; FCC gets tough on line sharing rules for telecoms; laptop vendors may face class-action suit for battery life; Usenet.com loses copyright infringement case; EchoStar gets stay of contempt of court order; Psystar to come out of bankruptcy with a new Mac clone; and an...

  Tags: Psystar, EchoStar Communications Corp., Exec, Federal Government, Litigation, Telephony, Engineering, Government, Business Operations, Networking, Erik Sherman

• Sirius looks to Liberty to fend off Ergen

  Strategy Eye - 2009-02-12

  Satellite radio provider Sirius XM Radio hopes investment from Liberty Media will enable it to avoid a takeover by media mogul Charles Ergen. The preliminary talks may spark a bidding war between Ergen and Liberty. Sirius’s shares plummeted 51% in...

  Tags: Satellite, Sirius, Liberty Media Corp., Satellite Radio, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Jasper Jackson, EchoStar Communications Corp., DirecTV Group Inc., Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., XM Satellite Radio Inc.

• Viacom and EchoStar sign TV deal

  Strategy Eye - 2009-01-22

  Viacom has reached a deal with satellite broadcaster EchoStar Communications to renew carriage of channels such as MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon on the company’s DISH Network. EchoStar spun out DISH last year but continues to operate the satellite fleet that serves the firm’s subscribers. The agreement will also...

  Tags: TV, EchoStar Communications Corp., Viacom Inc., Network Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Cable, Networking, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, MTV Networks, Sling Media, Nickelodeon, DISH Network, Jeremy Collum

• Entropic Communications, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-02

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operating instructions. And we'll take our first question from Tim Luke with Barclays Capital. Gomabas – Barclays Capital Hi, this is Gomabas [ph] for Tim Luke. Congratulations on the quarter. Patrick Henry Thank you. Gomabas – Barclays Capital I was just looking – if you look...

  Tags: Revenue, Product Cycle, Barclays Plc., Call Transcript, Earnings, DirecTV, Satellite, EchoStar Communications Corp., Seasonality, Network Technology, Networking, Seeking Alpha

• EchoStar Corporation Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-05-13

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Kit Spring. Unidentified Analyst Hi this is Nitin John for Kit I have got several questions for you. I will start with the FSS business and JM Vista. Can you give the some idea of...

  Tags: Call Transcript, Earnings, Satellite, EchoStar Communications Corp., Network Technology, Networking, Seeking Alpha

• OTCPicks.com Stocks to Watch for Friday, February 8th CBGC, DIAAF, VLNC, ESMT, VTBD, TSTR.

  - 2008-02-08

  M2 PRESSWIRE-8 February 2008-OTCPicks.com: OTCPicks.com Stocks to Watch for Friday, February 8th CBGC, DIAAF, VLNC, ESMT, VTBD, TSTRC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08022008 Our Stocks to Watch tomorrow include Canadian Blue Gold Inc. (OTC: CBGC), Diamant Art Corporation (OTCBB: DIAAF), Valence Technology,...

  Tags: agreement, battery, Company, EchoStar Communications Corp., Engineering, FINANCE, Harbinger, INTERNET, Investment, investor, NASD, NETWORKING, satellite, security, stock, technology, Valence Technology

• I Want My MTV . . . and My ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox: CBS Broadcasting, Inc. v. EchoStar Communications Corp., the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1988, and an Argument for Consumer Choice in Distant Network Broadcasting

  - 2007-01-01

  I. Introduction Recent advancements in technology have made it possible for American consumers to enjoy more television viewing choices1 than ever dreamed possible only a few years ago.2 With a few clicks of a remote control, a satellite television subscriber has instant access to hundreds of channels3 from around the...

  Tags: ABC Inc., advertisement, advertiser, affiliate, broadcaster, broadcasting, CBS Corp., Cir, EchoStar Communications Corp., MTV, NBC Universal Inc., network, NETWORKING, programming, radio, revenue, satellite, technology, TV, U.S. Congress

• Out of space, onto the ground: DirecTV works to marry satellite and wireless nets.

  - 2006-02-06

  DirecTV Inc. is developing technology that would allow it to combine a wireless network on Earth with communications via satellite to offer customers high-speed Internet and telephone services. The company, owned primarily by global media magnate Rupert Murdoeh's News Corp., could even...

  Tags: DirecTV, EchoStar Communications Corp., network, NETWORKING, phone, satellite, spectrum, TVs, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS