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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

• 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.

• 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

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• The Dish King.(EchoStar Communications Corp.)

  - 2007-04-16

  By Wayne Friedman EchoStar's Charlie Ergen is a master at exploiting new technology Success at Charlie Ergen's EchoStar Communications comes not from necessarily inventing new technology but from using it for the company's advantage. ...

  Tags: EchoStar Communications Corp., satellite

• 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...

  Tags: cable, cable company, EchoStar Communications Corp., FCC, Microsoft Access, satellite

• 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...

  Tags: auction, cable, DirecTV, EchoStar Communications Corp., FCC, information technology, satellite, spectrum

• EchoStar Signs Long-Term SATCOM Contract with ARTEL, Inc

  - 2007-02-20

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- EchoStar Fixed Satellite Services Corporation EFSSC, a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), announced today that it has entered into a long-term contract with ARTEL, Inc. to provide fixed satellite service for the Department of Defense DOD. Through the agreement, EchoStar will provide ARTEL multiple satellite...

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