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- DIRECTV Ranks No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction in J.D. Power and Associates Cable/Satellite TV Study; DIRECTV Receives Second No. 1 Customer Satisfaction Award This Year
- Business Editors EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 5, 2002 DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading digital television service provider, announced today that it has been ranked "#1 in Customer Satisfaction Among Satellite/Cable TV Subscribers," according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2002 Cable/Satellite TV Customer Satisfaction StudySM. The top...
- Research articles 2002-09-05
- Satellite TV Provider Dish Network to Upgrade Las Vegas Service.
- By Chris Jones, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 9--The nation's second-largest home satellite television provider plans to upgrade its Las Vegas service this fall by adding local broadcast channels to its programming lineup. However, the fate...
- Research articles 2002-08-09
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- DBS merger's demise costs EchoStar $600m.(EchoStar Communications Corp. and Hughes Electronics Corp. drop their planned deal)
- Plagued by hostile regulators, the proposed merger between EchoStar Communications Corp. and DirecTV Inc. parent Hughes Electronics Corp. came to an abrupt end last week, about five weeks before Hughes planned to walk away from the deal. Plagued by hostile regulators, the...
- Research articles 2002-12-16
- News-hughes clock stops.(News Corp.'s takeover of DirecTV Inc. parent Hughes Electronics Corp. was put on hold by the FCC)(Brief Article)
- News Corp.'s proposed takeover of DirecTV Inc. parent Hughes Electronics Corp. was put on temporary hold Friday by the Federal Communications Commission. News Corp.'s proposed takeover of DirecTV Inc. parent Hughes Electronics Corp. was put on temporary hold Friday by the Federal...
- Research articles 2003-10-13
- Pegasus: Contract bars post-merger competition.(Pegasus Communications Corp., EchoStar Communications Corp. merger with Hughes Electronics Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Pegasus Communications Corp. is claiming that contract terms protect it from future satellite competition if EchoStar Communications Corp. and Hughes Electronics Corp. -- parent of DirecTV Inc. -- close their proposed merger. Pegasus Communications Corp. is claiming that contract terms protect...
- Research articles 2002-02-18
- Murdoch message gets around.(Rupert Murdoch wants government to block deal between EchoStar Communications Corp. and Hughes Electronics Corp.)(Brief Article)
- News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch is sending a clear message to Washington regulators: Block the merger between EchoStar Communications Corp. and Hughes Electronics Corp., parent of DirecTV Inc. News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch is sending a clear message to Washington regulators: Block...
- Research articles 2002-02-04
- FCC wants more data from News.(the FCC wants information concerning the deal between News Corp. and Hughes Electronics Corp. over DirecTV Inc.)(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission has asked for more market data from News Corp. and Hughes Electronics Corp. in connection with the $6.6 billion merger that would give Rupert Murdoch operating control of DirecTV Inc. WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission...
- Research articles 2003-07-14
- Senators urge DBS merger scrutiny. (This Just In).(EchoStar Communications Corp. merger with Hughes Electronics Corp.)(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON -- A group of U.S. senators from rural Midwestern states has urged federal regulators to closely examine the merger of EchoStar Communications Corp. and DirecTV Inc. parent Hughes Electronics Corp. WASHINGTON -- A group of U.S. senators from rural Midwestern states ...
- Research articles 2002-05-27
- Ergen Lines Up $2.75B To Round Out Funding.(Charlie Ergen of EchoStar Communications Corp., financing for acquisition of Hughes Electronics Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- After only a week, EchoStar Communications Corp. chairman Charlie Ergen secured the final piece of financing for his pending $25.8 billion acquisition of DirecTV Inc. parent Hughes Electronics Corp. After only a week, EchoStar Communications Corp. chairman Charlie Ergen secured the final...
- Research articles 2001-11-12
- DOJ ask for more news data.(Department of Justice seeks more information on News Corp.'s planned investment in Hughes Electronics Corp.)(Brief Article)
- News Corp. said last week that the U.S. Department of Justice has requested additional information on the media giant's pending purchase of a 34% stake in Hughes Electronics Corp., a move that News said should not delay the expected closing of the News...
- Research articles 2003-06-09
- Ergen asks Dish subs to support merger.(EchoStar Communications Corp., Hughes Electronics Corp. proposed merger)(Brief Article)
- EchoStar Communications Corp. continues to talk up the benefits of its proposed merger with Hughes Electronics Corp. to a variety of groups, some of which are sympathetic and some of which are not. Chairman and CEO Charlie Ergen asked his Dish ...
- Research articles 2002-03-18
- Hughes Unveils DirecTV DSL Brand.(Hughes Electronics Corp., Telocity Inc. announces new service name)(Brief Article)
- Two months after its purchase by DirecTV Inc. parent Hughes Electronics Corp., Cupertino, Calif.-based digital-subscriber line provider Telocity Inc. has officially announced its new service name -- DirecTV DSL. The company had already promot Two months after its...
- Research articles 2001-06-18
- Oddsmaking DBS analysts can't agree.(EchoStar Communications Corp. proposed merger with Hughes Electronics Corp.)(Brief Article)
- Even as outside attorneys for Hughes Electronics Corp. and EchoStar Communications Corp. tried last week to put a positive spin on the companies' merger prospects, direct-broadcast satellite analysts said the merger is anything but a done deal. Even as outside...
- Research articles 2002-02-18
- Hispanic Caucus opposes big DBS merger. (This Just in).(EchoStar Communications Corp. and Hughes Electronics Corp. merger)(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus announced its opposition Friday to the merger between EchoStar Communications Corp. and DirecTV Inc. parent Hughes Electronics ... WASHINGTON -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus announced its opposition Friday to the merger between EchoStar Communications Corp. and DirecTV...
- Research articles 2002-06-10
- Rural weakness?: DBS merger roils small ops' world.(Hughes Electronics Corp. and EchoStar Communications)
- Depending on who's doing the talking, the proposed merger between EchoStar Communications Corp. and DirecTV Inc. parent Hughes Electronics Corp. would either bring a bounty of video and broadband services to rural Americans -- or drive up prices fo Depending on who's doing the...
- Research articles 2002-01-21
- Dish Plans Bid for DirecTV.(EchoStar Communications Corp. to discuss possible Hughes Electronics Corp. merger)(Brief Article)
- EchoStar Communications Corp. received word from General Motors Corp. that it was "willing to establish a dialogue" to discuss the legal and financial implications of a possible merger between EchoStar and GM's Hughes Electronics Corp., E EchoStar Communications Corp. received word from General Motors...
- Research articles 2001-05-28
- Raytheon Leads in Contest to Buy Hughes Electronics Corp.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
- Jan. 14--Raytheon Co. appears to have the inside track in the contest to buy GM Hughes Electronics Corp.'s $6 billion defense business, but a winner isn't likely to be announced until later this week. Jan. 14--Raytheon Co. appears to have the...
- Research articles 1997-01-14
- CE vendors are in ergen's corner.(merger of EchoStar Communications Corp. and Hughes Electronics Corp.)(Brief Article)
- Two of DirecTV Inc.'s largest national retailers and the direct-broadcast satellite company's first consumer hardware supplier last week publicly backed the proposed merger of EchoStar Communications Corp. and DirecTV parent Hughes Electronics Corp Two of DirecTV Inc.'s largest national retailers and the direct-broadcast...
- Research articles 2002-02-11
- HUGHES Electronics Corp. Corrects Total Purchase Price; $180 Million Sted $179 Million
- Business Editors & Internet Writers CORRECTION...by HUGHES Electronics Corp. --BUSINESS WIRE In BW0103, (CA-HUGHES-ELECTRONICS) to Acquire Telocity in $179 Million Cash Deal, headline should read xxx $180 Million Cash Deal (sted $179 Million Cash Deal), and first graph, sixth and seventh lines should read xxx $180 million...
- Research articles 2000-12-21
- DirecTV. (People & Calendar).(loses executive to Hughes Electronics Corp. )(Brief Article)
- LARRY CHAPMAN, an original member of the DirecTV Inc. launch team and executive vice president for the direct-satellite broadcast ... LARRY CHAPMAN, an original member of the DirecTV Inc. launch team and executive vice president for the direct-satellite broadcast service, joined Hughes Electronics Corp....
- Research articles 2002-12-23
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