EchoStar’s Dish sale marks disappointing end to Ergen’s strategy

EchoStar’s Dish sale marks disappointing end to Ergen’s strategy

Dish’s Charles Ergen Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dish’s “Seinfeld” strategy appears to have ended quite like the actual show — with its finale a generally-accepted disappointment. In 2011, Dish cofounder Charlie Ergen first mentioned “Seinfeld” on an earnings call, responding to an analyst’s question about his company’s mixed bag of assets. Ergen … Read more

EchoStar nears deal to sell Dish to DirecTV with debt payment looming

EchoStar nears deal to sell Dish to DirecTV with debt payment looming

Charlie Ergen, chairman and co-founder of Dish Network Corp. Jonathan Alcorn | Bloomberg | Getty Images Charlie Ergen is getting close to selling the pay-TV business he founded more than 40 years ago. EchoStar is in advanced talks to sell satellite TV provider Dish Network to rival DirecTV, the closely held pay TV operator owned … Read more