EchoStar Chairman Charlie Ergen Skips Dish Network Parent’s Quarterly Earnings Call As Investor Worry About Debt Keeps Mounting

[ The singular voice of Charlie Ergen, long an outspoken figure willing to express unconventional views on the media business, fell silent Friday as he was absent for EchoStar‘s quarterly earnings call. The Dish Network parent, of which Ergen is executive chairman, reported a loss of 314,000 Dish subscribers in the quarter, leaving it with … Read more

Dish-EchoStar Reunion Draws Mixed Initial Reaction From Investors – Deadline

[ UPDATED with closing stock price. Shares in EchoStar fell 5% on heavy volume Tuesday in their first trading day after the close of the company’s merger with corporate sibling Dish Network. The stock finished at $15.71 on volume that was more than four times the average level. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 1.6% on the … Read more