Google, Dish testing new TV search service: report

2010-03-08T16:16:04Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc and No. 2 U.S. satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp are jointly testing a television programing search service, the Dish Network shares climb on analyst upgrade</div><div><p>Among the stock activity stories for Friday, March 5, from AP Financial News:</p><p>NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Apple Inc. jumped...

TiVo wins ruling in EchoStar case, shares soar

2010-03-04T12:00:48Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court affirmed on Thursday a contempt finding against Dish Network Corp and EchoStar Corp in their long-running patent case against digital video recorder maker TiV...

On the Call: Dish Network CEO Charlie Ergen

2010-03-01T14:00:14Z

<div id="subtitle">On the Call: Dish Network CEO Charlie Ergen on staying as chief executive</div><div><p>The chief executive of Dish Network Corp. relinquished his position as CEO of sister company EchoStar Corp. during the fourth quarter.</p><p>But Charlie Ergen said that's not a sign he's ready to st...

Earns Dish Network

2010-03-01T05:17:16Z

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2009 photo, a Dish Network booth at the Consumer Electronics Shows in Las Vegas, is shown. Dish Network gained more subscribers for the third straight quarter, and the nation's second-largest satellite TV operator reported Monday, March 1, 2010, a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit even though its earnings declined...

Earnings Preview: Dish Network Corp.

2010-02-26T10:00:15Z

<div id="subtitle">Earnings Preview: Dish Network Corp. 4Q earnings, expect increase in subscribers</div><div><p>Dish Network Corp., the nation's second largest satellite TV operator, reports fourth-quarter earnings before the market opens on Monday.</p><p>WHAT TO WATCH FOR: The Englewood,

Charges drag DirecTV to 4th-quarter loss

2010-02-22T08:49:47Z

<div id="subtitle">DirecTV posts 4th-quarter loss due to merger charges, adds fewer customers but beats outlook</div><div><p>DirecTV Inc. on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss after absorbing a hefty merger charge. The nation's largest satellite TV operator also added 60 percent fewer new subscribers as discounted bundles from competitors and a weak economy too...

Judge keeps Dish ads against DirecTV on air

2010-02-22T09:10:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Judge denies restraining order against Dish Network for `Why Pay More' ads</div><div><p>A federal judge has denied a request to temporarily ban Dish Network Corp. ads that ask consumers "Why Pay More?" for TV service from rival satellite provider Dire...

Will the FCC and congress be able to make TV companies share all their networks?

2010-02-22T23:42:20Z

Author: Frank Bilotta

With the economy being in a downward spiral and TV providers fighting over customers the same problems still seem to still go unresolved for years now by the FCC. One of the main things that cable and satellite companies seem to still argue over is the right to be able to only show certain sport networks and channels that they own to their custo...

Panasonic, DirecTV team up on 3D

2010-02-23T00:22:53Z

<div><p>LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp and DirecTV Group, the top U.S. satellite TV provider...

Summary Box: Pay cut for radio host Howard Stern?

2010-02-23T12:56:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Howard Stern could get pay cut as radio struggles, one satellite operator left</div><div><p>STERN WARNING: Howard Stern threatened on the air — again — to quit Sirius XM Radio Inc. as he and the satellite radio provider enter negotiations during the last year of his $500 million, fiv...

Howard Stern Sirius

2009-12-21T11:45:47Z

FILE - In this Dec.18, 2009 file photo, radio host Howard Stern and his wife, Beth Ostrosky, talk while attending an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and DirecTV spinoff but sale to phone company uncertain</div><div><p>Shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty Media Corp.'s entertainment businesses, as the chairman of both firms dampened spe...

EchoStar CEO Charles Ergen steps down from post

2010-02-24T03:38:37Z

<div id="subtitle">EchoStar CEO Charles Ergen steps down from position, succeeded by board member Michael Dugan</div><div><p>EchoStar Corp. said Wednesday that President and CEO Charles Ergen has stepped down from those posts and is being succeeded by board member Michael T. Dugan.&a...

DirecTV to appoint PepsiCo executive as CEO

2010-02-24T03:49:18Z

<div id="subtitle">DirecTV to appoint PepsiCo executive Michael White as CEO, effective Jan. 1</div><div><p>DirecTV Group Inc. chose the vice chairman of PepsiCo Inc. as its chief executive Wednesday, filling a vacuum created when its former chief left j...

Sirius XM Radio Chairman Gary Parsons resigns

2010-02-24T06:15:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Sirius XM Radio says chairman resigns, names LA Times publisher Eddy Hartenstein to role</div><div><p>Sirius XM Radio said Thursday that Gary Parsons has resigned as c...

S&P ups credit rating outlook of Sirius XM Radio

2010-02-24T06:44:17Z

<div id="subtitle">S&amp;P raises credit rating outlook of Sirius XM Radio, citing improving profitability</div><div><p>A credit ratings agency on Wednesday raised its outlook on Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries, citing improving profitability.</p><p>Standard &amp; Poor's Ratings Services upped the company's credit ra...

Dish gains subscribers, sets special dividend

2010-02-24T07:56:08Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp, the No. 2 U.S. satellite TV provider, beat Wall Street forecasts by posting a gain of 241,000 subscribers in the third quarter and surprised inv...

Earns DirecTV

2009-11-05T13:16:55Z

A DirecTV satellite dish is seen on the roof of a home in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. DirecTV Group Inc., the nation's largest satellite TV operator, said Thursday that its revenue grew 10 percent in the third quarter as it added more new customers, but profits suffered from higher marketing and equipment costs incurred to attract...

tommy torres

2009-10-19T11:32:33Z

Tommy Torres performing Unplugged for MTV Dish Network Pier 10 San Juan, Puerto Rico - 17.10.09

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