16 headlines. We show the headline and the publisher's own teaser; the full story is at the source.
EchoStar bets on TV amid FCC mobile scrutiny
SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2025
EchoStar has ordered another geostationary satellite for its Dish Network TV broadcast business, even as the company signals the possibility of seeking bankruptcy protection amid a regulatory probe into its mobile spectr...
DirecTV calls time on plans to merge with Dish
SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2024
DirecTV is walking away from plans to buy Dish Network over a failed debt-exchange offer, although some analysts expect the satellite TV providers will return to the deal table given the potential for billions of dollars...
FCC nod puts Dish-EchoStar merger on home stretch
SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2023
Satellite TV broadcaster and terrestrial wireless operator Dish Network and EchoStar, its sister company focused on broadband services from space, have cleared a key regulatory hurdle in the way of their merger plans.
Dish Network CEO makes early exit
SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2023
Dish Network said its CEO Erik Carlson is resigning Nov. 12 ahead of the broadcaster’s merger with EchoStar, its sister company focused on providing broadband services from space, after posting a steep drop in satellite...
FCC fines Dish Network for botched satellite de-orbit
SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2023
The Federal Communications Commission has fined Dish Network $150,000 for failing to properly remove a satellite from geostationary orbit, the U.S. regulator said Oct. 2 in its first space debris enforcement action.
Dish Network plots two-way fixed broadband services in Ku-band
SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2023
Dish Network is seeking permission to use 12 GHz spectrum for fixed terrestrial broadband in the United States, three months after regulators rejected plans for mobile services in the band following interference concerns...
Dish Network & EchoStar Announce Merger
The Launch Pad · 8 Aug 2023
DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) and EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) have officially entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction, combining their strengths to create a dynamic forc...
Dish and EchoStar agree terrestrial and space connectivity merger
SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2023
Satellite TV broadcaster and terrestrial wireless operator Dish Network announced plans Aug. 8 to merge with EchoStar, its sister company focused on providing broadband services from space.
Merger rumors swirl around Dish and EchoStar
SpaceNews · 7 Jul 2023
Satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network is rumored to be considering recombining with internet-focused sister company EchoStar to strengthen its financial resources.
FCC denies Dish Network 5G plan over Starlink interference concerns
SpaceNews · 19 May 2023
U.S. regulators voted May 18 to protect Starlink’s access to 12 GHz spectrum, which Dish Network had hoped to use for terrestrial 5G in a plan SpaceX warned would deny its satellite broadband network to most Americans.
DirecTV says 5G plan would degrade satellite TV reception
SpaceNews · 18 Jul 2022
DirecTV said July 18 its satellite TV customers face major disruption if broadcast rival Dish Network gets to deploy 5G wireless services in the 12 GHz spectrum band.
Dish says SpaceX’s Starlink 5G interference study is flawed
SpaceNews · 7 Jul 2022
Dish Network and others pushing for permission to use 12 GHz spectrum for 5G said July 7 that SpaceX’s study on how it would severely disrupt its broadband customers is “scientifically and logically flawed.”