EchoStar Communications

Charlie Ergen is handing off his duties as president and CEO of satellite tech company EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) to returning exec Michael Dugan. Ergen will stay on as chairman; he’s also still chairman and CEO of Dish Network, which spun off EchoStar in 2008. Dugan serves on EchoStar’s board. Dugan held several executive roles, including president and COO of EchoStar from 1990 through 2004. In a statement, Ergen called Dugan “the chief...  

EchoStar announces an agreement to deliver its ViP-TV video transport service to TCT WEST in Wyoming. TCT will receive transport of up to 42 IP-encapsulated high definition TV channels to its IP headend. The announcement was made in advance of this week's TelcoTV Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla. TCT is a telecommunications service provider supplying traditional and digital telephone, high-speed Internet and television services to several...  

DirecTV and EchoStar Get New CEOs; Michael Dugan to come out of retirement to run EchoStar, while Michael White is leaving Pepsi to head up DirecTV. (The Hollywood Reporter) Spot Runner Intros a Web Platform; company says the Malibu Media Platform helps to algorithmically match ad buyers and sellers. (MediaWeek) Report: Vivendi Wants More Cash from GE; [...]  

Direct response data processing specialist CoreMedia Systems this morning announced a deal claiming to be the first to electronically integrate commercial post log data for satellite TV firm EchoStar's DISH Network. Previously, users of CoreMedia's products received post log data - information showing when and where an advertiser's commercials aired on DISH Network - via email or fax, and then had to manually input the data into CoreDirect...  

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-09] EchoStar Europe has integrated a card-less conditional access and middleware solution from Latens with its hybrid HDX-600 platform to create a solution for IPTV and broadband TV operators, EchoStar Europe announced Nov. 9.      Latens will provide EchoStar with...  

EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), now has an agreement to deliver its ViP-TV™ video transport service to telecommunications provider North Penn Telephone Company, headquartered in Prattsburgh, New York.  

ENGLEWOOD, CO--(Marketwire - November 9, 2009) - EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) today reported total revenue of $483 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009, a 21.6 percent decrease compared with $616 million for the corresponding period in 2008. EchoStar reported a net income attributable to common shareholders of $294 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009, compared with a net loss attributable to common shareholders of...  

ENGLEWOOD, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/26/09 -- EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) will host its third quarter 2009 financial results conference call on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. ET. The dial-in number is (877) 500-5931. EchoStar's press release about its financial results will be distributed prior to the conference call. The press release can be accessed from www.echostar.com : http://www.echostar.com . About EchoStar...  

The SCTE cable industry show, having hit full swing in Denver, has revealed another EchoStar attempt at wooing the cable industry with a Slingbox-enabled DVR (aka “SlingLoaded”). Like the units I photographed at The Cable Show back in April, this model appears to be a tru2way CableCARD device. However, the SCTE edition features a brand [...]  

EchoStar's set-top box, DVR, and Sling technology (with reach to mobile devices as well) provide time- and place-shifting technology that the company believes will be a crucial building block for TV Everywhere experiences  

Most all broadband stimulus applicants claim they'll use federal grants to reach U.S. citizens in unserved and underserved areas ? but how many will actually reach every single household in the United States?  

DirecTV chose the vice chairman of PepsiCo as its CEO, filling a vacuum created when its former CEO left just as the nation's largest satellite provider was in the midst of a spin-off.  

Michael Hawkey, vice president of sales and marketing at EchoStar, shows the SlingLoaded tru2way cable box, which allows customers to view programming on their TV, laptop and smart phone.  

A shake-up in the satellite television executive ranks Wednesday includes a permanent replacement for Chase Carey at DirecTV and has Charles Ergen stepping aside at EchoStar.  

Rather than embrace a place-shifting set-top box from EchoStar's Sling Media, cable MSOs may wait for a CableLabs' approved alternative.Fri., Nov. 6, by Tim Siglin