The problem with a Direct and Dish merger is the equipment is completely incompatible so all subscribers of one service will need to be transitioned over to the other.
I'm not saying it's a viable business long term, but I think it has a few more years left in it. I'm 50/50 on if they're still around at the end of the decade...but I'm confident they'll be around the next 2-3 years.
Well, there wasn't much to restart! Dish is still viable, I'm confident it'll keep operating under different ownership or a restructuring for a few more years.
I knew they were selling the headquarters, didn't realize it was to a company Charlie controls. 🤔
https://www.9news.com/article/money/business/dish-wireless-littleton-colorado-headquarters-sold/73-acc579bd-76bf-4522-8719-06297a6a355d
I'm not saying you're wrong, but the churn is going to have to slowdown at some point, they can't keep losing 200k-300k subscribers per quarter through the end of the decade. The bleeding doesn't seem to be slowing down.
Dish Network is not going away anytime soon, it still is a viable business on it's own. Some capital venture company might end up with it, but it won't just close up shop. Heck, someone even tried to restart Orby.
I have two services, Dish and YouTube Premium. I pay $80 for DIsh and $8 for the YT, guess which I watch more? There's just nothing left on traditional TV.