Charlie speaks..... Finally!!!

**tigerfan33** · 11-13-2007 08:44 AM

Why has it taken you so long and why is it now you realize that your companys pr. dept is the pits!!!

EchoStar's Ergen Fires Back

**RandallA** · 11-13-2007 08:47 AM

"We haven't really executed very well operationally during the last six months," he told analysts yesterday in an investors call

No kidding!

**bgsmallwood** · 11-13-2007 08:47 AM

Competition is a wonderful thing for the consumer!

**tjwgrr** · 11-13-2007 09:19 AM

Launching satellites next year will mean more channels in what, 2009? Yep, competition is good- I may just add to the "churn."

16% fall in Echostar's stock price yesterday. A good time for AT&T to buy?

**Voyager6** · 11-13-2007 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by tjwgrr

Launching satellites next year will mean more channels in what, 2009? Yep, competition is good- I may just add to the "churn."

16% fall in Echostar's stock price yesterday. A good time for AT&T to buy?

Much of that price drop was due to CitiGroup changing their rating for Echostar from buy to hold and dropping the target price .
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CitiGroup still estimates the chance of a merger at 65%.

**Poke** · 11-13-2007 09:31 AM

Yeah and dont forget AT&T might buy Direct which would make more sense for them to get into more homes. They already do this with Dish and with Dish buying Sling and starting a new IPTV Service those a few things that I dont think they would have done if they plan on selling. Either way we will see what happens and if Dish gets a new bird up sometime next year it should only take 30-90 days for them to test it out if I'm not mistaken. Once they do their testing they should be able to start using it.

**Skyhi** · 11-13-2007 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by tjwgrr

Launching satellites next year will mean more channels in what, 2009?

It really takes a year to test the new sats?

**Poke** · 11-13-2007 09:45 AM

I dont think it takes a year test the sats should only take a couple of months once their launched.

**ekilgus** · 11-13-2007 09:45 AM

Does this sound like we won't be seeing new HD channels until late next year at the soonest?

**Poke** · 11-13-2007 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by ekilgus

Does this sound like we won't be seeing new HD channels until late next year at the soonest?

I think there is a chance we will see some more HD channels this year. Right now there not that many ""National Networks"" that have gotten a HD version of their channel up. Direct only has about 5-6 National Channels in HD that Dish does not have. Besides that their about the same so if Dish adds more this year I could see it being the ones that they dont have that Direct has. Which tells everyone that really Dish and Direct really already have what is available at the time. I know that some National Network have said they will not have their HD Version of their channel up until next year.