EchoStar Announces Conference Call for First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

[riffjim4069]

2008 1st Quarter +35,000
2008 2nd Quarter -25,000 (Post VOOM)
2008 3rd Quarter -10,000
2008 4th Quarter -102,000

2009 1st Quarter -95,000+ (expert estimates)

IMO, Viacom and Fisher are not going to help matters.

[Apologist]

2008 1st Quarter +35,000
2008 2nd Quarter -25,000 (Post VOOM)
2008 3rd Quarter -10,000
2008 4th Quarter -102,000

2009 1st Quarter -95,000+ (expert estimates)

IMO, Viacom and Fisher are not going to help matters.

Yet many on this site say that Voom had/has nothing to do with the loss of subscribers??? Voom was the best programming Dish has ever had. They are pretty lame now. Nothing to make them different and nothing to make them stand out.

[riffjim4069]

Yet many on this site say that Voom had/has nothing to do with the loss of subscribers??? Voom was the best programming Dish has ever had. They are pretty lame now. Nothing to make them different and nothing to make them stand out.

Although VOOM is a factor, there are certainly a combination of other factors involed. It's just odd how their numbers stared tanking once they gave VOOM a yanking.

[MikeD-C05]

I used to think Dish Network followed these threads, cared what we thought, and tried to formulate a business strategy to keep their best and brightest customers happy. Apparently I was wrong because Dish Network is getting ready to post yet another quarter of subscriber losses and higher churn. If memory serves, I believe this will be their 4th straight quarter in which they post a shrinking customer base.

Maybe they don't read them , but I can always hope someone at Dish will notice.

[Pen15head]

i hope they at least read the part about simplifying the names/packages. that is like the one thing everybody on this site agrees with in any post where the subject of package titles comes up.

[DodgerKing]

Direct just came out with their Q1 numbers and they are reporting one of their best quarters ever. One of the large net sub gains. One of the lowest churn rates. Very good profits.


DirecTV 1st Qtr 2009 Results and Call - Added 460K subs - DBSTalk.Com

Maybe this may be a good sign for Dish as well. A lot more people are staying home and watching TV.

[riffjim4069]

Direct just came out with their Q1 numbers and they are reporting one of their best quarters ever. One of the large net sub gains. One of the lowest churn rates. Very good profits.


DirecTV 1st Qtr 2009 Results and Call - Added 460K subs - DBSTalk.Com

Maybe this may be a good sign for Dish as well. A lot more people are staying home and watching TV.

How can this be good news for Dish Network since DirecTV's gains have to be coming from somewhere. Plus, Verizon added 299K, AT&T added 284K, and the losses I've seen posted so far by Cable aren't bad at all. This leads me to believe Dish Network could post a record 1st quarter subscriber loss. We shall see...

[tomcrown1]

Dish will have a bad quarter---lose of ATT tie, real bad marketing department and lastly the worst customer service in the industry.

Unless Dish gets serious and let go of their current marketing department and start putting more resources into customer service Dish will be doing a slow death.

[Hemi 6.1]

Direct just came out with their Q1 numbers and they are reporting one of their best quarters ever. One of the large net sub gains. One of the lowest churn rates. Very good profits.


DirecTV 1st Qtr 2009 Results and Call - Added 460K subs - DBSTalk.Com

Maybe this may be a good sign for Dish as well. A lot more people are staying home and watching TV.

Its a good sign , But E* pisses off their customers to many times between Quarters. Thats what hurts them!

[HDRoberts]

How can this be good news for Dish Network since DirecTV's gains have to be coming from somewhere. Plus, Verizon added 299K, AT&T added 284K, and the losses I've seen posted so far by Cable aren't bad at all. This leads me to believe Dish Network could post a record 1st quarter subscriber loss. We shall see...

Could you share the cable losses?