Team Summit - Keynote Address - 2PM ET

[Scott Greczkowski]

Scherrman, did Vivek announce anything else while he was out there?

 

[Scherrman]

Scherrman, did Vivek announce anything else while he was out there?

Not that I noticed. Nothing important at least.

 

[stardust3]

YES!!! No more online rebates for new customers !nnnnn

The new customer discount happens automatically.

Thank God, I've been creating & doing peoples rebates for them.........no more.

 

[Scherrman]

Thank God, I've been creating & doing peoples rebates for them.........no more.

They've had some pretty good announcements for retailers. Should really help sell more Dish.

 

[Scherrman]

Now discussing the increase for the need of larger networks and spectrum.

 

[dangue]

Too bad there haven't been any new HD programming announcements.

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[Scherrman]

Too bad there haven't been any new HD programming announcements.

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I know some are hoping for some new channels but its never really been a huge focus lately. I think they have all the major HD channels they need. The rest all depends on lawsuits.

 

[Scherrman]

They just brought up the offer to Sprint but said they can't talk much about it.

 

[navychop]

.......
And unlock the HDMI output.

Sing it LOUD, brother!

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[Scott Greczkowski]

I don't even know if programming was listed on today agenda or not...

 

[mikemorin]

Any news on what existing customers get besides the shaft??

 

[Scherrman]

Erin Burnett interviewing Charlie Ergen now.

 

[Scherrman]

Any news on what existing customers get besides the shaft??

When has existing customer promotions ever been the main focus? Nothing very surprising here.

 

[Scherrman]

Charlie visions the younger generation having just one large tv and then just tablets for mobile viewing in other rooms.

 

[sparc]

Charlie visions the younger generation having just one large tv and then just tablets for mobile viewing in other rooms.

and cancelled satellite and cable subscriptions... heh

 

[Scherrman]

and cancelled satellite and cable subscriptions... heh

That's why dish is positioning itself to take advantage of that generation.

 

[Scherrman]

Charlie said if they do not get the bid then they would save that money and they would still have valuable spectrum. If they do get the bid then they own Sprint. He makes it seems win-win.

 

[Scherrman]

He also said they will make a bid on the NFL Sunday ticket. Either Dish wins the bid or the competitor pays a lot for Sunday ticket. So, basically he says they would only offer the cheapest bid and most likely wouldn't get it.

 

[stardust3]

Charlie visions the younger generation having just one large tv and then just tablets for mobile viewing in other rooms.

That's no good, as long as they incorporate both. Too many potential technology challenged customers still out there.

A lot of folks still want regular tv without all the bells & whistles.

 

[Scherrman]

That's no good, as long as they incorporate both. Too many potential technology challenged customers still out there.

A lot of folks still want regular tv without all the bells & whistles.

We're talking kids coming out of high school and college. We're talking the future here, where the majority of consumers out there will be tech savvy. This isn't the next 2 years, it's the next 10 and beyond.