DISH Announces Second Quarter Earnings

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DISH Network Announces Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results

ENGLEWOOD, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 08/08/12 -- DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH)

• YOY gross subscriber additions increase 16 percent
• YOY net additions improved
• Subscriber churn rate declines YOY

DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) today reported revenue totaling $3.57 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 compared with $3.59 billion for the corresponding period in 2011.
Net income attributable to DISH Network totaled $226 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, a 32.6 percent decrease compared with $335 million during the same period last year. As a result of the loss of the 148-degree orbital slot license in the quarter, net income was negatively impacted by $43 million.

Additional contributors to year-over-year net income decline included higher subscriber-related expenses from higher programming costs and increased subscriber acquisition costs associated with our 16.3 percent increase in gross subscriber additions, including increased brand advertising.

Diluted earnings per share were $0.50 for the second quarter, compared with $0.75 during the same period in 2011. DISH Network's net subscribers decreased by approximately 10,000 during the second quarter, and the company ended the period with approximately 14.061 million subscribers. The subscriber churn rate of 1.60 percent was an improvement over the 1.67 percent rate from the year-ago quarter.

"In the face of a difficult economy and stiff competition, a disciplined approach to subscriber acquisition and retention is paying off," said DISH CEO and President Joseph Clayton. "Our focus has overcome the seasonality of the second quarter with year-over-year growth in gross activations and a reduction in churn. Additionally, the launch of the Hopper™ Whole-Home HD DVR has improved subscriber quality by adding more DVR and broadband-connected customers to our base."

Year-to-Date Review

DISH Network's first half revenues of $7.15 billion increased 5 percent over the same period last year. In the first six months of 2012, net income attributable to DISH Network totaled $586 million compared with $884 million during the same period last year. Diluted earnings per share were $1.30 for first six months of 2012, compared with $1.98 during the same period in 2011.

Detailed financial data and other information are available in DISH Network's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012, filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
DISH Network will host its second quarter 2012 financial results conference call today at noon ET. The dial-in number is (800) 616-6729.
 
Overall their subscriber numbers "aren't bad" considering the AMC Fiasco along with the fact more than a half-million subscribers have abandoned Pay TV so far this year. Of course, AMC's departure was too late to affect 2Q numbers (ended 30 June) so we'll have to see what impact this, if anything, has on 3Q. Regardless, here are winners and losers based soley on subscriptions:

AT&T U-Verse +155,000
Verizon FiOS TV +120,000
Cablevision +0
Dish/SATS -10,000
Suddenlink (11th largest) -20,100
DirecTV -52,000
Charter -66,000
Time Warner -169,000
Comcast -176,000
 
riffjim4069 said:
Overall their subscriber numbers "aren't bad" considering the AMC Fiasco along with the fact more than a half-million subscribers have abandoned Pay TV so far this year. Of course, AMC's departure was too late to affect 2Q numbers (ended 30 June) so we'll have to see what impact this, if anything, has on 3Q. Regardless, here are winners and losers based soley on subscriptions:

AT&T U-Verse +155,000
Verizon FiOS TV +120,000
Cablevision +0
Dish/SATS -10,000
Suddenlink (11th largest) -20,100
DirecTV -52,000
Charter -66,000
Time Warner -169,000
Comcast -176,000

I have to agree, the AMC threat reared it's head about six weeks before the end of Q2, but I don't think it's impact will be fully seen until the Q3 numbers are released. Although some on here didn't wait for the dispute to result in channels drops before switching providers, so I'm sure the numbers were impacted at least a bit.

EDIT to add: I think all the providers should be thrilled that Fios stopped expanding its geographic footprint. Can you imagine what cable and sat providers churn wold be if Fios had ever become more than a regional player? Too bad really, extra competition would benefit consumers of paid TV service.
 
I dont really think there will be any real numbers due to AMC. Most retailers have told me they haven't recieved many calls (and in many cases zero calles) due to the removal of the channel.
 
Overall their subscriber numbers "aren't bad" considering the AMC Fiasco along with the fact more than a half-million subscribers have abandoned Pay TV so far this year. Of course, AMC's departure was too late to affect 2Q numbers (ended 30 June) so we'll have to see what impact this, if anything, has on 3Q. Regardless, here are winners and losers based soley on subscriptions:

AT&T U-Verse +155,000
Verizon FiOS TV +120,000
Cablevision +0
Dish/SATS -10,000
Suddenlink (11th largest) -20,100
DirecTV -52,000
Charter -66,000
Time Warner -169,000
Comcast -176,000

Thank you for those figures. The only one that surprises me is UVerse. Maybe they have a large churn rate..... :confused:
 
I dont really think there will be any real numbers due to AMC. Most retailers have told me they haven't recieved many calls (and in many cases zero calles) due to the removal of the channel.
Don't most customers call Dish directly with programming, technical, and general customer service complaints and requests?
 
Yes and No.

When programming disputes happen normally retailers phones ring off the hook with angry customers. This has not been the case for the AMC networks.
 
Dish Network Chairman Slams AMC Networks' "Zombies In New York City" - Deadline.com

part of the conference call...

“Our customers are not looking at zombies in New York City”, he said referring to AMC’s hit The Walking Dead. “They live on farms and ranches”. Ergen added that he might have renewed AMC, but bucked at the company’s requirement that Dish also carry the other networks. “There hasn’t been a time when anyone in our family has watched one second of those channels”. He was also dismissive of AMC which has acclaimed series including Mad Men and Breaking Bad. “They’re critically acclaimed but not viewed as much by our audience”, he says. “And our customers can go to iTunes and get Mad Men the same time it’s on. We could pay the entire iTunes bill and it would be cheaper” than carrying the AMC Networks channels. Indeed, Ergen says that by not carrying the AMC channels Dish will be “several dollars cheaper than our competition that’s carrying those channels”.
 
Thank you for those figures. The only one that surprises me is UVerse. Maybe they have a large churn rate..... :confused:
Possible that UVerse is still expanding into new markets where all the others are already established?
 
I can understand that. No one in my family every watches MTV,MTV2. I know a few people that never every watch the ESPN channels. You can't really make that statement and not realize that there are lots of channels no really watches. I'm sure a lot you guys and your families are the same way.

Every household has a different set of channels that they watch. Every channel loss is a killer for a group of people and not even noticed by a different group.

The problem is that programmers split their shows up over a bunch of channels to inflate the channel count. Now that there are 200 channels there are 200 opportunities for a price increase. This is really a fault of DBS. Dish/DIRECTV raced to add every channel that anyone could think of, forcing cable companies to match. Now they channel providers are exercising their clout and raising prices regularly.
 
rapidturtle said:
Why has Verizon stopped expanding Fios? I would love to have it come to my area.

Too much $$ up front in capital expenditures to roll it out to new areas.
 
Thank you for those figures. The only one that surprises me is UVerse. Maybe they have a large churn rate..... :confused:

AT&T and Verizon were the only two to have gains. I'm not sure about AT&T, but Verizon quit entering markets where they didn't already have a Cable TV franchise in place, and they have been slow to build-out existing areas due to costs and the economy...and investments in Wireless have a much higher ROI. I imagine the Telcos will continue this pace for the next year; just picking-up cable/sat customers one by one.
 
Why has Verizon stopped expanding Fios? I would love to have it come to my area.

Too much $$ up front in capital expenditures to roll it out to new areas.

Plus, there is a much better ROI investing in their Wireless markets...and they are wanting to make LTE a viable option for rural residence. Cost $$$.
 

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