Charlie Ergen is the most hated man in Hollywood

[JSheridan]

And the "political influence " is big in all business today. Think about it, if cable didn't put big pressure on government on the DirectTV-Dish merger years ago we would not have DirectTV today. The customers did not complain about the merger, cable did and poured alot of money into influencing the outcome. And yes I know about the monopoly issue, but personal opinion is that without cable pushing for "no merger", Dish would have had DirectTV with all the locals already in place. Instead Dish built locals retransmission from scratch.

The 'customers' were complaining and the millions who's only options are Dish or DirecTV would get hosed if there were no more DirecTV. The only winners there would be the shareholders.

 

[Mochuf]

The 'customers' were complaining and the millions who's only options are Dish or DirecTV would get hosed if there were no more DirecTV. The only winners there would be the shareholders.

Exactly right. The "Comcast's" of the world would have one less competitor who would be less willing to offer discounts. While the people who have crappy little local cabelcos and little to no hardwired broadband available would be screwed even more. Thank goodness that didn't happen. Satellite tv might have become as bad as satellite radio.

 

[GaryPen]

Satellite tv might have become as bad as satellite radio.

Shudder.

 

[stardust3]

You don't become a billionaire without stepping on a few toes in the process.

 

[MikeD-C05]

A few toes????

 

[navychop]

In that competition, you'd better be wearing steel toed boots.

 

[dare2be]

A few toes????

More like cut off at the knees.

 

[whatchel1]

Charlie was beat out as the most hated company. http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugge...ed-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html

 

[Fitzie]

This thread may be 'Weird"--C Ergen was apparently not in contention. B of A 2d, etc.

Luck,
Fitzie

 

[KAB]

Charlie was beat out as the most hated company. http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugge...ed-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html

That was even on some news/finance channel, but I can't recall which. Probably CNBC