Dish 2rd Quarter 10-Q

[nelson61]

Dish SEC 10-Q for the Second Quarter (sec.gov file)

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This is great reading but presents a rather dismal outlook for their satellite TV business which is continuing to bleed customers at a high rate.
Meanwhile, they are throwing billions of dollars into the wireless business.

 

[zippyfrog]

Thanks for posting this. I am always interested in reading the part of the satellite leases - and they have renewed their rental agreement at 129 for another year and 118 for 2 years with an option of a 3rd.

 

[pattykay]

Thanks for posting this. I am always interested in reading the part of the satellite leases - and they have renewed their rental agreement at 129 for another year and 118 for 2 years with an option of a 3rd.

Interesting. I wonder what was the reason for Dish's big push to take down a bunch of International channels, and move those subscribers to streaming instead?

Channel Takedowns

Channel Name Call Sign SD/HD Channel Collapsible Customer Talking Points TV Asia TVASA SD 700 - You can continue to watch TV Asia in HD via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and get Aapka. PTC Punjabi Gold PTCPG SD 9976 748-4 You can continue to watch PTC Punjabi Gold in HD via an...

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If Dish is phasing out the use of the 118 satellite for International channels, then what other possible use could Dish have for that location? I suppose it could have simply been a case where subscribers to these particular packages were the ones most likely to be using old legacy (pre-ViP) SD-only receivers. So, Dish seized an opportunity to force these subscribers to upgrade their receivers (or cancel their Dish service if they don't have a broadband internet connection) in order to eliminate those legacy receivers, to help with transitioning Western Arc to all MPEG-4 broadcasts.

 

[MikeD-C05]

Dish SEC 10-Q for the Second Quarter (sec.gov file)

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This is great reading but presents a rather dismal outlook for their satellite TV business which is continuing to bleed customers at a high rate.
Meanwhile, they are throwing billions of dollars into the wireless business.

Sound like they are losing some of the Wireless subs too, in this report.