Ergen touts chances of a DirecTV-Dish Network merger winning approval

[3HaloODST]

Disliked for TMI!

Ruined my "streak," ya jerk! Pun intended!

Oh and back 'atcha!

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[dare2be]

Food fight!

 

[3HaloODST]

You started it! Poo poo head!

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[primestar31]

 

[dare2be]

gimme some of that

 

[PTVC]

Just Charlie talking out of his a** again.

It wasn't just Charlie. Going back as far as May of this year, Joseph Clayton said that, “I don’t discount any possibility," in regards to a merger. Had you read the article, you would have known that back in September, DirecTV CEO Michael White had said that, "Consolidation could be pro-consumer," but also said he didn't think it would make sense unless he knew what Ergen's wireless plans were. Maybe they'll have a better chance of a merger because it looks like Charlie is running out of time when it comes to wireless.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...et-in-jeopardy-amid-industry-deal-making.html

What is strange is in a DenverPost.com article dated 11/2011, Dish is said to be an opponent of AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile because Dish believes, "it would harm consumers and competition by potentially discouraging new entrants into wireless." Yet, Charlie said in the same article that, ""If that merger is allowed to go forward, then I don't think there'd be any problem with us merging with DirecTV."

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_19285893

Who says the companies have to completely merge together. Maybe them partnering together would just be used as leverage against the networks. They could still run as separate companies and have their own contracts with programs and equipment.

I agree. A (acquisition or) merger does not necessarily mean anything changes for Dish or DirecTV.

 

[3HaloODST]

Personally would not want a merger as that would be less completion which = higher prices. Don't they mention this every year? Along with AT&T buying Dish?

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[Mojo Jojo]

Personally would not want a merger as that would be less completion which = higher prices. Don't they mention this every year? Along with AT&T buying Dish?

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Agreed. I still find D* to be more expensive.

 

[ScottChez]

If they merged does that mean sat guys would merg with DBS with sat guys buying dbstalk and Scott being the CEO? Just kidding

 

[primestar31]

If they merged does that mean sat guys would merg with DBS with sat guys buying dbstalk and Scott being the CEO? Just kidding

Not bloody likely anytime SOON! lol

 

[Teehar]

You'd be surprised how many people still do...never bothered to get themselves "un-grandfathered". After my father died last year, took a look at my Mom's AT&T bill...knocked it down nearly $100.00 per month. They just kept paying.

Wow! I swear ATT is evil!

That would be FOTL. Only idiots wear Hanes.

Are you kidding me?Hanes is the best underwear!!Inspected by number 12 don't ya know.

 

[empiretc]

Are you kidding me?Hanes is the best underwear!!Inspected by number 12 don't ya know.

Damn right, lol.

 

[Mfinchv1]

"Verizon made peace with cable" Charlie said......we are not a peace company....lol.
And he wouldnt consider selling his spectrum to Verizon. Good to hear,hes Not giving in..Why I personally love Dish

 

[Claude Greiner]

This would hurt competition.

The only thing this will save is the millions of dollars the providers spend each year flipping customers from one provider to the other provider.

 

[freefall2]

if this ever went through the companies would have to stay separate though Direct would have to get used to longer takedowns and get sling features, echostar would make all the equipment, dish would get bill increases and sunday ticket. though everyone would get to see charlie sheen meet the boston (hoppa) family

 

[The Fat Man]

You got it all wrong. It's hop-A that short a sound gets stressed over the hop.

 

[Juan]

Well if good ole charlie were to take over D*..the first thing he would do is end exclusitivity of the NFL season Ticket(Too expensive)..that would cause NFL customers leave in Droves (back to cable) but would also probably make the merger look more competitive and in the long run make more money for charlie

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Juan lay off the crack. The NFL Sunday ticket is one thing Charlie has wanted to add forever to DISH. It's one of the reasons why he has DIRECTV himself, hes even said this on the air.

 

[satjay]

I would be surprised if this ever did happen. Would be intresting though on how things would be layed out as far as equipment and such.

 

[riffjim4069]

I don't feel a merger will ever take place because rural customers would be at the mercy of DishecTV. But perhaps the need to prevent them from merging will be eliminated should Verizon and AT&T ever deploy LTE to rural America, and even begin to offer video services. Anyway, during the entire OTA analog to digital conversion I often wondered by the FCC wouldn't permit both companies to place all the digital locals on shared satellites instead of wasting to many satellite transponders and their associated DBS spectrum? Likewise, I don't understand why the FCC, Dish and DirecTV don't agree to a set of DBS uplink/downlink/modulation/cryptographic standards (similar to Cable Ready and Digital Cable Ready...e.g., 64 QAM, 256 QAM, CableCard, Moca, etc.) so customers can buy their own equipment and it can be used with any provider since it is DBS Ready - just swap-out the crypto card. Gee, this only complies with the intent of Cable and Telecommunications reform acts.