This just out:
DirecTV Loads Up 301,000 Subs In Q4 - 2009-02-10 14:13:12 - Multichannel News
"Despite the more challenging economic and competitive landscape, we remained sharply focused on attaining higher-quality subscribers" with its highest gross additions in three years at 3.9 million subscribers for 2008 and the lowest monthly churn level (1.47%) in 9 years."
DirecTV CEO: Sees EPS Growth Of 15%
"For the year, Carey said he wants to fully realize DirecTV's partnership with AT&T Inc. (T), which began reselling DirecTV service this month. DirecTV replaced rival Dish Network Corp. (DISH). He also wants to strike partnerships with wireless carriers to possibly get its content on cellphones."
Well, Dish isn't due to release their 2008 numbers for another two weeks, so this is the latest information we have:
Subscribers Ditch Dish Network - Forbes.com
"We find it disappointing that Dish has had to spend significantly more on marketing and retention spending and still experienced a material increase in year-over-year churn, even given the relatively high uptick in churn in the year ago period," said Goldman Sachs Analyst Ingrid Chung.
Dish Profit Drops 54% on Subscriber Losses, Charges
Bloomberg.com: U.S.
"Dish said it may not be able to replace the lost AT&T business, which could hurt subscriber additions and increase churn. About 1 million current subscribers were acquired through the AT&T partnership, the company said.
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EchoStar's net loss widened to $307.9 million, or $3.43 a share, from $6.7 million, or 7 cents, a year earlier, the Englewood-based company said in a separate filing today."
Let me be clear that I would certainly not want Dish to go away, as we need at least two providers. But they need to fix their customer service culture, and they need to be more honest than they have been.
I'll be interested to see what the Usual Suspects say about this. Hopefully they will offer positive financial stories, rather than their usual apologisms. I am sure they'll pick away at impertinent fringe issues, because the main news is unassailable.
DirecTV Loads Up 301,000 Subs In Q4 - 2009-02-10 14:13:12 - Multichannel News
"Despite the more challenging economic and competitive landscape, we remained sharply focused on attaining higher-quality subscribers" with its highest gross additions in three years at 3.9 million subscribers for 2008 and the lowest monthly churn level (1.47%) in 9 years."
DirecTV CEO: Sees EPS Growth Of 15%
"For the year, Carey said he wants to fully realize DirecTV's partnership with AT&T Inc. (T), which began reselling DirecTV service this month. DirecTV replaced rival Dish Network Corp. (DISH). He also wants to strike partnerships with wireless carriers to possibly get its content on cellphones."
Well, Dish isn't due to release their 2008 numbers for another two weeks, so this is the latest information we have:
Subscribers Ditch Dish Network - Forbes.com
"We find it disappointing that Dish has had to spend significantly more on marketing and retention spending and still experienced a material increase in year-over-year churn, even given the relatively high uptick in churn in the year ago period," said Goldman Sachs Analyst Ingrid Chung.
Dish Profit Drops 54% on Subscriber Losses, Charges
Bloomberg.com: U.S.
"Dish said it may not be able to replace the lost AT&T business, which could hurt subscriber additions and increase churn. About 1 million current subscribers were acquired through the AT&T partnership, the company said.
...
EchoStar's net loss widened to $307.9 million, or $3.43 a share, from $6.7 million, or 7 cents, a year earlier, the Englewood-based company said in a separate filing today."
Let me be clear that I would certainly not want Dish to go away, as we need at least two providers. But they need to fix their customer service culture, and they need to be more honest than they have been.
I'll be interested to see what the Usual Suspects say about this. Hopefully they will offer positive financial stories, rather than their usual apologisms. I am sure they'll pick away at impertinent fringe issues, because the main news is unassailable.
