EchoStar/Dish raises doubts about 'ability to continue as a going concern'

[Scott Greczkowski]

Here comes the vulture capitalist to get all the meat off the bones!

Not from what I am hearing... But I am just hearing initial buzz. (Note I do not own any Dish stock)

 

[JamesJ]

Sad that both Dish and DIRECTV couldn't make the transition to streaming somehow. I loved Dish network back in the day, but then TiVo came out on DIRECTV and I didn't think life could get better then NFL Sunday ticket and TiVo together with those Monday morning highlights. Of course its not just them it seems all of TV is a mess these days wether it be streaming or organizing or viewing...Is there a profitable company at all? or one that isnt for sale or merging or threats of merging?

 

[navychop]

Let's start this rumor right now: Elon poured money into Dish to keep Jeff from getting it first!

 

[charlesrshell]

Let's start this rumor right now: Elon poured money into Dish to keep Jeff from getting it first!

I still want to see a new super Hopper 4.

 

[navychop]

Well now, my friend, there may be a chance! Red Recording in Progress LEDs forever!

 

[dishdude]

Let's start this rumor right now: Elon poured money into Dish to keep Jeff from getting it first!

If Musk was smart he would have bought dish, finished the wireless buildout and rolled it into Starlink, but I guess Twitter looked like the better buy to him.

 

[navychop]

That StarLink connection - you may have something there.

 

[MitchDeerfield]

If Musk was smart he would have bought dish,

 

[fmj77]

If Musk was smart he would have bought dish, finished the wireless buildout and rolled it into Starlink, but I guess Twitter looked like the better buy to him.

Musk is smart and that's probably why he didn't buy Dish.

 

[dishdude]

Musk is smart and that's probably why he didn't buy Dish.

But he bought Twitter...lol

 

[(((Garyd)))]

But he bought Twitter...lol

My stock is now almost penny stock I lost 5k

 

[navychop]

Musk is smart and that's probably why he didn't buy Dish.

Why are you so sure he didn’t? Not a lot of prospective candidates out there. The Synergy is obvious.

Not a big boost to Dish video, I suspect. Unless there is another video delivery media planned.

 

[fmj77]

Why are you so sure he didn’t? Not a lot of prospective candidates out there. The Synergy is obvious.

Not a big boost to Dish video, I suspect. Unless there is another video delivery media planned.

It wouldn't surprise me if at some point he does by Dish and maybe DTV as well. I haven't been a Dish customer for over 2 years but I'd hate to see them go out of business.

 

[Jim5506]

Well now, my friend, there may be a chance! Red Recording in Progress LEDs forever!

Possibly not just a red led, but a red led display that shows how many of your 32+ tuners are recording.

 

[TheKrell]

Possibly not just a red led, but a red led display that shows how many of your 32+ tuners are recording.

Can't you see that info with the INFO button on a connected TV?

 

[MikeD-C05]

But he bought Twitter...lol

And he bought it for $44 billion and it's only worth $12.5 billion as of January of 2024. Real good investment huh? That is a 71% decrease from the price Musk paid for the company in 2022. He is running it straight into the ground.

 

[HipKat]

This is going way off into Pit-world

 

[Yespage]

Probably both. Regardless if you're far right or far left the 1st Amendment protects free speech. Most people are probably moving to a platform that is an echo chamber of their personal beliefs.

So lenders are shifting loans to Dish/Echostar potentially with the spectrum leveraged because of the first amendment. I woulf have guessed Ergen has something ready to announce that will indicate a more sustainable revenue stream via the 5G and network he has laid out.

 

[AZ.]

This is going way off into Pit-world

Yes and no. To say a platform is free speech. As far back as I remember, every site has a TOS? Now in bulletin board days not so much. But it was in its infancy back then.

 

[AZ.]

This is going way off into Pit-world

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