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Dish Network

DISH Network LLC, often referred to as Dish, an abbreviation for Digital Sky Highway, formerly EchoStar Communications Corporation and DISH Network Corporation, is an American provider of satellite television and IPTV services and wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation. Its primary competitors are DirecTV.

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Founded
1980; 46 years ago (1980) (as EchoStar Communications Corporation) · January 1, 2008; 18 years ago (2008-01-01) (as Dish Network Corporation)
Founders
Jim DeFranco · Charlie Ergen · Cantey Ergen
Industry
Multichannel video programming distributor
Headquarters
Meridian, Colorado, U.S.
Area served
United States
Formerly
EchoStar Communications Corporation (1980–2007) DISH Network Corporation (2008–2023)

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Dish Network

Nodes121
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Triples148
Avg. degree1.98
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Dish Network

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related to Removal of regional sports programming · 33
Dish Network → Altitude, AT, August, Bally Sports, Brian Neylon, CSN New England, December, Dish, FanDuel Sports Network, Fox Sports Networks, In, In July, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, MSG Network, NBC Sports Chicago, NBC Sports Regional Networks, NESN, October, On April, RSN
related to Acquisitions and expansion · 26
Dish Network → April, Blockbuster, Blockbuster Movie Pass, Blockbuster On Demand, Blockbuster's, Charlie Ergen, Clayton, DBSD, DISH, DVD-by-mail, Ergen, Erik Carlson, Hulu, Hulu's, In, In December, In September, Joseph Clayton, June, March
related to Founding, early growth and launch of DBS services · 12
Dish Network → C-band, Candy Ergen, Charlie Ergen, DBS, EchoStar, EchoStar Communications, FCC, In, Jim DeFranco, March, That, The
related to Technical information · 12
Dish Network → Both, DVR, HD, HD DVR, It, SD, STBs, The DISH Network ViP722, These, TV, TV2, ViP622
see also · 9
Dish Network → Bell Satellite TV, China, Companies, Dish HD Asia, Dish Network CanadaDish MéxicoDishHD, List, States, Taiwan, United States
related to Satellite fleet · 6
Dish Network → DISH, DISH Channel Chart, EchoStar Corporation, Lyngsat, Refer, Until
related to 2023 ransomware attack · 5
Dish Network → Boost Mobile, In, In February, Service, The
Products · 4
Dish Network → Direct-broadcast satellite, Over-the-top media services, Pay television, Pay-per-view
related to External links · 4
Dish Network → DISH Network Corporation, Historical, Official, SEC
related to Spin-off of infrastructural assets · 4
Dish Network → DISH Network Corporation, EchoStar, EchoStar Communications, In January

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Dish NetworkArea servedUnited States1.00infobox
Dish NetworkFormerlyEchoStar Communications Corporation (1980–2007) DISH Network Corporation (2008–2023)1.00infobox
Dish NetworkFounded1980; 46 years ago (1980) (as EchoStar Communications Corporation)1.00infobox
Dish NetworkFoundedJanuary 1, 2008; 18 years ago (2008-01-01) (as Dish Network Corporation)1.00infobox
Dish NetworkFoundersJim DeFranco1.00infobox
Dish NetworkFoundersCharlie Ergen1.00infobox
Dish NetworkFoundersCantey Ergen1.00infobox
Dish NetworkHeadquartersMeridian, Colorado, U.S.1.00infobox
Dish NetworkIndustryMultichannel video programming distributor1.00infobox
Dish NetworkKey peopleCharlie Ergen (chairman)1.00infobox
Dish NetworkKey peopleHamid Akhavan (CEO)1.00infobox
Dish NetworkNumber of employeesc. 14,200 (December 2022)1.00infobox
Dish NetworkParentEchoStar1.00infobox
Dish NetworkPredecessorVoom HD Networks (satellite service)1.00infobox
Dish NetworkProductsDirect-broadcast satellite1.00infobox
Dish NetworkProductsPay television1.00infobox
Dish NetworkProductsPay-per-view1.00infobox
Dish NetworkProductsOver-the-top media services1.00infobox
Dish NetworkSubsidiariesSling TV1.00infobox
Dish NetworkSubsidiariesBlockbuster Video1.00infobox
Dish NetworkTraded asNasdaq: DISH1.00infobox
Dish NetworkTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
Dish NetworkWebsitedish.com1.00infobox

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