Dish fires top guys

[nelson61]

Exclusive: Fired DISH & Sling TV Leaders Gary Schanman and Ajinkya Joglekar Let Go in Strategic Shake-Up | Cord Cutters News

EchoStar Corporation, the parent company of DISH Network and Sling TV, abruptly parted ways with two top executives this morning, signaling a major leadership overhaul amid a challenging pay-TV landscape. Gary Schanman, Executive Vice President and Group President of Video Services, and Ajinkya...

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Things must be getting stressful at the corporate headquarters.

 

[rvvaquero]

DISH DOGE

 

[Radioguy41]

Anybody want to explain this part of the article? I thought the merger was dead?

EchoStar's decision, reportedly driven by Akhavan and Ergen, aligns with a broader restructuring as the company prepares to merge with DIRECTV, announced in 2024 to create a pay-TV giant. The merger, pending regulatory approval, aims to counter streaming's dominance—Sling's 2.14 million subs pale next to Netflix's 300 million.

 

[Bruce]

Anybody want to explain this part of the article? I thought the merger was dead?

Bad writing, because above, it said this-

The dismissals come as EchoStar, led by CEO Hamid Akhavan and Chairman Charlie Ergen, navigates forward after a failed merger with DIRECTV and grapples with subscriber losses as it switches focus to becoming a wireless company that also sells TV.

 

[Radioguy41]

Bad writing, because above, it said this-

The dismissals come as EchoStar, led by CEO Hamid Akhavan and Chairman Charlie Ergen, navigates forward after a failed merger with DIRECTV and grapples with subscriber losses as it switches focus to becoming a wireless company that also sells TV.

Yep, saw that hence the question.

 

[telstar_1]

Their names were too confusing

 

[Bruce]

First Quarter Report of 2025 will be released in the next few weeks, the numbers would already be available to Dish/Echostar, which might be one of the reasons why these two people were let go.

 

[Yespage]

Anybody want to explain this part of the article? I thought the merger was dead?

I'm guessing AI is involved.