Dish Latino
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| Industry | Satellite Television |
| Founded | 1981 (Original EchoStar) March 4, 1996 (Dish Network) |
| Founders | Jim DeFranco Charlie Ergen Cantey Ergen |
| Headquarters | Meridian, Colorado, U.S. |
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Area served
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United States |
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Key people
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Charlie Ergen (Chairman) Erik Carlson (CEO) |
| Products | Direct-broadcast satellite, Pay television, Pay-per-view |
| Revenue |
 US$15.1 billion (2016) |
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US$2.2 billion (2016) |
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US$1.5 billion (2016) |
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| Total assets |
US$28 billion (2016) |
| Total equity |
US$4.6 billion (2016) |
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Number of employees
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16,000 (2016) |
| Subsidiaries |
Blockbuster LLC Sling TV |
| Website | www |
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Footnotes / references |
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Dish Network (often stylized as DISH Network, or just simply DISH) is an American-based direct-broadcast satellite service provider. The company provides satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services to commercial and residential customers in the United States. As of November 2016[update], the company provided services to 13.7 million television and 580,000 broadband subscribers. The company has approximately 16,000 employees. The company is headquartered in Meridian, Colorado, though the postal designation of nearby Englewood, Colorado is used in the corporate mailing.
In January 2008, Dish Network was spun off from its former parent company EchoStar, which was founded by Charlie Ergen as a satellite television equipment distributor in 1980. The company began using Dish Network as its consumer brand in March 1997. after the successful launch of its first satellite, EchoStar I, in December 1995. That launch marked the beginning of its subscription television services, and EchoStar has since launched numerous satellites, with nine owned and leased satellites in its fleet as of January 2013. EchoStar continues to be the primary technology partner to Dish Network.
Joseph Clayton became president and chief executive officer of the company in June 2011, while Charlie Ergen remained chairman. Clayton remained in the position until March 31, 2015 when he retired leaving Ergen to resume the post. Ergen has said diversifying and updating technology for the company will be a high priority, with an expectation that, over the coming decade, the company will provide internet, video, and telephone service for both home and mobile applications. In December 2017, Dish Network announced that Ergen will step down and be replaced by Erik Carlson.
Dish Network officially began operations on March 4, 1996, as a service of EchoStar. EchoStar, a precursor to Dish Network, was formed in 1980 by its chairman and chief executive officer, Charlie Ergen along with colleagues Candy Ergen and Jim Defranco, as a distributor of C-band satellite television systems. In 1987, EchoStar applied for a direct broadcast satellite broadcast license with the Federal Communications Commission and was granted access to orbital slot 119° west longitude in 1992.
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