Dish’s Ergen Sees Value In DirecTV Merger
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen says large media companies are “essentially monopolies” whose market power is pushing pay TV providers toward consolidation — and added that a merger with DirecTV “makes a lot of sense strategically.”
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Sure, why not? It’s just as easy for two companies with falling subscriber numbers and an antiquated business plan to fail together as fail separately. Believe me, if Dish and Direct were in a healthy position, they would not be talking smack about a merger. And unless these two dream up some new ways to make money with their spectrum they’re both going to be facing a different kind of “hopper.” As for the merger forming a monopoly, I doubt they will be any more of a threat to the television industry then Sirius/XM has been to radio– which is zero.
It’s Charlie that wants the merger, he is a Cheat and a Thief.