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Media Stocks Steady; Report Dissects Pay-TV Losses

The meltdown in media stocks took a breather on Monday though yet another report showed big Q2 subscriber losses for pay-TV companies, especially satellite broadcasters DirecTV Group and Dish Network (DISH). Media stocks were pummeled after companies reported disappointing Q2 earnings amid investor anxiety over a frayed pay-TV ecosystem and continued “cord-cutting” by young adults. But in early afternoon trading in the stock market today, shares

Dish Q2 Earnings Beat; Sling TV At 250,000 Users

Dish Network’s (DISH) Q2 subscriber losses nearly doubled from the year-earlier period despite Sling Web TV subscriber growth, but earnings and revenue topped views. Dish Network, which launched a Web TV service called Sling in February, included Sling in financial data for the first time with its earnings release early Wednesday. Sling had 169,000 customers as of March 31, said Dish Network, which did not directly provide a June-quarter

Dish Stock Double Whammy: Auction, T-Mobile Talks

Reports that federal regulators will disallow bidding discounts awarded to Dish Network (DISH) partners in a blockbuster government spectrum auction and that the satellite TV broadcaster’s merger talks with T-Mobile (TMUS) are going nowhere sent Dish stock down late in Thursday’s regular session. Dish stock had recovered a bit in after-hours trading. Sprint (S) stock, meanwhile, rose in after-hours trading on speculation that its Japan-based