Dish Bought Blockbuster to Open Wireless Stores

Ina Fried in Media on February 11 at 7:34 pm PT

“Because we got delayed on wireless, it hasn’t worked out exactly as we planned,” Chairman Charlie Ergen said in an interview at D: Dive Into Media.

Charlie Ergen on Dish’s Company Culture: It’s Not That We’re Mean, It’s That We’re Like an Indiana Jones Movie

Liz Gannes in Dive Into Media on February 11 at 7:32 pm PT

The so-called meanest boss in America defends himself.

Dish Chairman: “I Think People Are Cutting the Cord”

Ina Fried in Dive Into Media on February 11 at 7:12 pm PT

“I think we ought to be hooking people on pay TV when they are young,” Charlie Ergen said at D: Dive Into Media. “If we are getting run out of town, I want to get in front of that.”

Dish Chairman Ergen on Why the Company Needs a Wireless Network, Anyway

Ina Fried in Dive Into Media on February 11 at 7:07 pm PT

The company would have liked to have built its own network, but since getting its license has taken so long it may need to partner.

Dish’s Charlie Ergen Says He Doesn’t Want to Kill Ads, for Real

Liz Gannes in Dive Into Media on February 11 at 7:04 pm PT

“I don’t want to kill ads. I also don’t want to put my head in the sand,” said Ergen.

David Eun Explains Samsung’s Silicon Valley Invasion

John Paczkowski in Dive Into Media on February 11 at 5:35 pm PT

Samsung makes a wide variety of devices — smartphones, televisions, refrigerators. What happens when you connect them all together?

Groupon Has Acquired MashLogic and Is Shutting Down Its Note-Taking Service

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 11 at 5:17 pm PT

Another acquisition to help build out the daily deal company’s tech team.

Setting Up Shop in the Valley and NYC, Samsung Aims to Boost Its Software Side

Mike Isaac in Dive Into Media on February 11 at 5:00 pm PT

Samsung’s new open-innovation center aims to court precious developers.

Anomaly Productions Brings Interactive Twist to Graphic Novels

Bonnie Cha in Dive Into Media on February 11 at 4:54 pm PT

At D: Dive Into Media, Anomaly Productions shows how it’s using tech to create a more immersive reading experience.