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Chairman and Co-Founder, Dish Network

Charlie Ergen co-founded Dish, formerly EchoStar Communications Corporation, more than 30 years ago, and currently acts as chairman of the board for both Dish and EchoStar. In May 2011, he stepped down from his role as president and CEO, but he’s still very hands- on, focusing on business development and acquisition tactics. And he has a very full agenda: Plans to move into the mobile business, via a proposed acquisition of Clearwire; constant battles with TV networks over everything from ad-skipping to programming fees; and an attempt to take on Netflix by reviving Blockbuster.

Posts With Charlie Ergen

Dish Network Makes $5.15 Billion Offer for Clearwire

in News, January 8, 2013 at 3:27 pm PT

Charlie Ergen Ticks Off the TV Guys, Again

in Media, January 8, 2013 at 3:00 am PT

Game On! Xbox Bosses Mehdi, Tellem Come to Dive Into Media.

in Dive Into Media, January 4, 2013 at 5:41 am PT

Meet the Man Who Wants to Blow Up the TV Business: Dish Network’s Charlie Ergen Comes to Dive Into Media

in Dive Into Media, December 18, 2012 at 8:44 am PT

Dish Networks Wins a $9 Billion Spectrum Prize

in Mobile, December 12, 2012 at 5:50 pm PT

Dish Made Bid for MetroPCS Before T-Mobile Deal

in Mobile, November 17, 2012 at 4:27 am PT

Dish Chief: TV Needs to Change

in Media, June 8, 2012 at 5:30 am PT

Dish Network Doesn’t Want to Blow Up TV. It Wants to Pay Less for It.

in Media, May 25, 2012 at 8:48 am PT

Cable Fee Fight Takes Another Turn as Dish Networks Uses iTunes, Netflix and Amazon as Weapons

in Media, May 7, 2012 at 12:07 pm PT

Dish in Talks for Internet TV

in Media, November 8, 2011 at 10:22 am PT

Dish, Icahn Make Bids for Blockbuster

in News, April 1, 2011 at 8:42 am PT

FCC Vote: Reactions Are Pouring In

in Enterprise, December 21, 2010 at 12:52 pm PT

Why So Sirius?

in News, February 17, 2009 at 2:25 pm PT

Sirius: Sorry, Charlie

in News, February 17, 2009 at 6:09 am PT

Call Me Mel "Save-My-Own-Keister" Karmazin

in News, February 13, 2009 at 7:49 am PT

Liberty Seriously Considering Sirius?

in News, February 12, 2009 at 1:28 pm PT

Sirius-EchoStar-Liberty: Ménage-à-Blah

in News, February 12, 2009 at 12:16 pm PT

Sirius: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Ergen

in News, February 12, 2009 at 5:44 am PT

Insert "Sirius Trouble" Pun Here

in News, February 11, 2009 at 1:18 pm PT

A Bankruptcy Filing, Mel? Surely You Can't Be Sirius…

in News, February 10, 2009 at 5:20 pm PT

Re-Kindled

in News, February 9, 2009 at 1:37 pm PT

Sirius Rolls Out New 24 Hour Investor Keening Channel

in News, February 9, 2009 at 9:50 am PT

Shhhhhh! Media, Tech Moguls Meeting Today. Don’t Tell Anyone!

in Media, November 11, 2008 at 8:08 am PT