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Charlie Ergen

Type: Person

Name: Charlie Ergen

Title: Chairman and chief executive officer

Organization: EchoStar Communications Corporation

Date of Birth: 01/03/1953

Place of Birth: Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for Charlie Ergen

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 45 mins ago - 1 reports

Sprint sues Dish, Clearwire to block tender offer

The lawsuit comes amid a battle in which SoftBank and Dish are bidding for Sprint, while Dish and Sprint are bidding for Clearwire, a wireless broadband provider.Sprint also named Clearwire in the complaint.Last week, SoftBank raised its offer for Sprint ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Clearwire Corp, Tender Offer, Softbank Corp, Charlie Ergen

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 2 reports

Sprint Nextel Corporation

Dish's Ergen deals blow to Softbank's Sprint bid

NEW YORK/PORTLAND – In the battle of billionaires trying to enter the U.S. wireless market, Dish Network Corp.’s Charlie Ergen has won a round against SoftBank Corp.’s Masayoshi Son.Clearwire Corp.’s board endorsed Dish’s $4.40-a-share bid for the company ... [Published Japan Times - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Sprint Nextel Corporation, Charlie Ergen, Clearwire Corp, Softbank Corp

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 2 reports

Clearwire Corp

DISH's Offer for Clearwire Reflects Complex Landscape

Tickers in this article: CLWR DISH DTV SNEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Smart corporate leadership comes in many forms.But one of the most underrated things a manager can do is to realize when something has been taken as far as it can go.What's been lost amid ... [Published Trentonian.com - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Clearwire Corp, Charlie Ergen, DirecTV Group Inc

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

T-Mobile International AG & Co

SoftBank CEO Says T-Mobile Deal Is Plan B If He Loses Sprint

SoftBank Corp. (9984) Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son, seeking to expand into the U.S. wireless market, said he sees T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS) as a “Plan B” acquisition target if he fails to purchase Sprint Nextel Corp. (S)“I plan to go with Plan ... [Published Bloomberg - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Sprint Nextel Corporation, T-Mobile International AG & Co, Softbank Corp, Masayoshi Son

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Yahoo! Inc

Today's Market: Telecom M&A Getting Interesting

We have a ton of economic news due out today, however much of it may be muted if it is not something that blows investors away due to the markets in Asia which have had investors around the world worried all morning. The fears were quickly exported to ... [Published Seeking Alpha - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Clearwire Corp, Telecommunication, Yahoo! Inc, Mergers & Acquisitions

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 6 reports

Charlie Ergen

Clearwire urges shareholders to accept offer for Dish

This move came was a boost for Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen. According to reports, Clearwire Corp's board urged shareholders to accept tender offer from Dish Network Corp over an earlier deal with majority owner Sprint Nextel Corp. This move came was a ... [Published India Infoline - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Clearwire Corp, Charlie Ergen, Sprint Nextel Corporation

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Softbank Corp

What will Charlie do?

Now that Japan's to $21.6 billion, the question on the mind of SoftBank's investment bankers, industry analysts and Wall Street traders is, " " The Charlie in question is none other than Charles Ergen, the CEO of Dish Network. Ergen's desire to start ... [Published Phone Arena - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Charles Ergen, Softbank Corp, Clearwire Corp

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 5 reports

SoftBank’s increased Sprint bid puts decision back to Dish

It’s your move, Charlie Ergen.After SoftBank Corp. raised its offer for Sprint Nextel Corp. to $21.6 billion Monday, the spotlight returns to Ergen, the Dish Network Corp. chairman who made an unsuccessful $25.5 billion counterbid in April.In endorsing ... [Published Akron Beacon Journal - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Sprint Nextel Corporation, Softbank Corp, Charlie Ergen

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 2 reports

Dish’s spectrum hoard keeps it in the game

Charlie Ergen may be on the verge of losing the bidding war for Sprint Nextel, but he is still in a powerful position in the US wireless market ... [Published FT.com - Companies US & Canada - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Charlie Ergen, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Powerful

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

If he can't buy Sprint, what is Ergen's plan B? (And C and D?)

SoftBank's increased offer for Sprint Nextel indicates SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is prepared to go the distance. It is entirely possible that Dish Network's Charlie Ergen will increase his own bid for Sprint, but if Ergen is ultimately unable to defeat ... [Published Fierce Wireless - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Sprint Nextel Corporation, Charlie Ergen, Masayoshi Son

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

It's Your Move Charlie Ergen

June 11 (Bloomberg) -- After SoftBank raised its offer for Sprint to $21.6 billion last night, the spotlight returns to Ergen, the Dish Network chairman who made an unsuccessful $25.5 billion counterbid in April. Glass Lewis Managing Director Warren Chen ... [Published BusinessWeek - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Charlie Ergen, Erik Schatzker, Glass Lewis & Co

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 3 reports

Billionaires Battle For Sprint SoftBank Raises Bid To Stop Dish Network

(Image credit: via @daylife) SoftBank will increase its offer to buy Sprint Nextel in hopes of warding off a competing bid from Dish Network. SoftBank agreed to boost the bid by 7.5% to $21.6 billion-the latest turn in the struggle for Sprint by two ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Softbank Corp, Sprint Nextel Corporation, DISH Network Corp

Quotes

...The price tag trumped an offer that Softbank had made, with Ergen saying: "a transformative dish/sprint merger will create the only company that can offer customers a convenient, fully-integrated, nationwide bundle of in- and out-of-home video, broadband and voice services." STORY: Dish Network's Charlie Ergen Is the Most Hated Man in Hollywood

Sprint Ends Talks About Sale to Dish Network, Supports Softbank Bid [Published Hollywood Reporter - Jun 11 2013]

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Will Clearwire's Hard Head Hurt Its Bottom? [Published Seeking Alpha - Jun 14 2013]
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Dish's Ergen deals blow to Softbank's Sprint bid [Published Japan Times - Jun 14 2013]
SoftBank Inches Closer to Sprint, What About DISH? [Published Motley Fool - Jun 14 2013]
DISH's Offer for Clearwire Reflects Complex Lan... [Published Trentonian.com - Jun 14 2013]
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Dish Fixed LTE Test Yields 50-Meg Speeds [Published Multichannel Online - Jun 14 2013]
SoftBank CEO Says T-Mobile Deal Is Plan B If He... [Published Bloomberg - Jun 14 2013]
Clearwire board backs Dish deal [Published City A.M. - Jun 14 2013]
DISH Network is Positioning to Add an 'S' [Published Techzone360 - Jun 14 2013]
Dish winning Clearwire battle? [Published Advanced Television - Jun 13 2013]
Today's Market: Telecom M&A Getting Interesting [Published Seeking Alpha - Jun 13 2013]
Clearwire urges shareholders to accept offer fo... [Published India Infoline - Jun 13 2013]
Clearwire urges shareholders to accept Dish offer [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Jun 13 2013]
Clearwire board asks investors to back Dish of... [Published Seattle Times - Jun 13 2013]
UPDATE 2-Clearwire urges shareholders to accept... [Published Big News Network - Jun 13 2013]
Clearwire Board Backs Dish’s Bid Over Sprint’s ... [Published Bloomberg - Jun 13 2013]
UPDATE 1-Clearwire recommends that shareholders... [Published Big News Network - Jun 13 2013]
Clearwire committee gives nod to Dish takeover ... [Published ZDNet - Jun 13 2013]

Blogs

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Google and 15 Stocks Making Deal Buzz This Week [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Jun 15 2013] Here’s your Cheat Sheet to this week’s top mergers and acquisition news:Markets are at 5-year highs! Discover the best stocks to own. Click here for our fresh Feature Stock Pick now !The Blackstone Group ( NYSE:BX ): Current price $20.83Blackstone and ...
Google and 15 Stocks Making Deal Buzz This Week [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Jun 15 2013] Here’s your Cheat Sheet to this week’s top mergers and acquisition news: Markets are at 5-year highs! Discover the best stocks to own. Click here for our fresh Feature Stock Pick now ! The Blackstone Group ( NYSE:BX ): Current price $20.83 Blackstone and ...
4 Merger and Acquisitions Stock Stories Worthy ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Jun 14 2013] Sprint Nextel Corporation ( NYSE : S ): Current price $ 7.32The SoftBank Corp. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son wants his company to move into the into the United States wireless market, as it is attempting to acquire Sprint. But should that come to failure, ...
4 Merger and Acquisitions Stock Stories Worthy ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Jun 14 2013] Sprint Nextel Corporation ( NYSE:S ): Current price $7.32 The SoftBank Corp. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son wants his company to move into the into the United States wireless market, as it is attempting to acquire Sprint. But should that come to failure, ...
Sprint Drama: Who’s Supporting SoftBank Now? [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Jun 12 2013] Institutional Shareholder Services had advised Sprint Nextel Corp. ( NYSE:S ) to accept the sweetened offer from SoftBank , which raised its bid for Sprint from $20.1 to $21.6 billion on Tuesday.ISS found in its report that the SoftBank offer fairly values ...

Audio/Video

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Charlie Ergen's wars [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Apr 16 2013]
Charlie Ergen's wars [Published Reuters Video: Business - Apr 16 2013]
Charlie Ergen's wars [Published Reuters Video: Technology - Apr 16 2013]
Breakingviews: Sprint hype [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Apr 15 2013]
Breakingviews: Sprint hype [Published Reuters Video: Business - Apr 15 2013]

Press Releases

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DISH Refutes Sprint Claims Regarding DISH’s Ten... [Published Business Wire Technology News - Jun 04 2013]
DISH and Sprint to Begin Due Diligence, Engage ... [Published Business Wire - May 21 2013]