It hasn’t been that long since EchoStar acquired DISH, but it hasn’t performed well. It seems their latest updates has them bleeding cash and living in uncertain times with uncertainty towards paying debt.
So what now? Bankruptcy? Restructure?
How about this, EchoStar should spin off Sling TV, and allow it to be eaten up by some other streamer, like Netflix. It would give Netflix a live TV lineup, DVR, and sports, which it currently doesn’t offer.
EchoStar needs to spin off their companies and allow them to be swallowed up, instead of letting them bleed under EchoStar. An attempt to compile satellites, a phone carrier, internet, and live TV, just didn’t seem to come together at the right time.
Reading the likelihood of failure for this company, it makes the acquisition of DISH that much stranger. What sort of turnaround were you expecting, and how fast were you expecting it?
I think instead of letting all businesses die under EchoStar, spin off Sling TV, or let it be bought out!
What do you think?
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