Charlie Ergen
Charlie Ergen
Charles William "Charlie" Ergenis an American businessman and is the co-founder and current Chairman of the Board, and former President and CEO of Dish Network and EchoStar Communications Corporation. He stepped down as CEO in May 2011 in favor of Joseph Clayton. He remains Chairman of the Board of both companies. Ergen resumed as CEO upon Clayton's March 31, 2015 retirement. Ergen owns 52 percent of Dish and Echostar shares and holds 88 percent of its total voting power...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
The world is changing.... I don't, as a consumer, want advertising that's not relevant. If we're going to take a side let's take the side of the consumer,
When you deal with change, you have a couple choices: You can lead it and make the rules, or you can be a fast follower, or you can be a slow follower.
To use a poker analogy, if the deck is a bit stacked against you, spread the deck on the table and let everyone see the cards,
The main reason Disney and the others don't want to sell a la carte is because when you give customers the choice, they buy less channels. Less channels mean you make less money.