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Gravity Grounds DirecTV The satellite entertainment giant dishes up subscriber growth -- but at what price? Investors expecting subscriber growth to translate into financial turnaround anytime soon may want to think again.   |
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Can Charlie Ergen Still Go It Alone? His EchoStar is facing bigger cable rivals -- and Murdoch's deep-pocketed DirecTV. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2008
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3 Stocks That Missed the Mark These companies overpromised and underdelivered: Autodesk... Dish Network... Ceradyne... |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Satellite's Hot Pursuit Of Cable In the all-out war for subscribers, the satellite industry is clearly winning out over the cable industry. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2007
Anders Bylund |
3 Stocks That Missed the Mark A peek at companies that over-promised and under-delivered: DirecTV... Universal Display... Viacom... |
The Motley Fool
February 7, 2006
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Overstock: Brimming With Apologies Overstock underperforms its hopes again. Is cutting back the growth a good idea, or an excuse for mediocrity? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2006
Anders Bylund |
A Tale of Two Dishes: DirecTV vs. EchoStar Which of these satellite TV companies would you order? Is either of them a viable investment today? |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2005
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Does Overstock Stack Up? Second-quarter numbers from Overstock may give some investors the nervous jitters. |
The Motley Fool
November 8, 2007
Anders Bylund |
DirecTV Wants More Advanced Customers DirecTV is spending money on new customers now, with its lease program for its digital set-top receivers, in order to reap a lower taxable income in a few years. |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Q&A with DirecTV's Chase Carey The satellite operator's CEO aims to gain "a million new subscribers a year" with enhanced, interactive offerings cable rivals can't match. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dueling Fools: Overstock.com Bull The bulls feel that Overstock.com is transforming itself into more than just an online retailer while slashing sales and marketing expenses nearly in half. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2007
David Lee Smith |
EchoStar's Signal Is Strong Investors, if you think cable has trumped satellite television, take note of EchoStar's brightening picture. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2007
Michael Goode |
Dueling Fools: Overstock.com Bear Rebuttal The bears argue that Overstock.com is overstocked, over-hyped, overdone. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Overstock's Underappreciated Overstock.com posts a strong holiday quarter. Its shares are down, but this is about the big picture. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2011
Anders Bylund |
Commodity Broadcast Media Is a Dish Served Cold One of the satellite TV operators has figured out how to survive in the Internet age and the other one hasn't. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2009
Anders Bylund |
DirecTV Only Wants the Big Spenders Dish and DirecTV are locked in mortal combat. Will lower prices beat higher quality -- or vice versa? |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2004
Phil Wohl |
EchoStar Dishes Up Value The second-largest satellite entertainment provider adds 350,000 subscribers. Trading at only 19 times the 2005 earnings estimate of $1.61 per share, the shares appear to be attractive relative to the company's long-term growth rate of 30%. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2007
David Lee Smith |
DirecTV Churns Out One Solid Quarter With subscriber defections slowing, DirecTV was able to increase its quarterly income by more than 40%. From the perspective of savvy investors, it looks like there is money to made from DirecTV. |
BusinessWeek
February 20, 2006
Ronald Grover |
How Rupert Plans To Counterpunch Cable Murdoch's DirecTV may team with rival EchoStar to provide Internet and phone service. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
What's the Frequency, DirecTV? Competition with cable and phone companies is about to get more expensive for the satellite-Tv provider. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
The Overstock Letter CEO Patrick Byrne's shareholder letter shows a refreshing respect for investors. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Comcast Paying for Cable Users Leading U.S. cable company's results impacted by cost to lure subscribers. The company's shares appear to be attractive relative to its 76% analyst-estimated earnings growth rate next year. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Just One Dish in a Crowded Buffet EchoStar isn't screaming "buy me!" at this point, but if the company can find a way to reverse the dropping subscriber growth, there could be good times still to come for investors. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
David Lee Smith |
A Dish (Network) to Set Aside While Dish added subscribers in the quarter, its rate of growth fell from the prior period. |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2009
Anders Bylund |
DirecTV Flies High in This Recession Entertainment looks like a safe haven in a recession. But can DirecTV and others sustain their gains? |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Overstock Underdelivers Again The Internet close-out retailer turned in a much more dismal quarter than those of competitors Amazon.com and eBay. Where does that leave shareholders today? Holding a mostly empty bag. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Low Churn, Happy DirecTV Investors A little short-term pain leads to lots of long-term cash for DirecTV. Spending more money now on the high-def and DVR boxes they're putting into customers homes, the satellite TV leader knows that this strategy will return higher demand from customers and a higher revenue stream in the future. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2006
Anders Bylund |
3 Stocks That Missed the Mark Every silver lining has a cloud. Today, we look at some of the stocks that disappointed the market last week. United Fire and Casualty... M/I Homes... Overstock.com... |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2008
Rich Smith |
Lindsey Leaves ... Overstock.com announces the retirement of its president Jason Lindsey, to be effective immediately. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Overstock Is Overly Optimistic Overstock.com misses the mark but still throws down a new conspiracy theory. Investors may also wonder whether the company would be better off with a little more focus. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Why Did DirecTV Buy ReplayTV? DirecTV buys most of the assets of competing DVR specialist ReplayTV. It's not entirely clear what the satellite-slinger gains from this deal, though. |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Patrick Byrne Is Randy Moss Quarterly reports from Overstock.com show a company whose finances are in great shape and that is ready to grow. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Overstock Rocked The high-flying stock gets hammered on news of a share offering. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Quality Customers, Quality Profits Satellite TV operator DIRECTV Group is turning a profitable corner right about now, and it's all thanks to a smart customer recruiting policy. |
Salon.com
May 21, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Rupert in the sky with diamonds If he seizes America's satellite TV market, uber-mogul Rupert Murdoch will rule the airwaves on earth and in heaven. But John McCain may shoot him down... |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2004
Phil Wohl |
EchoStar Builds Momentum The satellite TV provider adds more subscribers than expected. Investors should ride the wave of new satellite customer additions, yet be wary that one big, bad quarter could produce a wipeout. |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Direct Talk About DirecTV Rupert Murdoch had just received the phone call that would launch him into the stratosphere: Regulators had O.K.'d his purchase of a controlling stake in DirecTV's satellite service. He spoke about the deal just hours after the official announcement. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sirius Hearts XM? XM and Sirius may fit well together, but a merger is unlikely. Investors, take note. |
Home Toys
August 2005
James Russo |
Choosing a Home Satellite TV System DirecTV vs. Dish Network and Cable |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
The Overstock Rocket Growth continues, the stock is on a roll, and the shareholder letters work because they treat shareholders as fellow owners and keep business owners informed. |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dueling Fools: Sirius/XM Bear The planned merger between XM and Sirius isn't going to get regulatory heads nodding. To think otherwise would be both naive and ignorant of the FCC's past in shooting down similar proposed nuptials. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Why Is DISH in Orbit Today? Dish is flying high today. But is there enough good news here to justify an investment? Read on. |
BusinessWeek
December 5, 2005
Ronald Grover |
Static In Rupert's Satellite Dreams New technology lets cable offer goodies DirecTV can't - and customers are noticing. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2010
Matthew Brown |
Comcast's Bread Loses Its Butter A drop in subscribers may suggest stiffening competition. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2010
Rick Steier |
DirecTV in Perfect Focus No other content delivery company can compare to DirecTV, for services and financial strength. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2003
Tom Taulli |
A Rupert Murdoch World At age 72, Rupert Murdoch has realized his vision of global media. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
TiVo Rules the Courtroom The DVR pioneer scores another big victory over EchoStar. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
TiVo Still Firing at Satellites The three-year battle between TiVo and DISH Network rages on, with TiVo taking the latest punch. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Is DirecTV a Flash in the Pan? DirecTV credits its new on-demand service for some of its sales growth, along with attractive digital video recorder packages and a market-leading high-definition channel lineup. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2011
Brian Richards |
2 Things You Should Know About DIRECTV As it's become costlier to acquire new subscribers, the satellite provider has shifted its focus to higher-end customers. |
