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Nielsen Holdings has entered into an agreement with DISH Network to enhance its business service to the global standard. Nielsen plans to license set-top box data from DISH.

Dish is accused of making more than 55 million telemarketing calls and telemarketing robocalls to landlines and mobile number based on a complaint receive by the Department of Justice dated as far as 2008.

The reported T-Mobile US and Dish Network merger talks are not supported by major T-Mobile shareholder Deutsche Telecom.

A vast majority of Americans would prefer to assemble their own pay TV channels rather than subscribe to packages that include dozens or hundreds of networks, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found in a challenge to traditional television distribution.

Small business franchises had been scurrying up to acquire Blockbuster's last 300 stores for its prime retail location, high visibility and access to great parking.

Dish Network Corp and Walt Disney Co. had reached an extension agreement while both parties were still in discussions over a long term deal.

Comcast Houston forecast soaring ratings from Dwight Howard's move to the Houston Rockets

Dish Network is set to redeem $2.6 billion in debt.

SoftBank is nearing the completion of the acquisition of the Sprint Nextel deal.

Dish Network abandons its bid for Sprint Nextel before the Tuesday deadline stating that adding a new offer is impractical.

Dish Network is confronted with additional US$1.2 billion cost from taking Sprint Nextel Corp.

Charlie Ergen of Dish Network won a round against SoftBank Corp. as Clearwire Corp. endorsed the bid offer from Dish.

The board of Clearwire Corp. recommends the proposed bid from Dish over Sprint Nextel even before the hostile bid was raised.

Clearwire Corp's board has urged its shareholders to accept the offer proposed by Dish priced at US$4.40 over the US$3.40 offer from Sprint.

Japan's SoftBank announced on Monday an increase in their initial offer to counter bid by Dish Network.