Dish Network

DISH Network L.L.C.

Logo since 2019
Dish Network corporate headquarters
Formerly	EchoStar Communications Corporation (1980–2007) DISH Network Corporation (2008–2023)
Company type	Subsidiary
Traded as	Nasdaq: DISH
Industry	Multichannel video programming distributor
Founded	1980; 45 years ago (1980) (as EchoStar Communications Corporation) January 1, 2008; 17 years ago (2008-01-01) (as Dish Network Corporation)
Founders	Jim DeFranco Charlie Ergen Cantey Ergen
Headquarters	Meridian, Colorado, U.S.
Area served	Americas
Key people	Charlie Ergen (chairman) Hamid Akhavan (CEO)
Products	Direct-broadcast satellite Pay television Pay-per-view Over-the-top media services
Revenue	US$17.437 billion (2022)
Operating income	US$2.675 billion (2022)
Net income	US$2.065 billion (2022)
Total assets	US$49.858 billion (2022)
Total equity	US$16.549 billion (2022)
Number of employees	c. 14,200 (December 2022)
Parent	EchoStar
Subsidiaries	Sling TV Blockbuster LLC
Website	www.dish.com

DISH Network L.L.C., often referred to as DISH, an abbreviation for Digital Sky Highway,^[1] is an American provider of satellite television and IPTV services and wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation.

The company was originally established as EchoStar Communications, and first launched its satellite television services under the DISH Network brand in 1996, utilizing its EchoStar I satellite. In 2007, EchoStar spun off its infrastructural business and the brand itself under a separate entity under the EchoStar name with the existing company rebranding to DISH Network Corporation. Both companies would remain under the control of EchoStar's co-founder Charlie Ergen.

After the spin-off, the company pursued further acquisitions and business initiatives, including acquiring video rental chain Blockbuster in an attempt to compete with Netflix, releasing a new set-top digital video recorder (DVR) with the controversial ability to automatically skip commercials in recordings. In 2015, the company launched over-the-top IPTV services via the new subsidiary Sling TV. In 2020, the company acquired the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Boost Mobile from Sprint Corporation as part of its merger with T-Mobile US, announcing an intent to develop a national 5G network in order to supplant Sprint as a fourth major carrier.

In 2023, DISH Network was merged back into EchoStar in an all-stock transaction.