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EchoStar Announces Financial Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30,
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[{"type":"text","content":"ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nSix Months Ended June 30, 2024:\nEchoStar reported total revenue of $7.97 billion for the six months ending June 30, 2024, compared to $8.74 billion in the year ago period.Net loss attributable to EchoStar in the first two quarters of 2024 was $312.97 million, compared to net income of $466.20 million in the year ago period. Diluted loss per share was $1.15, compared to earnings per share of $1.51 in the year ago period.Consolidated OIBDA totaled $912.31 million for the six months ending June 30, 2024, compared to $1.32 billion in the year ago period. (See OIBDA definition and non-GAAP reconciliation below.)\"The EchoStar team continued to perform as planned in the second quarter of 2024. We directed efforts on aligning key business synergies and objectives, focusing on profitable customer acquisition and retention efforts, and making improvements in our go-to-market approach for Retail Wireless,\" said Hamid Akhavan, president and CEO, EchoStar Corporation. \"In addition, we are in constructive discussions to address necessary financing, working to strengthen our consumer offerings and value propositions, enhancing our state-of-the-art Open RAN network, and driving profitability across the enterprise.\"\nThree Months Ended June 30, 2024:\nNet Pay-TV subscribers decreased approximately 104,000 in the second quarter, compared to 294,000 in the year ago quarter. The company closed the quarter with 8.07 million Pay-TV subscribers including 6.07 million DISH TV subscribers and 2.00 million SLING TV subscribers. This change in net Pay-TV subscriber losses resulted from SLING TV subscriber additions in the second quarter compared to losses in the year ago quarter and a decrease in net DISH TV subscriber losses due to a lower DISH TV churn rate, offset by lower gross new DISH TV subscriber activations.Retail Wireless net subscribers decreased by approximately 16,000 in the second quarter, compared to 188,000 in the year ago quarter. The company closed the quarter with 7.28 million Retail Wireless subscribers. The decrease in net retail wireless subscriber losses resulted from a lower retail wireless churn rate, offset by lower gross new retail wire...