EchoStar becomes DISH, spins off most non-sat TV holdings

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*Source: BetaNews (http://www.betanews.com/article/Echo...s/1197063994)*
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The company, whose primary holding its the satellite television service, will change its name and spin-off non-core businesses, an SEC filing indicates.

EchoStar was often mistakenly referred to as DISH Network anyway, so the change isn't all that surprising in that aspect. However, having just acquired (http://www.betanews.com/article/Echo...ion/1190732379) Sling Media a little over a month ago, the spinoff of that division is somewhat unexpected.

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