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EchoStar Unit Dish DBS Files Chapter 11 With Over 88% Noteholder Backing

Dish DBS, a unit of EchoStar, has filed for prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas after reaching a creditor agreement backed by holders of more than 88% of its secured and unsecured notes. The filing lists assets between $1 billion and $10 billion and liabilities between $10 billion and $50 billion. The restructuring plan aims to facilitate early repayment of Dish DBS debt and support the completion of the Dish Wireless business transition following spectrum license sales announced in August and September last year. The deal follows years of tension with bondholders, including a January 2024 asset transfer involving wireless spectrum licenses, while earlier DirecTV merger talks were shelved in late 2024 after bondholders rejected a bond exchange offer that would have imposed losses.

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EchoStar Q4 revenue beats estimates but stock falls 12%

EchoStar reported fourth-quarter revenue of $3.80 billion, down 4.3% year-on-year but exceeding analyst expectations by 1.3%, alongside an earnings per share beat. Despite the results, shares have declined 12% since the announcement, suggesting investor expectations were higher than published consensus. Among the 16 media and entertainment stocks tracked, Clear Channel Outdoor was the best performer with revenue of $461.5 million, up 8.2% and beating estimates by 2.8%, while People was the weakest, with revenue of $422.9 million, down 12.2% and missing estimates by 17.3%. Stride met revenue expectations at $629.9 million but issued full-year guidance slightly below estimates, and MediaAlpha posted revenue of $310 million, up 17.3% and beating estimates by 3.5%, though it missed on earnings per share.

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EchoStar Names Jeffrey Blum Acting Chief Legal Officer After Dean Manson Exit

EchoStar announced that Chief Legal Officer Dean Manson is stepping down after 26 years with the company, and Executive Vice President of Government Affairs Jeffrey Blum has been named Acting Chief Legal Officer. The transition affects leadership of EchoStar's legal, compliance, and corporate governance functions. Manson will remain as Senior Advisor for a period to preserve institutional knowledge. Blum's background in government affairs may assist with ongoing regulatory processes, while the board conducts a search for a permanent legal chief. The change comes as EchoStar handles complex spectrum agreements, high debt levels, and FCC reviews, with its stock trading around $97.30 per share.

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SpaceX plans Starlink mobile service for US consumers, FT reports

SpaceX has told investors it plans to launch a Starlink mobile service for US consumers, the Financial Times reported, a move that could see the Elon Musk-led company compete directly with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. President Gwynne Shotwell said during a recent IPO roadshow that SpaceX is considering a Starlink retail product and could build its own terrestrial US mobile network. SpaceX already offers direct-to-cell connectivity with T-Mobile in the US, providing supplemental coverage from space to extend internet access to remote areas. Last year, SpaceX bought wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for its Starlink satellite network for about $17 billion and then again for $2.6 billion in November, giving it the ability to quickly create a strong and affordable direct-to-cell service by using EchoStar's wireless airwaves. Brokerage firm Oppenheimer said earlier this month that SpaceX will disrupt the $1.6 trillion US communications industry as its satellite broadband unit Starlink expands.

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EchoStar's SpaceX Stake and AT&T Payment Exceed Its Market Cap, Bullish Thesis Says

A bullish thesis on EchoStar Corporation argues the stock is mispriced, as its roughly 260 million post-split SpaceX shares—about 2% of the company—imply nearly $35 billion of gross value at a $135 IPO price, while an expected $20.25 billion AT&T cash payment will significantly reduce its $24.56 billion debt load, together exceeding EchoStar's approximately $32 billion market capitalization. Post-deleveraging and S&P 500 inclusion beginning March 2026, EchoStar would effectively become a clean holding company with publicly traded SpaceX exposure surpassing its entire equity value. Near-term price action is influenced by derivatives positioning, with short interest at 25.64%, days to cover at 7.68, and a 4.8:1 call-to-put ratio, creating mechanically driven volatility. Secondary NAV estimates place EchoStar at $155–165 per share, offering meaningful upside if SpaceX trades higher on debut, though risks include a delay in the AT&T closing or weaker-than-expected SpaceX IPO performance.

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SpaceX IPO splits space trade, lifting incumbents while newer space stocks slide

Since SpaceX began trading, its shares have risen more than 30%, but the debut has split the space trade rather than sparking a broad rally. Old-line aerospace and defense names have broadly caught a bid, with GE Aerospace, Howmet Aerospace, Honeywell, Parker-Hannifin, Eaton, and TransDigm all up roughly 5% to 9%, while Boeing, RTX, Airbus, Wabtec, and Curtiss-Wright are also higher. In contrast, smaller public space stocks have fallen sharply: Rocket Lab is down about 5%, AST SpaceMobile, EchoStar, Viasat, Redwire, Planet Labs, and Satellogic are down roughly 10% to 16%, and Virgin Galactic, Sidus Space, and Intuitive Machines have dropped more than 20%. Before the IPO, these newer names were among the few ways to trade the space theme, but SpaceX’s debut has turned into a sorting machine, forcing them to prove they can win attention on their own.

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