Ergen to Lead Dish Again Armed With $50 Billion in Airwaves
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Dish Network Corp. founder and Chairman Charlie Ergen will retake the reins at the satellite company after accumulating $50 billion in wireless airwaves in preparation for a mobile-based challenge to the pay-TV industry.
Ergen, 61, will take over from Chief Executive Officer Joseph Clayton at the end of March, Dish said Monday. Clayton, 65, will retire after leading the Englewood, Colorado-based company for almost four years.