DirecTV Is Outpacing Dish. And Now Comes Malone.
Liberty Media chairman John Malone and Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen are two of the most mercurial executives in the pay TV industry. Now, the two mavericks are determining the futures of DirecTV and Dish Network, the two satellite providers, with roughly 31 million subscribers between them. Yet, as Malone and Ergen begin to hit heads, the companies they run have diverged, with one handi...