betty: i think anybody would take a call from charlie ergen. charlie: i think anybody would take our call, but certainly the wireless industry is controlled by two companies today. there are 20 times bigger than we are. they are going to make their moves and do their things and people are going to react to that. and so sometimes, you have to be ready to move when you see other things that happen in this industry. one thing we know for sure is the spectrum we have is valuable and we will put it to good use, and we want to make sure it provides the best competition and the best product. betty: could charlie ergen's next play be a merger with t-mobile? i will ask him if all of those reports make sense when "titans at the table" returns. ♪ betty: welcome back to "titans at the table" and my conversation with charlie ergen. for years, ergen has been buying up gold. the wireless kind. he has bid in several auctions for wireless spectrum, which are basically the airwaves that transmit your phone calls or video to your devices. analysts estimate erge

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charlie ergen has always been something of a fearless renegade. ergen led a group in the 1980's and started dish in the next decade. in the process, he has become one of the richest men in america, worth nearly $20 billion. he stepped out of the spotlight in 2011 and handed the ceo reins to joe clinton. he is back in the hot seat. with the satellite tv business in its early days, he wants to get the forefront of this change by creating a new over the top product called sling tv and buying up the billions of dollars worth of wireless assets. assets he says can be used to build a legitimate competitor to at&t and verizon. when we first sat down for interview, i asked ergen to describe this new frontier. charlie: now we are in another transformation. it has gone about in two places. one is tv itself is transforming. people are looking for more of what they want to watch. they want to watch their tv everywhere and part of that is the technology of ott, over the top, allows customers to do that. the second transformation is the wireless industry where

dish network founder, charlie ergen. for the first time on bloomberg television, he weighs in on the seismic shift taking place in television. he plans to become the next big wireless company and why he may be looking to merge with that guy, the pink t-shirt wearing t-mobile ceo john ledger. but the famously tough boss faces questions about his management style. charlie: we have high expectations, and if you are not somebody who is used to high expectations, you're just not as comfortable here. betty: join me as charlie ergen dishes it all out here at "titans at the table." i am betty liu. welcome to "titans at the table." dish network founder charlie ergen has always been known as something of a fearless renegade. from being thrown out of casinos for counting cards to selling satellites out of his car in colorado. he led a group that started echostar in the 1980's and then started dish in the 1990's. in the process, he has become one of the bridges man in america, worth more than $20 billion. ergen stepped out of the sp

♪ betty: he is the country boy millionaire of dish network, charlie ergen. and he is looking to emerge with that guy, the t-mobile ceo john ledger. but the famously tough boss faces questions about his management style. charlie: we have high expectations, and for somebody who is not used to high expectations, you're going to be in trouble. betty: join me and charlie ergen as he dishes it out here at "titans at the table." dish network ceo charlie ergen has been known as something of a renegade, being thrown out of casinos for counting cards and other things. in the process of starting his company, he has become one of the richest man in america, worth more than $20 billion. he stepped out of the spotlight in 2011. just four years later, the founder is back in the hot seat. like the satellite tv business, ergen wants to be at the forefront of television change being at the top of sling tv. he wants to buy assets of what he says can be used to build a legitimate competitor against at&t. when we sat down at "titans," i asked him to describe his plan. charlie: p

. ♪ ♪ betty: he is the country boy millionaire of dish network, charlie ergen. and he is looking to emerge with that guy, the t-mobile ceo john ledger. but the famously tough boss faces questions about his management style. charlie: we have high expectations, and for somebody who is not used to high expectations, you're going to be in trouble. betty: join me and charlie e

dish network founder, charlie ergen. for the first time on bloomberg television, he weighs in on the seismic shift taking place in television. he plans to become the next big wireless company and why he may be looking to merge with that guy, the pink t-shirt wearing t-mobile ceo john ledger. but the famously tough boss faces questions about his management style. charlie: we have high expectations, and if you are not somebody who is used to high expectations, you're just not as comfortable here. betty: join me as charlie ergen dishes it all out here at "titans at the table." i am betty liu. welcome to "titans at the table." dish network founder charlie ergen has always been known as something of a fearless renegade. from being thrown out of casinos for counting cards to selling satellites out of his car in colorado. he led a group that started echostar in the 1980's and then started dish in the 1990's. in the process, he has become one of the bridges man in america, worth more than $20 billion. ergen stepped out of the sp

dish network, charlie ergen. for the first time on bloomberg television, he weighs in on the seismic shift taking place in television. he plans -- his plans to become wireless company and why he may be looking to merge with that guy, the pink t-shirt wearing t-mobile ceo john ledger. but the famously tough boss faces questions about his management style. charlie: we have high expectations, and if you are not somebody who is used to high

betty: he is the country boy millionaire of dish network, charlie ergen. charlie: i think we have a lot to talk about. onty: for the first time bloomberg television, he talks about the seismic shift in television. he is looking to merge with his plans for becoming the next big wireless company, and why he might be looking to merge with that guy -- the t-mobile ceo john ledger. but the famously tough boss charlie: they certainly have done a fantastic job. betty: but the famously tough boss faces questions about his management style. charlie: we have high expectations, and if you are somebody who is not used to high expectations, you're just not going to be as comfortable here. betty: join me and charlie ergen as he dishes it out here at "titans at the table." hello. i am betty liu. welcome to "titans at the table." dish network founder charlie ergen has been known as something of a fearless renegade , being thrown out of casinos for counting cards and other things. he created echostar in the 1980's and then started dish in the next decade. in the process, h

tha betty: he is the country boy millionaire of dish network, charlie ergen. and he is looking to emerge with dark of his plans for becoming the next big wireless company, and why he might be looking to merge with that guy. the t-mobile ceo john ledger. but the famously tough boss faces questions about his management style. charlie: we have high expectations, and if you are somebody who is not used to high expectations, you're going to be in trouble. betty: join me and charlie ergen as he dishes it out here at "titans at the table." hello. i am betty liu. welcome to "titans at the table." dish network founder charlie ergen has been known as something of a renegade, being thrown out of casinos for counting cards and other things. he created echostar in the 1980's and then started dish in the next decade. in the process he has become one , of the richest man in america, worth more than $20 billion. he stepped out of the spotlight in 2011. handing the ceo reins to joe clayton. just four years later, the founder is back in the hot seat. as television undergoes ano

betty: dish network founder charlie ergen. for the first time on bloomberg television, bergen weighs in on a seismic shift taking place in television. his plans for becoming the next big wireless company and why he might looking to merge with that guy, john ledger. charlie: they have done it for testing jobs in the upstart company. betty: he faces questions about his management style. charlie: we have high expectations. betty: join me as charlie ergen dishes it out on this addition of "titans at the table." hello. welcome to "titans at the table." charlie ergen has always been something of a fearless renegade. ergen led a group in the 1980's and started dish in the next decade. in the process, he has become one of the richest men in america, worth nearly $20 billion. he stepped out of the spotlight in 2011 and handed the ceo reins to joe clinton. he is back in the hot seat. with the satellite tv business in its early days, he wants to get the forefront of this change by creating a new over the top product called sling tv and b