Dish's higher exposure to the Southeastern states than Direct TV (nyse: DTV - news - people ) leaves it more affected by the housing downturn, Eagan said.
That's because the hidden hand behind the cutoff is Ergen's longtime nemesis Rupert Murdoch, who controls satellite competitor DirecTV (nyse: DTV - news - people ) and runs Fox Broadcasting.
Samsung's out and about this evening showing off its just-announced Moment with extra Mobile DTV circuitry stuffed in, and if you thought it looked an awful lot like a standard Moment... well, you'd be absolutely right.