18 Quotes by Charlie Ergen

Some people are averse to change, but the advertising model is going to change with or without the Hopper. What we're saying to the broadcasters is, 'There's a way for you not to put your head in the sand.'

The world is changing... I don't, as a consumer, want advertising that's not relevant. If we're going to take a side, let's take the side of the consumer.

If the broadcasters were to win on their claims, they'd outlaw the DVR.

You either trust someone day one until they prove you wrong, or you say, 'I don't trust you until you show me I can trust you.' I'm the latter.

People will steal it if you don't make it easy to buy it.

The world is changing.... I don't, as a consumer, want advertising that's not relevant. If we're going to take a side let's take the side of the consumer,

We're able now to provide local television channels to all Americans, so all 107 million households will be able to receive their local channels via satellite, which will give us true effective competition to the dominant cable providers, no matter where a person may live,

To use a poker analogy, if the deck is a bit stacked against you, spread the deck on the table and let everyone see the cards,

The main reason Disney and the others don't want to sell a la carte is because when you give customers the choice, they buy less channels. Less channels mean you make less money.