Dish Network profit jumps 56.6 percent
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Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp reported a 56.6 percent jump in quarterly profit as revenue per user rose in its core pay-TV business.
The net income attributable to Dish rose to $307 million, or 64 cents per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, from $196 million, or 42 cents per share, a year earlier.
The company's total revenue rose to $3.75 billion from $3.73 billion.
(Reporting by Rishika Sadam in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)