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Related Party Transactions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Hughes Systique |
Schedule of transactions with related party | ​
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​ | ​ | For the Three Months Ended | ​ | For the Nine Months Ended
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | September 30,
​ | ​ | 2025 | ​ | 2024 | ​ | 2025 | ​ | 2024
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Purchases: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Purchases from Hughes Systique | ​ | $ | 3,910 | ​ | $ | 4,236 | ​ | $ | 12,058 | ​ | $ | 13,211
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​ | ​ | As of | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | December 31, | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2025 | ​ | 2024 |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | (In thousands) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Amounts Payable: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Amounts payable to Hughes Systique | ​ | $ | 1,331 | ​ | $ | 1,466 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
NagraStar |
Schedule of transactions with related party | ​
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​ | ​ | For the Three Months Ended | ​ | For the Nine Months Ended
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | September 30,
​ |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Purchases (including fees): | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Purchases from NagraStar |  | $ | 7,216 |  | $ | 7,596 |  | $ | 21,494 |  | $ | 24,723
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​ | ​ | As of | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | December 31, | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | (In thousands) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Amounts Payable and Commitments: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Amounts payable to NagraStar |  | $ | 4,377 |  | $ | 5,569 |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Commitments to NagraStar |  | $ | 481 |  | $ | 883 |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include, but are not limited to, transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners and (d) affiliates. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147483326/850-10-50-1 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147483326/850-10-50-1 + Details
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