Dish misses revenue estimates as more subscribers ditch pay-TV

Dish Network Corp reported quarterly revenue that fell short of market estimates as more subscribers dropped its pay-TV service and growth in its online streaming service Sling TV showed signs of faltering. The company said on Monday it had lost about 23,000 pay-TV subscribers on a net basis in the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with a loss of about 12,000 a year earlier. User defections rose to 1.86 percent of the company's subscriber base, compared with the 1.69 percent analysts surveyed by