• Reuters, Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:12 PM

Media mogul Charlie Ergen has stepped aside and named Michael Dugan to run EchoStar, the maker of television set-top boxes. Dugan, 60, a senior advisor and member of the company's board of directors and, will serve as president and CEO.

However, the feisty Ergen will stay on as chairman, a role he also holds at Dish Network Corp. Dish Network was formerly known as EchoStar Communications Corp, and spun off its technology assets over a year ago, including its set-top box division, to create EchoStar.

Dugan has held several roles at the combined company, including president and COO.

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