ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) _ Dish Network Corp. (DISH) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $452.3 million.

The Englewood, Colorado-based company said it had profit of 78 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 57 cents per share.

The satellite television provider posted revenue of $3.19 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.1 billion.

Dish shares have fallen slightly more than 3% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 8% in the last 12 months.

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