(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp (>> DISH Network Corp) Chief Executive Officer Charlie Ergen said the satellite TV company would not make a move for competitor DirecTV (>> DIRECTV) because the price would be too high, even though a combination of the two companies would have high synergies.

"DirecTV would be too frothy for us, for our board to look at, at those kind of prices," Ergen said on a conference call on Thursday after the company reported first quarter results.

Ergen was referring to media reports saying AT&T Inc (>> AT&T Inc.) and DirecTV were weighing a tie-up.

He also said Dish was not in a position to outbid Sprint Corp (>> Sprint Corp) should it make a move for smaller rival T-Mobile US Inc (>> T-Mobile Us Inc) but if Sprint did not proceed, T-Mobile US Inc would be of strategic interest to Dish.

(Reporting By Liana B. Baker; Editing by David Gregorio)