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Dish News

A 2023 DirecTV logo.

DirecTV, Dish issue antitrust complaint over Disney-Fubo deal

"By this settlement, Defendants pay off and seek to subsume the very competitor that raised these antitrust violations to the Court."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 9, 2025 0
DirecTV Dish Merger

DirecTV, Dish merger deal falls apart

The decision comes after bondholders representing around $10.7 billion of debt in Dish rejected a debt-exchange offer

By Sean Keeley OnNov 22, 2024 0
Dish and DirecTV.

DirecTV, Dish reportedly close to merger deal

Dish and DirecTV are reportedly once again close to a deal for a merger.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 28, 2024 1
Dish Hearst

Dish, Hearst embroiled in carriage dispute

Dish is in yet another carriage dispute, this time with Hearst.

By Joe Lucia OnSep 8, 2023 0
Dish and Cox logos.

Cox local affiliates go dark on Dish, impacting World Cup, NFL, CFB and more in nine markets

This dispute impacts Dish customers in Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, Pittsburgh and more.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 29, 2022 0
Sling TV logo.

Sling TV is raising prices for its packages

Sling Orange and Sling Blue will now cost $40 a month each, or $55 for the combination package. That's before any further channel add-ons.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 3, 2022 1
Disney channels restored to Sling TV and Dish

Disney & ESPN channels restored to Dish, Sling TV following brief carriage dispute

Just in time for Monday Night Football.

By Sean Keeley OnOct 3, 2022 1
Sling TV screen Disney contract dispute

Disney, ESPN go dark on Dish and Sling TV in carriage dispute

"Disney has exploited its market position to increase fees without regard for the public viewing experience."

By Sean Keeley OnOct 1, 2022 0

Tegna, Dish reach carriage agreement in time for Olympics & Super Bowl

"We're pleased to have reached an agreement in time for the Winter Olympics and Super Bowl that benefits all parties, especially our customers."

By Sean Keeley OnFeb 4, 2022 1
Dish and DirecTV.

DirecTV

DirecTV and Dish Network again talking merger; can they beat antitrust issues?

Dish has dropped NESN, is now completely RSN-free

If you want to watch your local team, maybe don't subscribe to Dish.

By Joe Lucia OnDec 21, 2021 8

Dish and Sinclair have a new carriage deal, but RSNs are (unsurprisingly) not included

Sinclair and Dish have a deal...but local sports aren't part of it.

By Joe Lucia OnNov 15, 2021 4

Dish has dropped the AT&T SportsNet RSNs

Dish dropping RSNs is par for the course, and you can add another few to the list.

By Joe Lucia OnSep 30, 2021 2

DISH, Sinclair reach temporary extension amidst carriage negotiations

These carriage disputes tend to follow a pretty predictable pattern ahead of football season.

By Jay Rigdon OnAug 17, 2021 0
Dish chairman Charlie Ergen in 2015.

With Sinclair local affiliate dispute looming, Dish’s Charlie Ergen says “We don’t have any customers calling us on RSNs”

"We don’t have any customers calling us on RSNs today. ...We’re not interested in taxing our customers when they don’t watch the channels."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 9, 2021 0
Sling TV logo.

Dish, Sling dropping NBC Sports RSNs on April 1st

Dish and Sling really are not great options for live sports.

By Joe Lucia OnMar 3, 2021 0

Dish Network partners with DraftKings to offer live odds and set-top betting integration

The live-bet integration might not be the smoothest application, but the overlay option could definitely have appeal.

By Jay Rigdon OnMar 3, 2021 1
Dish

Dish’s latest contract dispute is with Capitol Broadcasting, which owns the NBC and Fox affiliates in Raleigh

"We are asking to be paid market rate for our programming so we can pay the affiliation fees required by NBC and FOX. This isn’t about greed, it’s about survival for our small, locally owned media company."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 29, 2020 3

Dish Network, Nexstar resolve carriage dispute, restoring local channels in several top 20 TV markets

Top 20 markets including Tampa, Denver, and Cleveland subscribers were affected.

By Ian Casselberry OnDec 25, 2020 1

Sports fans are hostages in carriage disputes and we often pay the ransom

Our addiction to sports is costing more and more money

By Ben Koo OnDec 14, 2020 8

In the nick of time, NFL Network & NFL RedZone are back on Sling & Dish

Just in time for Sunday football, the NFL's channels are back on Sling.

By Sean Keeley OnSep 13, 2020 0

NFL Network and NFL RedZone have gone dark on Dish and Sling

Another carriage dispute involving Dish. Color us shocked.

By Joe Lucia OnJun 18, 2020 4

Lack of live sports programming has helped cord-cutting reach record levels so far in 2020

Pay TV subscriptions fell by record-setting 1.8 million in the first quarter of 2020, according to a new report.

By Sean Keeley OnMay 9, 2020 0
Dish

Dish is reportedly trying to avoid paying ESPN $80-100 million in per-subscriber fees for April

With no live sports on ESPN, Dish is reportedly trying to withhold the per-subscriber fees they'd normally pay Disney for ESPN channels.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 28, 2020 1
Dish chairman Charlie Ergen in 2015.

Charlie Ergen calls Dish merger with DirecTV “inevitable,” makes overture to Sinclair RSNs after first Sling TV subscriber loss

"The growth in TV is not coming from linear TV providers, but from huge programmers. You just can't swim upstream against a real tide of big players."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 20, 2020 6

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