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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
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

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
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

New York Attorney General calls for refunds to cable and satellite subscribers paying fees for live sports

"It is grossly unfair that cable and satellite television providers would continue to charge fees for services they are not even providing."

By Ian Casselberry OnApr 30, 2020 4
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
Fox and Dish.

NFL Network now won’t simulcast Thursday Night Football Rams-Seahawks game at all thanks to Dish/Fox dispute

NFL Network is no longer showing the Rams-Seahawks Thursday Night Football game thanks to Fox's dispute with Dish.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 2, 2019 20
The Texans and Panthers.

Texans’ loss to Panthers on Fox pulls in less Houston viewers than Cowboys-Saints on NBC, with Dish-Fox dispute a factor

Panthers-Texans averaged 436,000 households on Houston Fox affiliate KRIV, while Cowboys-Saints averaged 461,000 households on Houston NBC affiliate KPRC.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 30, 2019 2
RSNs dropped by Dish and Sling.

Dish’s Charlie Ergen says “It doesn’t look good that the regional sports will ever be on Dish again.”

It doesn't look like the former Fox RSNs will return to Dish any time soon.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 30, 2019 15
RSNs dropped by Dish and Sling.

Fox RSNs go dark on Dish and Sling TV, causing issues for many MLB fans, and the sides are now reportedly “far apart”

After a temporary extension Sunday, the Fox RSNs have now gone dark on Dish and Sling TV. And the sides don't seem close to a deal.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 26, 2019 0
Dish has agreed to a temporary deal to keep the Fox RSNs, but negotiations about a longer one are still underway.

Dish/Sling TV agree to temporary extension to keep Fox RSNs, FX, and National Geographic

The agreement between the sides expired Sunday, but they've worked out a temporary deal. Will a longer one follow?

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 22, 2019 0
ACC Network

ACC Network approaches launch with no Comcast/Dish/Charter deals; is league optimism further deals will happen justified?

The ACC Network's current announced deals only cover about 20 million homes, although more are expected by launch. But there are still some big holdouts, including Comcast, Dish, and Charter.

By Phillip Bupp OnJul 15, 2019 1
ACC Network

ESPN hoping public pressure will force big cable to pick up ACC Network

ESPN hopes fans will force providers like Comcast and Charter to pick up the ACC Network. We shall see

By Ken Fang OnMar 18, 2019 3
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It’s the new year, and that means it’s time for another rate hike for Comcast, Dish, and DirecTV subscribers

Pay TV companies are raising rates, even as cord cutting becomes more popular.

By Ken Fang OnJan 7, 2019 3
Univision Now

The latest carriage dispute has Univision off Dish and Sling TV, with OTT streaming service Univision Now playing a role

A notable part of this fight is about Univision's direct-to-consumer streaming service, Univision Now.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 2, 2018 5

DISH and CBS reach carriage agreement in time for Iron Bowl after missing Thanksgiving Cowboys vs. Chargers game

The agreement comes after Thursday's Cowboys-Chargers game, but ahead of Saturday's Iron Bowl.

By Ben Koo OnNov 24, 2017 4
Angry tweets at Dish and CBSDFW.

Dish and CBS overrun with angry tweets from those who can’t watch Cowboys-Chargers

Plenty are outraged a carriage dispute is keeping them from watching the Cowboys and Chargers on Thanksgiving.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 23, 2017 5
Dish subscribers may not see the Cowboys on CBS this Thanksgiving.

CBS and Dish “far apart” on deal, so Thanksgiving Cowboys-Chargers game and Iron Bowl may be blacked out in 14 big markets

Dish subscribers in 14 of the biggest markets around the country no longer have access to CBS, just in time for Thursday's Thanksgiving Cowboys-Chargers game and Saturday's Iron Bowl.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 22, 2017 3

CBS and Dish reach impasse just in time for Thanksgiving game and Iron Bowl

Not the best timing for the newest dispute in the industry.

By Matt Yoder OnNov 21, 2017 6

Dish and Hearst are digging in for a very long battle

The dispute is going into its sixth week

By Ken Fang OnApr 19, 2017 4

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