DISH and Sinclair extend contract talks
August 16 2015 - 3:29AM
Business Wire
DISH Network L.L.C. and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. have
agreed to a short term contract extension as they continue to
negotiate a new retransmission agreement. The current agreement was
set to expire at 9:59 p.m. MDT last night.
The extension preserves DISH customer access to 153 local
channels in 79 markets nationwide.
DISH is asking the Federal Communications Commission to stay
action on its Verified Retransmission Complaint and Request for
Preliminary Injunctive Relief as the two parties continue to
negotiate.
“We appreciate that we have mutually created time to try to find
the right path to serve consumers,” said Warren Schlichting, DISH
senior vice president of programming.
About DISH
DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH), through its subsidiaries,
provides approximately 13.932 million pay-TV subscribers, as of
June 30, 2015, with the highest-quality programming and technology
with the most choices at the best value. Subscribers enjoy a high
definition line-up with more than 200 national HD channels, the
most international channels, and award-winning HD and DVR
technology. DISH Network Corporation is a Fortune 250 company.
Visit www.dish.com.
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