Tag: Dish
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Cox Blames DISH for Customers Missing MLB Opening Day
Last week, Apollo Global Management blacked out local Cox Media Group channels in 10 markets for DISH customers. At the time, Andy LeCuyer, DISH senior vice president of programming made the following statement, saying that Apollo was to blame for the blackout. “We don’t understand why Apollo is choosing to put customers in the middle…
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DISH Loses Local Stations in 42 Markets
Over the weekend, local stations in 42 markets owned by Scripps were dropped by DISH when the two companies failed to come to an agreement on a carriage deal. Unsurprisingly, both Scripps and DISH are pointing the finger at the other when it comes to why a deal couldn’t be made to keep the channels…
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American Television Alliance Responds to Blackout of Locals on DISH
Earlier this week, Apollo Global Management blacked out local channels in 10 markets for DISH customers. The blackout was the end result of negotiations between DISH and Cox, before Apollo acquired the stations. Today, the American Television Alliance (ATVA) responded to Apollo’s blackout with the following statement. “It is disappointing to hear that Apollo Global…
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DISH Loses 10 Local Stations
Today, Apollo Global Management blacked out local Cox Media Group channels in 10 markets for DISH customers. DISH and Apollo have been disputing about Dish’s carriage agreement for the Cox stations and the ongoing litigation ended when Apollo acquired the stations. According to an announcement sent out by DISH today, in January, the Cook County…
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Sling and Dish Now Offer AMC+ Bundle
AMC Networks announced today an agreement to make AMC+ available on Dish Network’s satellite TV service and on Sling TV. “This new bundle, available for the first time to Dish and Sling TV customers, was designed to offer fans of our programming greater choice and an enhanced customer experience, as we work with Dish and…
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Sling and DISH Will Keep ViacomCBS Channels
ViacomCBS and DISH announced today a multi-year renewal of their carriage agreement, keeping ViacomCBS channels on DISH and Sling TV. Ahead of today’s announcement, there was speculation that Sling and DISH were preparing to face a blackout of ViacomCBS channels. Sling posting a warning, which was quickly removed, notifying subscribers that it was “fighting on…
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FCC Welcomes DISH Acquisition of Boost Mobile
After DISH announced that it had completed the acquisition of Boost Mobile, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai made a statement saying he “welcomed the announcement by T-Mobile and DISH Network that the divestiture of Boost Mobile to DISH has been completed.” The acquisition was a condition of the T-Mobile and Sprint merger in April this year.…
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DISH Acquires Boost Mobile, Launches Two New Offers
DISH announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Boost Mobile in a deal for $1.4 billion. With this deal, DISH officially enters the retail wireless market, serving more than nine million customers. “Today, we are proud to welcome hundreds of employees, thousands of independent retailers, and millions of customers to the DISH family,”…
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Dish Will Complete Purchase of T-Mobile’s Boost on July 1
Dish Network says it will close on its purchase of Boost by T-Mobile on July 1. Dish has been sharing plans for offering a “disruptive” wireless option since 2019 when we reported that both Dish and Amazon were both bidding on Boost Mobile. In July 2019, it was reported that Dish and T-Mobile had made…
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Dish Has New Customer Offers for Healthcare Workers
DISH has partnered with NBC, Discovery, A&E, Asurion and Assurant to make a $60,000 donation to Good360, a global charitable organization helping with COVID-19 relief efforts for healthcare workers on the front lines of the pandemic. Good360 can match every $1 donated with $10 worth of goods by leveraging their partnerships and connections. With DISH’s…