Dish, Sinclair Reach Agreement on Retransmission Deal
August 26 2015 - 7:33PM
Dow Jones News
By Josh Beckerman
A day after Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. pulled its signals
from Dish Network Corp. during a contract dispute, the parties have
reached an agreement in principle on a retransmission deal.
Sinclair said the company and Dish entered a two-week extension
to allow time to document the agreement.
In a statement, Sinclair said "we regret any inconvenience that
was caused to the Dish subscribers as a result of the short
blackout."
Dish and Sinclair have been negotiating a contract that covers
more than 150 local television stations owned or managed by
Sinclair that reach more than five million customers in 79 markets
nationwide. The signals were pulled from Dish after efforts to sign
an agreement or extend the existing one failed.
Besides owning 121 TV stations, Sinclair also manages 32 through
partnerships.
Dish filed a complaint earlier this month with the Federal
Communications Commission, accusing Sinclair of failing to
negotiate in good faith.
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August 26, 2015 19:18 ET (23:18 GMT)
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