CHICAGO and ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept.
3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribune Broadcasting, a
subsidiary of Tribune Media (NYSE: TRCO), and DISH Network L.L.C.,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:
DISH), today announced a long-term, comprehensive agreement on
carriage and retransmission consent. The agreement restores
DISH carriage of Tribune Broadcasting's 42 local television
stations in 33 markets, and Tribune's cable network, WGN
America.
The companies issued the following joint statement:
"We want to thank our viewers and customers for their patience
and support as we worked through this lengthy process. We're
pleased to move forward and again be able to provide the content of
Tribune's local stations and WGN America for years to come."
Both WGN America and Tribune's local stations are expected to
again be available to DISH customers later today. Terms of the
agreement were not disclosed.
ABOUT TRIBUNE MEDIA
Tribune Media Company (NYSE: TRCO) is home to a diverse portfolio
of television and digital properties driven by quality news,
entertainment and sports programming. Tribune Media is comprised of Tribune Broadcasting's
42 owned or operated local television stations reaching more than
50 million households, national entertainment network WGN America,
whose reach is approaching 80 million households, Tribune Studios,
and Gracenote, one of the world's leading sources of video, music
and sports metadata, powering electronic program guides in
televisions, automobiles and mobile devices. Tribune Media also includes Chicago's WGN-AM and the national multicast
networks Antenna TV and THIS TV. Additionally, the Company owns and
manages a significant number of real estate properties across the
U.S. and holds other strategic investments in media. For more
information please visit www.tribunemedia.com.
ABOUT DISH
DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH), through
its subsidiaries, provides approximately 13.593 million pay-TV
subscribers, as of June 30, 2016,
with the highest-quality programming and technology with the most
choices at the best value. DISH offers 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 200 company. Visit www.dish.com.
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