Dish Network, Raycom squabble blacks out local channels in 36 markets


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Apparently it's the season for issues between networks and pay-TV distributors, as Dish Network customers in 36 networks are missing some of their local channels as of late last night. Dish and Raycom Media has failed to reach an agreement, so stations the network owns including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, CW and MyNetworkTV stations in 36 markets stretching from Cincinnati to Honolulu have gone dark. There's a full list after the break of which ones, and as usual both sides are claiming the other is to blame for not wanting to reach a fair agreement. Your guess is as good as ours as to when the tiff will be resolved, however so far, unlike CBS vs. Time Warner Cable neither side is suggesting Aereo as a replacement.

 

 

http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/01/dish-network-raycom-abc-fox-nbc-cbs-blackout/

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Yep! Direct TV went through something similar a while back with a network that has comedy Central. Media companies hike their prices and expect the carriers to just pay.. BS.. Everyone is trying to milk every penny out of everyone these days and forget about the customer.

As much as I don't like Microsoft's direction, you can tell very much they have their customers best interest in mind.. I have a lot of respect for that.

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