21st Century Fox Blacks Out Fox News and Business for DISH
21 December 2014 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
- DISH offers contract extension to
continue negotiations, Fox rejects
- Fox demands unreasonable rates and
carriage of other channels
Tonight, 21st Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) blocked DISH
customer access to Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, as
the media conglomerate introduced other channels into negotiations
despite those channels not being included in the contract up for
renewal.
DISH Network L.L.C. is a wholly owned subsidiary of DISH Network
Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH).
“It’s like we’re about to close on a house and the realtor is
trying to make us buy a new car as well,” said Warren Schlichting,
DISH senior vice president of programming. “Fox blacked out two of
its news channels, using them as leverage to triple rates on sports
and entertainment channels that are not in this contract.”
This service disruption comes despite DISH’s offer of a
short-term contract extension that would preserve the channels as
the two parties continue to negotiate.
“DISH has had a productive relationship with Fox for many
years,” added Schlichting. “We regret the service disruption to our
customers, and remain committed to reaching an agreement that
promptly returns this content to DISH’s programming lineup.”
To learn more about these negotiations, visit
www.DISHStandsForYou.com.
About DISH
DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH), through its subsidiary DISH
Network L.L.C., provides approximately 14.041 million satellite TV
customers, as of Sept. 30, 2014, 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 Corp. is a
Fortune 250 company. Visit www.dish.com.
DISH Network Corp.Courtney Culpepper,
720-514-5351news@dish.com@DISHNews
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