Criticism of Dish Network

DISH and Nexstar reach new multi-year carriage agreement, restore local stations to customers

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Friday, December 25, 2020
Television, Nexstar Media Group, Dish Network, WGN America, Companies, Criticism of Dish Network, Tribune Broadcasting

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network Corporation today announced it reached a new, multi-year carriage agreement with Nexstar Media Group.

Key Points: 
  • ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network Corporation today announced it reached a new, multi-year carriage agreement with Nexstar Media Group.
  • Local stations and WGN America have been immediately restored on DISH TV.
  • "We're pleased to have reached an agreement that benefits all parties, especially our customers," said Brian Neylon, Group President, DISH TV.
  • The agreement provides DISH TV subscribers nationwide the ability to tune in to Nexstar-owned programming, including news, entertainment and sports.

Apollo cuts DISH customer access to its local stations in 10 markets

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Television, Dish Network, High-definition television, Apollo Global Management, Companies, Telecommunications, Broadcast law, Criticism of Dish Network

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --International private equity firm, Apollo Global Management, today blacked out DISH customers' access to its local channels in 10 markets.

Key Points: 
  • ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --International private equity firm, Apollo Global Management, today blacked out DISH customers' access to its local channels in 10 markets.
  • "We don't understand why Apollo is choosing to put customers in the middle of its negotiations, especially during a global pandemic when customers need access to local news and programming," said Andy LeCuyer, DISH senior vice president of programming.
  • DISH and Apollo have ongoing litigation about whether DISH's carriage agreement for the Cox stations was prematurely terminated when Apollo acquired those stations.
  • Apollo's action affects viewers of local stations in the following markets:
    DISH customers can visit DISHPromise.com for more information.

ViacomCBS and DISH Announce Carriage Agreement

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Monday, July 6, 2020
Public relations, Investor relations, Communications, General Entertainment, Entertainment, TV and Radio, Companies, Dish Network, Television technology, High-definition television, Sling TV, Viacom, Criticism of Dish Network

ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIACA, VIAC) and DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) today announced a multi-year renewal of their carriage agreement to continue delivering ViacomCBSs portfolio of broadcast, entertainment, news and sports networks to DISH and SLING TV customers.

Key Points: 
  • ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIACA, VIAC) and DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) today announced a multi-year renewal of their carriage agreement to continue delivering ViacomCBSs portfolio of broadcast, entertainment, news and sports networks to DISH and SLING TV customers.
  • Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

COVID-19 Response: DISH Provides Spectrum to AT&T at No Cost, Delivering Enhanced Capacity to Wireless Network

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Thursday, March 19, 2020
Deutsche Telekom, Telecommunications, Television technology, Dish Network, Companies, T-Mobile US, Sling TV, T-Mobile, Criticism of Dish Network, Sprint Corporation

Last week, DISH began lending its complete 600 MHz portfolio of spectrum to T-Mobile.

Key Points: 
  • Last week, DISH began lending its complete 600 MHz portfolio of spectrum to T-Mobile.
  • With these two agreements, DISH has activated most of its spectrum portfolio to enhance national wireless capacity as the nation confronts the COVID-19 crisis.
  • DISH's AWS-4 and 700 MHz spectrum will enhance AT&T's network as wireless users increasingly turn to mobile networks for work and personal use.
  • Through its subsidiaries, the company provides television entertainment and award-winning technology to millions of customers with its satellite DISH TV and streaming Sling TV services.

Amazon Prime Video Debuts on DISH Hopper 3

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Monday, December 16, 2019
Television technology, E-commerce, Set-top box, Television, Digital video recorders, Dish Network, High-definition television, Hopper, Prime Video, Amazon Prime, Amazon, Criticism of Dish Network

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --DISH today released the Amazon Prime Video app on Hopper 3, expanding its streaming content options on the award-winning DVR.

Key Points: 
  • ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --DISH today released the Amazon Prime Video app on Hopper 3, expanding its streaming content options on the award-winning DVR.
  • "Amazon Prime Video on Hopper gives our customers the most seamless way to access the content they already know and love," said Brian Neylon, group president of DISH TV.
  • To access the Prime Video app, users can say "Launch Prime Video" into the DISH voice remote or launch the experience via the guide on channel 301.
  • "With Prime Video now available on Hopper 3, we are making it easy for even more DISH customers to immediately start enjoying their favorite TV shows and movies on Prime Video."

DISH reaches long-term carriage agreement with Fox

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Sunday, October 6, 2019
Fox Sports, Television in the United States, Television, Companies, Dish Network, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, Fox Corporation, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Networks Group, Dish, Criticism of Dish Network

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network has reached a multi-year carriage agreement with Fox Corporation for its owned-and-operated local stations, as well as FS1, FS2, BTN, Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Deportes.

Key Points: 
  • ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network has reached a multi-year carriage agreement with Fox Corporation for its owned-and-operated local stations, as well as FS1, FS2, BTN, Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Deportes.
  • Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
  • Since 1980, DISH has worked on behalf of consumers to deliver innovation and value.
  • is a wholly owned subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), a Fortune 250 company.

DISH Appoints Kevin Arrix to Lead DISH Media Sales

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Dish Network, High-definition television, Television, Sling TV, Sling, Broadcasting, Criticism of Dish Network, Sling Media

NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH today announced that digital media industry veteran Kevin Arrix has been tapped to lead the DISH Media Sales group, including its operations, analytics and advertising sales for DISH TV and Sling TV.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH today announced that digital media industry veteran Kevin Arrix has been tapped to lead the DISH Media Sales group, including its operations, analytics and advertising sales for DISH TV and Sling TV.
  • Joining DISH as a senior vice president, Arrix will report to Warren Schlichting, DISH executive vice president of Programming and Media Sales, and president of Sling TV.
  • "Kevin brings with him a wealth of digital and mobile expertise that fits the progression of DISH Media Sales' offerings," said Schlichting.
  • A biography is available here: http://www.dishmediasales.com/about/
    DISH Media Sales provides advertising sales for leading pay-TV providers DISH TV and Sling TV.