Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Dish Network is the latest pay-TV provider hoping that a streaming pact can help slow the cord-cutting bleeding.
The satellite-TV company announced a new deal that includes Netflix‘s standard plan with ads (regularly $6.99/month in the U.S.) with a Dish TV subscription for no additional cost for two years.
The offer requires new or existing customers to lock in to a 24-month commitment, with early termination fees if they cancel before the term expires.
Under such deals, the distributor (i.e. Dish) typically pays a per-subscriber wholesale rate to the streaming partner (i.e. Netflix).
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