Tegna Inc. today removed its local stations from nearly 3 million Dish TV customers in 53 markets across the country, the satellite provider announced.
Dish maintained that “The programmer is using customers as negotiation leverage, demanding a massive fee increase to nearly a billion dollars and holding viewers hostage during football season.”Brian Neylon, group president of Dish TV, said his company made “a fair offer” to Tegna which, according to its web site owns 64 news brands in 51 markets.
He said the broadcaster is “demanding we pay for 100% of our subscribers in their markets, regardless of whether these subscribers receive or want Tegna’s programming.” Neylon also contended that the fee increase is part of the local broadcaster’s
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