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Ongoing carriage friction between Dish Network and Sinclair Broadcast Group could soon intensify, with Sinclair warning that 112 of its local TV stations could soon go dark on the pay-TV provider. In a press release, Sinclair said the stations, which serve 38% of Dish’s 11 million satellite and streaming customers…

Satellite broadcaster Dish said it’s removed the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) and NBC Regional Sports Networks from its Dish TV and Sling TV platform last night, affecting access in 10 states and Washington, D.C. It’s the opening day for Major League Baseball. Specifically, Englewood-Colo.-based Dish is not…

A sports betting partnership between Dish Network and DraftKings has hammered the stock of upstart streaming bundle provider FuboTV. Shares in Fubo, which have been on a wild ride in recent months but have risen more than 300% over the past year, were down 19% as the trading day reached the home stretch. The company…

UPDATED with exec comments from call: Satellite broadcaster Dish Network posted profit and revenue gains for last quarter, beating Wall Street estimates and seeing its stock pop more than 3% in early trade. It reversed course and closed down more than 4% as the market digested the massive challenge of the company’s…

Dish Network’s Sling TV gained 203,000 subscribers in the third quarter, offsetting a decline in the company’s traditional satellite TV business. Revenue and earnings topped Wall Street expectations, reaching $4.53 billion and 86 cents a share, respectively. The company closed its acquisition of Boost Mobile in the…

Amazon Fire TV is expanding its year-old effort to promote live programming, adding Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and Sling TV to its showcase for live fare. The three major services, which together account for the majority of virtual MVPD subscriptions in the U.S., will join nearly 20 other integrated apps with live…

ViacomCBS and DISH Network Monday announced a multi-year renewal of their carriage agreement to continue delivering ViacomCBS' portfolio of broadcast, entertainment, news and sports networks to subscribers of DISH and OTT service Sling TV. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Dish is a tough negotiator and has…

Moody's Investor Services downgraded Dish's corporate family rating due to an overall need for capital to refinance and repay debt and deleverage the company as revenues shrink due to secular industry pressure on satellite and Sling TV. It also cited the build out and startup costs of the company’s planned…

As of 9 p.m. ET NFL Network and NFL RedZone are no longer available to Dish and Sling TV subscribers. In a press release, the league said, “NFL Media remains committed to negotiating an agreement and has offered terms consistent with those in place with other distributors.” The NFL dispute is an additional blow to…

A transforming Dish Network expanded its senior management to oversee an aggressive move into wireless, hiring and promoting a handful of executives and announcing one high-profile exit. Warren Schlichting is leaving as group president of Sling TV as the service continued to lose subscribers in the latest quarter. He…

Dish, the satellite TV provider and parent of Sling TV, is laying off staff to realign its workforce, the latest company across media to downsize amidst fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. "Due to the current economic climate, combined with changing needs of our customers and how we best serve them, Dish has made…

AMC Networks Tuesday announced today a comprehensive, long-term distribution agreement with DISH Network and Sling TV that includes continued carriage of AMC Networks' linear channels AMC, BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv and BBC World News, as well as the launch in the coming months of AMC Networks' targeted SVOD…