Dish Network and Young Broadcasting failed to renew their retransmission agreement, meaning programming on Young’s TV stations in 11 markets is no longer available to Dish subscribers, the satellite company said. Young is “demanding unreasonable contract terms and an excessive rate increase,” Dish said...
BBC Worldwide Channels’ Latin American version of its CBeebies preschool channel is now available in the U.S. on the Dish Network. It’s the Spanish-language BBC network to be broadcast in the U.S. CBeebies will be accessible to all subscribers of Dish Network’s DishLatino package and the new DishMexico...
Dish Network next week will start selling what it says is the first digital-to-analog converter box that includes digital video recorder functions, as it tries to retain customers in advance of the U.S. switchover to all-digital broadcasting in February. The No. 2 U.S. satellite television service, behind...
Dish Network said today that its third-quarter earnings fell 54%. The No. 2 U.S. satellite television service behind DirecTV lost customers for the second straight quarter despite spending more to keep them. Net income dropped to $91.9 million, or 20 cents a share, from $199.7 million, or 44 cents, a...
Dish Network will add two high-definition specialty channels to its lineup that will be solely dedicated to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Dish’s agreement with NBC Universal will bring NBC Olympic Soccer Channel and NBC Olympic Basketball Channel to Dish Network subscribers, offering them all-day HD coverage...
Dish Network said today that its subscriber base shrunk slightly as the company’s second-quarter sales failed to beat analysts’ estimates. The No. 2 U.S. satellite television service behind DirecTV said it had about 13.8 million subscribers, down 25,000 from the beginning of the quarter. Dish’s net income...
Dish Network will add high-definition local channels in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas. The addition brings Dish’s roster of local channel offerings to 66 markets, reaching more than 69% of U.S. TV households. Dish Network is committed to reaching 100 local HD markets by the end of the year. The company...