DISH Network L.L.C. and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. have agreed to a
short term contract extension as they continue to negotiate a new
retransmission agreement. The current agreement was set to expire at
9:59 p.m. MDT last night.
The extension preserves DISH customer access to 153 local channels in 79
markets nationwide.
DISH is asking the Federal Communications Commission to stay action on
its Verified Retransmission Complaint and Request for Preliminary
Injunctive Relief as the two parties continue to negotiate.
"We appreciate that we have mutually created time to try to find the
right path to serve consumers," said Warren Schlichting, DISH senior
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