Tegna, DISH Reaches Carriage Deal: All You Need To Know

February 7, 2022 6:15 AM | 1 min read

Tegna Inc TGNA and DISH Network Corp DISH forged a new carriage agreement.
The agreement helped restore the local stations immediately on DISH TV, in time for the Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LVI.
The agreement provides DISH TV subscribers nationwide to tune in to Tegna-owned programming, including news, entertainment, and sports.
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Last year Tegna removed its local stations from nearly 3 million DISH TV customers in 53 markets across the country.
Subsequently, DISH filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against Tegna over its alleged unreasonable demands.
Tegna had refuted the allegations.
Price Action: TGNA shares closed higher by 7.4% at $21.34 on Friday.