Dish, Turner Agree to Extension
CNN, Cartoon Network Return, Avoids TNT, TBS Blackout
11/21/2014 12:15 PM Eastern
By: Mike Farrell
Multichannel News
http://www.multichannel.com/dish-turner-agree-extension/385780
TakeAway: Dish and Turner Broadcasting System have agreed to restore
service of CNN, Cartoon Network and six other channels as well as extend
the carriage of TBS and TNT.
Turner Broadcasting System said it has agreed to a short-term extension
with Dish Network, a deal that will put eight of its pay TV networks
back on the air for Dish subscribers, while avoiding a blackout of its
flagship TBS and TNT networks.
Eight Turner networks -- CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, truTV, TCM,
HLN, CNN en Espanol and Boomerang -- went dark to Dish’s 14 million
customers on Oct. 20 after the parties could not reach an agreement.
While the deal to make those nets available to Dish subscribers is
temporary – sources familiar with both companies said the extension is
for several months and will extend into 2015 -- perhaps the biggest
benefit of the extension is that it will avoid a blackout of TNT and
TBS, whose contracts were expected to expire on Dec. 5.
That could mean that big upcoming sporting events like the NCAA Men's
Basketball Tournament in March will still be availble to Dish
subscribers as the partiues hammer out a deal.
This is the second extension Dish has received in carriage negotiations
in two days -- on Nov. 20 the company agreed to a short-term extension
with broadcaster CBS that is expected to last until Nov. 25.
In a statement, Turner said it and Dish have "mutually decided to
restore service of CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, truTV, TCM, HLN,
CNN en Espanol and Boomerang, and extend the carriage of TBS and TNT."
The companies added they would have no further comment.
- See more at:
http://www.multichannel.com/dish-turner-agree-extension/385780#sthash.ce7Gug1O.dpuf
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