Nexstar leverages pandemic in dispute with Dish
The largest operator of broadcast stations accuses the satellite TV company of threatening to withhold local news from viewers.
Dish Network
Dish Network is a direct-to-home satellite television company. It operates Dish Network satellite TV, streaming service Sling TV and the wireless phone company Boost Mobile. The company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.
Dish threatens to remove Nexstar stations after $1 billion retrans demand
Dish Network says Nexstar Media Group is threatening to pull its channels from the satellite platform unless it pays $1 billion in distribution rights.
Dish faces loss of spectrum after quiet FCC ruling
The FCC says two partner companies didn’t qualify for $3.3 billion in discounts.
Dish Network to pull the plug on Slingbox devices
Dish Network has discontinued its line of Slingbox hardware and will brick existing devices on the market within the next two years.
Blank-check firm backed by Dish founder cuts IPO size
A blank-check company established by the founder and current chairman of Dish Network has cut downsized its IPO.
Feds tell AT&T merger between DirecTV, Dish will hinge upon 5G
Department of Justice regulators told AT&T executives that a merger between Dish Network and DirecTV wouldn’t be approved until 5G was rolled out more broadly.
Dish skips auction for DirecTV assets
Dish Network is not participating in an auction for the assets of rival service DirecTV, according to a report.
Dish Network founder launches blank-check firm for IPO
Charlie Ergen’s CONX Corp is hoping to raise $1 billion through an initial public offering for an unspecified future merger.
Sinclair says discussions with Google continue over sports networks
YouTube TV pulled nearly two dozen regional sports networks after its deal with Sinclair expired.
AT&T explores ways to offload DirecTV, report says
Saddled with debt from its acquisitions of DirecTV and Time Warner, telecom giant AT&T is looking at new ways to offload one of those two properties.
