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Sunday 21 December 2014

Fox News and Fox Business go dark on Dish as negotiations stall


Dish customers are in the midst of another channel blackout — hardly an unusual occurrence for the feisty satellite TV provider. This time it's Fox News Channel and Fox Business that are missing from your lineup. The two channels went dark last night as both sides, Dish and 21st Century Fox, failed to come to terms and renew their contract.


As usual for these sorts of negotiations, both were quick to blame each other for causing the channels to go off air. Dish, in a press release, said that Fox "blocked customer access ... as the media conglomerate introduced other channels into negotiations despite those channels not being included in the contract up for renewal." It's not clear which channels, if any, Fox sought to bundle with the...


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