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 Dish Network Could Lose 9 Local Stations By Swanni Washington, D.C. (April 28, 2011) -- Dish Network could lose local stations in nine markets at midnight tonight if the satcaster doesn't sign a new programming pact with the Journal Broadcast Group. The two sides are battling over carriage rates in the new agreement. Journal Broadcast Group CEO Steve Smith tells NBC 26 in Green Bay, one of the stations affected, that negotiations are up in the air.
"We have
granted an extension to that contract,
so that Dish can keep our television
stations on their system," said Steve
Smith, Chairman and CEO of Journal. "We
don't know if they're going to accept
that extension, so that's the question.
Are we going to be on the Dish Network
after Thursday? We don't know. We hope
so." Dish Network has issued a statement saying: "We are continuing to negotiate with Journal Broadcast Group for renewal of carriage, but cannot comment on the specifics of negotiations. It's important to know that this is a normal course of business and that we negotiate hundreds of contracts each year."
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