Disney’s 20 cable and broadcast TV networks were restored Sunday night to the lineups of Dish Network’s services.
On Saturday, Dish alerted its customers that its contract had expired with The Walt Disney Co. On Twitter, Dish said its “goal and priority is to reach a fair agreement to bring their channels back as quickly as possible.”
According to Dish, Disney had asked for a $1 billion increase in fees as part of renewing the deal, which had expired Sept. 30. Dish also claimed that Disney was demanding that ESPN and ESPN2 be included in Dish TV packages that currently exclude sports channels, and to require ABC local channels to be carried for all subscribers in eight markets.
“We have reached a handshake agreement with DISH/Sling TV, which properly reflects fair market value and terms for The Walt Disney Company’s unparalleled content,” Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution said in a statement Sunday. “As a result, we are pleased to restore our portfolio of networks on a temporary basis while both parties work to finalize a new deal.”
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Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution said the tentative pact covering Dish TV and Sling TV “properly reflects fair market value” for the programming suite, which includes ESPN, Disney Channel, FX, Freeform and ABC owned-and-operated stations.
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