Dish, Nexstar Agree to Third Extension of Distribution Agreement
Nexstar and Dish Network extended their distribution agreement allowing Dish to continue airing Nexstar programming until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. It's the third extension since a previous agreement expired, Nexstar said Monday in a news release. The previous extension expired Tuesday,…
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it said. The companies have been negotiating for two months, Nexstar said. Nexstar said it remains hopeful that a resolution can be reached “without a service interruption to viewers in affected markets.” Dish and CBS reached a carriage agreement last week after CBS channels were pulled from Dish’s lineup for one day, Dish and CBS said in a news release. The agreement will result in dismissal of all pending litigation between the two companies, they said. "As part of the accord, DISH’s AutoHop commercial-skipping functionality will not be available for CBS Television Network-owned stations and affiliates during the C7 window."