Dish, Viacom Reach New Carriage Agreement, Heading Off Possible Blackout
Dish Network and Viacom agreed to a multiyear carriage contract renewal, heading off a blackout (see 1604200027). They had been operating on a contract extension that expired at midnight Wednesday. In a news release Thursday, they said the agreement also…
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means some Viacom live and VOD content -- including BET, Comedy Central, MTV and Nick Jr. -- being added to Sling TV's single- and multistream lineups in coming months.