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11/21/2014
Dish, CBS Agree to Extension While Turner Deadline Nears
In what seems to be a sign that the two parties are getting closer to reaching an agreement, CBS has agreed to a short term extension of its current carriage agreement with Dish Network as it continues to try to hammer out a deal.
Turner Broadcasting System, embroiled in a nearly month-long carriage battle for eight of its channels with Dish Network, have stepped up their campaign to warn that their two most popular channels also could go dark to the satellite company’s subscribers on Dec. 5. Eight Turner networks went dark to Dish’s 14 million customers on Oct. 20 – CNN, CNN en Español, HLN, Boomerang, truTV, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim and Turner Classic Movies – after the parties could not reach agreement. Now the network said its two most-watched channels – TNT and TBS – could go dark when their current carriage deal expires on Dec. 5.
Also see: Comcast Regional Sports Nets Could Go Dark on Dish
