Univision Blackout Is ‘Probably Permanent’
August 7, 2018
Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen isn’t kidding around when it comes to the high cost of programming, telling analysts Friday that its dispute with Spanish-language broadcaster is “probably permanent.”
Univision channels went dark to Dish customers on June 30, when the two failed to reach a retransmission consent agreement. In the flurry of rhetoric from both sides since the blackout, Dish has claimed that Univision has lost half of its audience; while Univision claims it is the third most-watched network by Dish subscribers.
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