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/ 03.20.2008 12:00AM
LIN TV and DISH Agree on Retrans Terms
LIN TV reached a retransmission deal with direct broadcast satellite provider, Dish Network. The agreement covers standard- and high-definition signals for 26 LIN stations in 17 markets.
Englewood, Colo.-based Dish also agreed to a marketing deal where they’ll promote Dish in LIN markets where cable operators drop the station in retrans disputes.
LIN owns and operates a total of 29 network-affiliated stations in 17 markets reaching about 10.2 million households. Dish has nearly 14 million satellite TV subscribers.
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Broadcasters File Suit Against FCC’s Political File Rules
“The FCC decision to put the political files online will bring broadcasters into the 21st century, and will make already public information more easily accessible to everyone.” Free Press Senior Policy Counsel Corie Wright.