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posted by cmn32480 on Saturday August 29 2015, @12:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the probably-a-not-sold-out-NFL-game dept.

Update 8pm ET [August 26, 2015]: The blackout ended today following an emergency meeting, as Dish and Sinclair agreed to put the stations back on the air while they continue to negotiate.

"On behalf of more than 5 million consumers nationwide, I am pleased Dish and Sinclair have agreed to end one of the largest blackouts in history and extend their negotiations," FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said in a statement. "The FCC will remain vigilant while the negotiations continue."

Original story:

Dish Network today said its customers are experiencing "the largest blackout in US television history," all because of a money dispute between Dish and Sinclair Broadcast Group.

129 stations in 36 states and Washington, DC, went dark yesterday afternoon, affecting about 5 million Dish customers. Overall, Sinclair owns or operates 153 stations, with 87 of them being "affiliates of the four major broadcast networks—CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox—meaning customers lost access to local and national news programming as well as sports carried by those stations," The Wall Street Journal reported.

Did the growing trend of cord-cutting spur the emergency meeting, or was it the activity happening outside their windows?


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 29 2015, @01:45AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 29 2015, @01:45AM (#229290)

    Until those mandatory 10 year sentences start coming down.