Disney-owned TV Networks go dark on Sling TV and DISH

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Here we go again, folks.  For those of you who notice when you turned on your DISH or Sling TV and you did not see Disney owned networks such as ABC, ESPN and others, the services are in a carrier dispute with Disney.

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DISH, Sling TV, and Disney are pointing the finger at each other.  DISH is claiming that Disney wants one billion more in revenue from both services in order to carrier the company’s content.  DISH offered Disney an extension, but Disney then rejected the proposal and walked away from the negotiating table.

DISH offered a statement on their web site which states:

“We were not able to reach a mutual renewal agreement with Disney and without a contract in place we are legally required to remove their channels from our service,”

Here is an official video statement from DISH Network:

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