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Dish Network forced to drop Gray Media local TV stations

The blackout affects viewers in major markets including Atlanta, Tampa, Phoenix and Cleveland.— This story first appears at TheDesk.net, a premium source for original news and analysis on the business ...

Missing local channels on Dish? Where you can still watch ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC during blackout

Millions of Dish customers across the U.S. woke up this morning to find their local ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC channels missing from their TV lineup. The outage is the result of an ongoing carriage dispute ...

TV Station Group Consolidation Leaves Markets With Less Local News, According to New Study That DirecTV Has Filed With the FCC

As the FCC explores raising station cap limits and station groups aim for more mega-mergers - including Nexstar’s proposed acquisition of Tegna - a new report commissioned by DirecTV shows that ...