Dish Is Good-Faith Talks Violator: Tegna
On the contrary, Dish Network is the one that delayed and obstructed negotiations with Tegna, refusing to engage with its proposal, the broadcaster told the FCC Friday in a docket 21-413 answer and good-faith negotiations cross complaint in response to…
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the MVPD's October complaint (see 2110180033). Dish's negotiation tactics "have made it a leader in retransmission consent disputes, with more than 200 'blackouts' in the past year alone," Tegna said. Dish said Tegna's answer and cross-complaint "is meritless and riddled with mischaracterizations and falsehoods," omitting that the TV-station owner didn't respond to Dish's proposal for close to six weeks before doing so three days before the agreement's expiration. It said Tegna communications "have been inconsistent, dilatory, and its offers repeatedly unreasonable."