[opendtv] EchoStar says Dish Network may lose Turner channels
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:38:12 -0400
EchoStar says Dish Network may lose Turner channels
- Apr 13, 2004 02:13 PM (Reuters)
NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - EchoStar Communications Corp.
(NASDAQ:DISH) Chief Executive Officer Charles Ergen warned viewers of its
Dish Network satellite TV service that they may soon take CNN,
Cartoon Network, CNN Headline News, and Turner Classic Movies off the
air in a fee dispute Turner Broadcasting System.
EchoStar's broadcast agreement with Turner, a unit of Time Warner
Inc. (NYSE:TWX) expired at the end of 2003 and was renewed on a
multi-month basis while the parties continue talks.
In a signal that the talks haven't gone particularly well,
Charles Ergen took to the airwaves Monday night in one of his
"Charlie's Chats" to explain the impasse to viewers and the reason
they might lose CNN in the midst of renewed hostilities in Iraq.
An EchoStar spokesman said the company is seeking to wean the
networks off a "satellite premium" the company had to pay in the past
when the service was much smaller.
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- http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=41064093
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