Fox removed access to FX, the National Geographic Channel and 19 local sports channels last week, when its carriage agreement with Dish Network expired. The Fox News Channel and local Fox television stations are covered under a different contract and are unaffected by the dispute.
Fox asked for a rate increase of more than 50 percent for its content, Dish Network said in a statement. Dish Network didn't wanna pay, so Fox pulled their channels. Such disputes are becoming common in the television industry as pay-TV providers like Dish struggle to hold the line on pricing rather than pass fee hikes down to customers. Meanwhile, programmers are attempting to increase their fees in order to compensate for rising programming costs.
They better get everything settled because Fox is trying to pull all their channels during the World Series! Dish is going to have alot of pissed customers if they get rid of that midway through the series.
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