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DISH Network was launched in March 1996, and, along with DirecTV, primarily competes with cable television providers throughout the United States. It is based at Meridian, Colorado, though the postal designation of nearby Englewood is commonly listed as the company's location in corporate filings and news accounts.
History
Removal of channelsIn March 2004, Dish Network dropped many Viacom channels, including MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon when Dish and Viacom waged a public war over a disputed contract. By the end of the week, they settled their dispute and Viacom's channels were returned. In October 2005, DISH Network dropped OLN (now known as Versus). Comcast, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based cable provider that owned OLN, refused to provide its National Hockey League coverage to DISH Network, because it was not available on a sufficiently high-penetration tier. DISH Network then removed OLN from its lineup indefinitely, claiming that customers would eventually have to pay more for a service that few of its 12 million customers actually watched. On April 24, 2006, DISH Network and OLN reached a long-term agreement to carry the channel once more. On January 1, 2006, DISH Network cut service of two additional channels to its subscribers: Lifetime Television, and its sister network Lifetime Movie Network. According to DISH Network, Lifetime demanded a 70% price increase for its programming, whereas Lifetime claimed the increase was only pennies. The companies came to an agreement and restored the channels on 1 February 2006. As of December 1, 2006, Dish Network lost a court case and cut distant local channels (ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX from NYC or LA). This has no impact on the vast majority of Dish Network subscribers, which generally receive their local affiliates on Dish, where available. On January 1, 2007, Turner Broadcasting System ceased delivery of Court TV to Dish Network customers, after EchoStar and Turner Broadcasting System were unable to agree on terms for a new carriage agreement. EchoStar has insisted that Turner was demanding a more than 70% rate increase. “We are working hard to negotiate a fair contract with Turner Networks and CourtTV,” said Eric Sahl, senior vice president of Programming for EchoStar’s DISH Network. “But we must also protect our customers from unreasonable demands. It is not fair to ask our customers to pay a DBS premium for a channel owned by the second largest cable operator, Time Warner. We take pride in offering consumers the best value for pay TV service in the industry, and we remain committed to keeping our cost structure low to the benefit of our customers.” Court TV was put back on Dish Network 200 package February 9, 2007 Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed, however, both parties were pleased with the financial terms of the agreement.
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