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Re: Dish Network Taking off Channels?

Charles Ergen has a chat once a month with Customers. What if we got on their and started to ask him what his plans where to fix the current problem of shoddy installations due to diclining pay-outs and work loads being brokered by to many "middle-men" companies. Surely the customers attending the chat would also see this issue being discussed. The more of us that participate the more attention our Cause will get.



All Eyes on DISH, Viacom Carriage Spat

It's coming down to the wire for EchoStar and Viacom, two companies engaged in the bitter programming carriage dispute that has landed in federal court.

Viacom networks and owned-and-operated CBS channels delivered via EchoStar's DISH Network are poised to go dark at midnight tonight. That is unless the two sides of the programming carriage skirmish reach a last-minute deal or the U.S. District Court overseeing the case makes a move that could keep the channels live on the DBS service.

During the weekend, a scroll detailing the looming shut-off of signals for Viacom networks has appeared sporadically on MTV, channel 160 on DISH Network. Sometimes, a black bar appears across the scroll.

Some familiar with the skirmish said while both sides appear to be far apart, the situation with the negotiations remains "fluid." Still, EchoStar CEO Charlie Ergen said last week he wasn't positive about keeping the Viacom networks, telling reporters last week, "I am not feeling really good about them right now."

As of press time, both Viacom and EchoStar had no comment on the issue.

Meanwhile, tonight, Ergen may address the Viacom situation during his monthly "Charlie Chat" with customers.
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