dish has contracted with a company to provide the distant local networks all the same.........it goes like this.......dish leases a transponder to a company that has been providing the distant signals for years, the company can use the transponder for dish customers as well as others, therefor dish is no longer transmitting the signals, the new bill introduced by someone from vermont (i think) has time to pass while the interruption is minimized, which now requires a new lawsuit to stop the transmissions, or at least another injunction
the following is from the transmitter news:
EchoStar Communications Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation (ESOC), has entered into a contract with National Programming Service, LLC (NPS) to provide domestic satellite capacity. The multi-year contract will provide full-time capacity to support the NPS consumer satellite programming business. "We are extremely pleased to be in a position to support the satellite capacity needs of NPS," said Michael Kelly, executive vice president of Commercial and Business Services for EchoStar. ESOC will provide transponder bandwidth on EchoStar VII, one of EchoStar’s 14 owned and/or leased satellites, to support NPS bandwidth needs. "NPS is a leading provider of satellite delivered consumer programming services and customer support," said Mike Mountford, CEO of NPS. "The recent contract with EchoStar further strengthens our commitment and capability to provide television programming services to our customers who receive their programming by satellite."
In an email from EchoStar’s David Moskowitz to the attorneys for the networks, Mr. Moskowitz states: "Given NPS’s competencies, including but not limited to knowledge of the distant network channel qualification process, today we reached an agreement to lease a transponder to NPS. They have informed us they intend to use a portion of the capacity on that transponder to offer distant network channels to consumers, including but not limited to DISH Network customers. To attempt to minimize the mistrust broadcasters have historically had for DISH Network, I attach a copy of that agreement for your reference."
Calling the EchoStar/NPS agreement and "act of contempt and a "flagrantly contumacious scheme", the networks are seeking and injunction barring the transmission of the networks by NPS.
dish isn't stupid
Re: EchoStar willfully broke the law
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