Gray Media's TV Stations Dropped by Dish Network

Gray Media's television stations have been dropped by Dish Network, announced Gray, which added: "Gray's track record for fair and reasonable distribution negotiations is undisputed in the industry. Gray has never had its signals dropped by a satellite operator, and its last multimarket cable system dispute lasted just a few days over a decade ago. Dish's action follows the parties spending several months negotiating and nearly reaching agreement on rates, tenure and all other customary terms in a standard new distribution agreement... Despite all this, Gray stands ready to finalize an agreement with Dish and restore its stations to Dish's platform, without the unprecedented provision that it outrageously demands. Absent an immediate resolution of this dispute, Gray will enforce its rights against Dish's bad faith negotiating conduct and will seek restitution for the millions of dollars in damages that Gray has incurred from Dish's repeated, continuing and undisputed breaches of the parties just-expired distribution agreement."