Fox-Dish Network Fight Gets More Heated
Dish Network customers have been doing without Fox-owned channels like FX, National Geographic and the various FSNs since Oct. 1, when negotiations between Dish and Fox broke down. You can see Fox's side of the dispute here. Dish Network's statement is here. As bruising as this has all been for viewers, it could get worse. Fox is now saying that its broadcast network and MyNetworkTV stations could go off Dish on Nov. 1. There has also been television advertising warning about that possible change, including on local Fox station WJW. You can see a detailed story about the latest round in the dispute, from the Los Angeles Times, here. It's an ongoing mess, and one where those who suffer most are those with the least control of it: the customers.
