CBS Claims Dish Moving Too Slowly In Rights Talks As Thursday Deadline Approaches, The big broadcaster issued a press statement Tuesday warning that its talks with Dish Network Corp. over rights to carry the CBS broadcast network and various other TV holdings CBS Corp. owns were moving too slowly and suggested CBS could be removed from the satellite broadcaster’s service by Thursday, which is when the companies’ current agreement is set to expire.
Dish “appears willing to drop the most popular programming in its entire channel lineup because it won’t negotiate the same sort of deal that other cable, satellite and telco companies have struck with CBS,” the company said in a statement.
A spokesperson for Dish could not be reached immediately for comment. Last week, the Engelwood, Colorado, company said it was “actively working to reach a deal before the contract expires and has successfully negotiated agreements representing hundreds of stations in recent months that benefit all parties, including our viewers.”
