Englewood’s Dish Network, Sinclair Agree On Extending TV Contract

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Dish Network and Sinclair Broadcast Group have reached an agreement extending their contract, enabling the satellite TV provider to broadcast Sinclair’s local channels and averting a possible blackout.
Dish announced Sunday the eleventh-hour agreement on a short-term extension. The contract was set to expire at midnight Eastern time Saturday. Dish said the agreement saved millions of customers from losing access to 153 local channels in 79 markets across the c