Tegna, Dish Spar Over Contract Fees

NEW YORK (AP) — TV station operator Tegna Inc. has cut off Dish Network subscribers’ access to its local channels in more than three dozen markets because of a contract dispute between the two sides.
At issue is that satellite broadcaster Dish refuses to pay the rate increase pushed by Tegna for retransmission consent fees. A new deal would allow Dish to continue carrying 46 television stations in 38 markets across 33 states operated by Tegna.
The companies fired shots at each other