LIN TV, Dish Network Reach Retransmission-Consent Deal

TV-Station Owner, Satellite-TV Provider Will Team Up on DTV-Education Campaign as Part of Agreement

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/13/2008 7:00:00 AM

LIN TV struck a retransmission-consent deal with Dish Network for both standard-definition and HD signals from LIN TV's stations in 17 markets.

The deal includes teaming up on a digital-TV-education campaign to inform viewers about DTV-to-analog converter boxes. Dish is marketing a $39.99 box that will allow the $40 government-subsidy coupons to underwrite the entire cost of the box.

The two companies will also team up to encourage viewers to sign up for Dish service "if LIN TV's local-station signal is remaoved from a cable system." That move could give LIN more leverage in retransmission-consent negotiations with cable operators in its markets.

Talkback

We would love your feedback!

Post a comment

» View All Talkback Threads

Related Content

• Topics
• Author

LIN TV, EchoStar Offer Joint Deal

01/07/2008

HD Update - 03/20/08 | Broadcasting & Cable

03/20/2008

LIN Q1 Earnings Up on Political, Digital, Retrans Gains

05/08/2008

LIN Readies for Time Warner Cable Retrans Fight

09/15/2008

Charter Finalizes LIN Retrans Pact

07/02/2008

Also by this author

• Sreenivasan to Join Re-Vamped ‘NewsHour' on PBS

• Genachowski: Spectrum Crisis Not Immediate, But Planning For It Should Be

• Boucher, Pence Back Senate Version of Shield Bill

• McDowell: The Color Green

• New York Considers Resolution Backing Net Neutrality

Also by John Eggerton

Product Wire

• Resource Center
• Browse Categories
• Browse Companies

Featured Company

• Grab Networks

  

  Created from the merger between Anystream and Voxant Media, Grab Networks offers a comprehensive video operating system and syndication network for profitably publishing video anywhere on the Internet. The system automatically manages, transcodes... more

• TrylonSMR

  

  At Trylon SMR, we are dedicated Public Relations professionals solely serving clients in the media, technology, telecommunications, and related industries. We understand the specialized types of audiences our clients need to reach and the best... more

• Telestream

  

  Telestream products are used by the world's leading media and entertainment companies and corporations for transcoding and workflow automation. Telestream helps customers transform their media for multiplatform distribution to web, mobile, DVD... more

• JVC

  

  JVC U.S.A. is a division of JVC Americas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Victor Company of Japan, Limited. JVC is a leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated audio and video products that use superior technologies to deliver high... more

• Disney ESPN Media Networks

  

  ESPN, Inc. is the world's leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of over 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of six domestic television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS... more

---

Most Recent Resources

• Robust Encoding, Transcoding and Streaming Systems – Critical...
• Simultaneous Multi-Format Encoding for Efficient Content Repurposing
• Broadband Services: The Turning Point
• Digital Lifestyles and the Service Provider
• IPTV and the Digital Home