Hearst And Dish Finally Reach Retrans Deal

Hearst Television and Dish Network on Wednesday announced a multi-year agreement for carriage of the broadcaster’s stations in 26 markets across 30 states. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The Hearst stations had been unavailable to Dish subscribers since March 3. “We are grateful to once again have Hearst Television stations providing Dish customers the quality local and national programming which we invest so heavily to offer our local communities,” said Hearst Television President Jordan Wertlieb.  “We are thankful to Dish subscribers and to our supportive advertisers for their extraordinary patience during this prolonged process.”