Dec 6, 2014

Media Extra: Will DISH block The SEC Championship Today?

     Another one of those fights between a Satellite TV Company and a TV Network is threatening to black-out the SEC Championship game...for viewers in some cities. It's DISH vs CBS.
     Atlanta---where the game will be played this afternoon---is one of those cities...but none of the blocked cities are in Alabama. You can watch the game this afternoon at 3:00 PM on CBS 8 in Montgomery.
     As CBS explains, it all comes down to money, the fees paid by a company to resell network programs:


Networks want a good deal for their content, with carriage fees seen as an important way to generate revenue growth. On the other side, pay-TV companies are eager to keep costs down.


And viewers just want to see the game.
UPDATE: The two sides have reached an agreement...blackout is over.

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