Dish Takes Retransmission Standoff With Media General to FCC

Accuses broadcaster of failing to negotiate in good faith

Dish Network took its retransmission fight with Media General to the Federal Communications Commission, filing a complaint against the broadcaster for not negotiating in good faith.

Since Oct. 1, Media General TV stations in 17 markets such as Tampa, Fla., and Raleigh-Durham, N.C., have been blacked out on Dish's systems. 

Dish is asking the FCC to rule that Media General has violated the FCC's stipulation to negotiate in good faith (because it failed to respond to a Dish offer for 11 days), and require the broadcaster to submit to mediation with Dish, and award Dish appropriate relief.

"There could not be clearer evidence of bad faith than when a broadcaster post-blackout refused to even negotiate," the Dish complaint said.

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