Washington, D.C. (September 8, 2010) -- Dish Network subscribers apparently are facing the possibility of losing some Fox programming networks on October 1.

Some local Fox affiliates are now posting notices at their web sites saying that Dish may stop carrying Fox Sports, FX and National Geographic on October 1. And the satcaster could stop carrying the local Fox affiliates on November 1, the notices say.

If an agreement is not reached, it would mean that Dish viewers would lose everything from Fox's new fall season to regional sports broadcast by Fox Sports channels to Sons of Anarchy on FX.

While neither Fox or Dish Network have issued press releases, the notices would indicate that the two companies are having trouble negotiating a new carriage agreement.

Battles between TV providers and programmers have escalated in recent months with programmers asking for increases to carry their lineups. In June, Dish was forced to drop four Disney high-def channels when it could not reach a new carriage agreement with the programmer; the channels are still off the air.


Fox Pulls Dish Network Warning
Washington, D.C. (September 10, 2010) -- Fox has pulled a warning notice at a local station's web site suggesting that Dish Network could lose all Fox programming over the next two months.

Earlier this week, WDFW-TV, the Dallas affiliate for Fox, posted a page at MyFoxDFW.com that said Dish may stop carrying Fox Sports, FX and National Geographic on October 1. And the satcaster could stop carrying the local Fox affiliates on November 1, the notice said.

The notice was picked up by Google News, and subsequently, written about here at TVPredictions.com. However, yesterday, the Dallas station pulled the warning notice page without comment.

It's possible that Fox and Dish Network have made some progress in talks to reach a new programming agreement before October 1. However, it's also possible that the Fox station in Dallas posted the warning notice prematurely and then pulled it when TVPredictions.com published an article about it.

If an agreement is not reached, it would mean that Dish viewers would lose everything from Fox's new fall season to regional sports broadcast by Fox Sports channels to Sons of Anarchy on FX.

Battles between TV providers and programmers have escalated in recent months with programmers asking for increases to carry their lineups. In June, Dish was forced to drop four Disney high-def channels when it could not reach a new carriage agreement with the programmer; the channels are still off the air.

This would also have a negative effect on NHL Center Ice and NBA League Pass because a lot of the games are Fox Sports feeds.

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