Dish Network has claimed that AT&T had blacked out HBO and Cinemax networks for its Dish and Sling TV subscribers as the companies failed to agree on a new distribution pact, reported Reuters.
AT&T, the No.2 US wireless carrier by subscribers, closed its US$85-billion acquisition of media company Time Warner in June, and created WarnerMedia to house assets including Turner TV networks and the premium channel HBO.
“It seems AT&T is implementing a new strategy to shut off its recently acquired content from other distributors,” said Andy LeCuyer, Dish’s senior vice president of programming.
A WarnerMedia spokesman said past behavior showed that removing services from customers was becoming a common negotiating tactic for Dish.
Full Content: Reuters
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