The Disney channels are back on Dish and Sling TV after the two parties reached a tentative agreement, according to a report. Disney channels were removed from the services on October 1st due to a carriage dispute.
"We have reached a handshake agreement with Dish/Sling TV, which properly reflects fair market value and terms for The Walt Disney Company's... We are pleased to restore our portfolio of networks on a temporary basis while we work to finalize a new deal.
Disney was accused of holding viewers hostage for negotiation leverage, claiming that it wanted to include the two sports networks into non- sports packages. Disney said that Dish didn't give it a fair offer to keep National Geographic on its channel. "After months of negotiation in good faith, Dish has declined to reach a fair, market-based agreement with us for continued distribution of our networks," the company said in a statement on Friday.
Disney channels disappeared from YouTube TV in December of last year, but came back a day later. Last year, both Cinemax and HBO reappeared on Dish. According to Statista, there were 10 million US subscribers of Dish and Sling TV.
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