DISH & Fox Reach Agreement

LOS ANGELES/ENGLEWOOD: DISH Network and Fox Networks were able to reach a wide-ranging distribution agreement, which returned FX, National Geographic Channel and 19 regional sports networks to the platform.

The agreement ensures that DISH Network customers will continue to have access to Fox’s live national and regional coverage of major sporting events—including Major League Baseball’s World Series, the NFL on FOX, the NBA, the NHL, college football and basketball—as well as popular entertainment programming on FOX, such as Glee, House and The Simpsons; Sons of Anarchy and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia on FX; and Border Wars and the upcoming Great Migrations on National Geographic Channel.

"After prolonged negotiations to reach a fair deal, we’re pleased to enter into a long term agreement with Fox and to assure our customers that they can continue to enjoy these channels," said Dave Shull, the senior VP of programming for DISH Network. "We thank our customers, our retail and channel partners, and our employees for their support through these negotiations, which we believe resulted in a fair deal that reinforces DISH Network’s position as the best value in television."

"I want to thank our partners at DISH Network who worked tirelessly to help us reach a successful conclusion," added Mike Hopkins, the president of Fox Networks Affiliate Sales and Marketing. "This agreement provides a strategic partnership between Fox and DISH to bring the best programming to DISH subscribers."