{"id":957349,"date":"2026-05-01T20:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/dish-network-and-gray-media-reach-new-multi-year-carriage-agreement\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T20:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:30:45","slug":"dish-network-and-gray-media-reach-new-multi-year-carriage-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/dish-network-and-gray-media-reach-new-multi-year-carriage-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"DISH Network and Gray Media Reach New Multi-Year Carriage Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"text-align:center\">\n          <em>Channels restored for DISH TV customers<\/em>\n        <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:center\">\n          <em>Agreement ensures DISH customers long-term access to channels<\/p>\n<p><\/em>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May  01, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; DISH Network announced today it reached a new carriage agreement with Gray Media restoring 226 local channels in 113 markets across the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re pleased to have reached a long-term agreement that benefits all parties and most importantly, our customers,\u201d said Kevin Covell, Senior Vice President, DISH Video Services. \u201cThank you to our customers for your patience and understanding as we worked through the negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The agreement provides DISH subscribers the ability to tune in to various ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo and other Gray Media-owned channels in 113 markets nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>About DISH<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>DISH Network has served as a disruptive force, driving innovation and value on behalf of consumers. The company provides television entertainment and award-winning technology to millions of customers with its satellite DISH TV and streaming SLING TV services. In 2020, the company became a nationwide U.S. wireless carrier through the acquisition of Boost Mobile. DISH Network is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS).<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTcxMTgwNyM3NTc5MzQ0IzIzMTA2NjE=\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/MGY0MzVkMDgtMWFjMy00M2UxLTkwMmMtYzc4OTQzYzEyZGQ2LTEzMjIyMTEtMjAyNi0wNS0wMi1lbg==\/tiny\/DISH-Network.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\">\n<pre>Media Contact\r\nnews@dish.com<\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Channels restored for DISH TV customers Agreement ensures DISH customers long-term access to channels ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; DISH Network announced today it reached a new carriage agreement with Gray Media restoring 226 local channels in 113 markets across the U.S. \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to have reached a long-term agreement that benefits all parties and most importantly, our customers,\u201d said Kevin Covell, Senior Vice President, DISH Video Services. \u201cThank you to our customers for your patience and understanding as we worked through the negotiations.\u201d The agreement provides DISH subscribers the ability to tune in to various ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo and other Gray Media-owned channels in 113 markets nationwide. About DISH DISH Network has &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/dish-network-and-gray-media-reach-new-multi-year-carriage-agreement\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;DISH Network and Gray Media Reach New Multi-Year Carriage Agreement&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-957349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DISH Network and Gray Media Reach New Multi-Year Carriage Agreement - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/dish-network-and-gray-media-reach-new-multi-year-carriage-agreement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DISH Network and Gray Media Reach New Multi-Year Carriage Agreement - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Channels restored for DISH TV customers Agreement ensures DISH customers long-term access to channels ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; DISH Network announced today it reached a new carriage agreement with Gray Media restoring 226 local channels in 113 markets across the U.S. \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to have reached a long-term agreement that benefits all parties and most importantly, our customers,\u201d said Kevin Covell, Senior Vice President, DISH Video Services. \u201cThank you to our customers for your patience and understanding as we worked through the negotiations.\u201d The agreement provides DISH subscribers the ability to tune in to various ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo and other Gray Media-owned channels in 113 markets nationwide. 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