Dish Joins Cable in Opposing NAB Quiet Period Start Date

Dish Network Wednesday joined its rival, the cable industry, in opposing the start time that broadcaster's have proposed for a retransmission-consent "quiet period" next year. Dish Network wants the quiet period to start Dec. 15, while the NTCA and the ACA want it to begin or before Jan. 1. However, Dish Network said it supports the quiet period ending March 4, like the NAB, while the NCTA and ACA want it to end May 31.