PBS, APTS Push FCC on Dish Network HD Carriage

PBS, APTS PUSH FCC ON DISH NETWORK HD CARRIAGE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Noncommercial broadcasters were complaining to the Federal Communications Commission Monday that Dish Network has still not struck a carriage deal for their HD signals. As the FCC prepares to vote on satellite operators' carriage requirements in the switch to digital broadcasting, PBS and the Association for Public Television Stations wanted to make sure it was paying attention to the HD signals of noncommercial stations. In a letter to the commission, the APTS and PBS pointed to the carriage deals it struck with DirecTV and cable-operator associations, adding, "Even after the announcement of public television’s voluntary agreement with DirecTV, Dish has refused to negotiate in good faith for carriage of local public television signals in HD."
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