DISH in Trouble? TEGNA Blacks Out DISH Customers in 38 Markets

Despite DISH’s offer to extend contract negotiations, TEGNA Inc. (formerly Gannett Co., Inc.) has recently blacked out DISH customers’ access to its local channels in 38 markets across 33 states and the District of Columbia. The media conglomerate has used the move to gain deal leverage as it seeks above-market rate increases double the current DISH rate.