2 channels back on Dish Network
Published: Thu, Feb. 02, 2006 12:00AM
Modified Thu, Feb. 02, 2006 03:11AM
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closeTwo Lifetime network channels were back on the satellite television Dish Network after their parent companies settled a monthlong programming dispute that triggered protests from women's groups.
EchoStar Communications and Lifetime Entertainment Services had been at odds over the programming fees EchoStar pays to carry the channels on its Dish network.
Details about the multiyear agreement were not released, but EchoStar previously said Lifetime asked for a 76 percent rate increase while Lifetime said the proposal equaled about 4 cents per subscriber per month.
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EchoStar is the nation's second-largest satellite TV company with about 12 million customers. Lifetime, which is based in New York, is jointly owned by Walt Disney and Hearst.
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