MCLEAN, Va. -- (Business Wire)
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) tonight issued the following statement:
“TEGNA has worked hard over the course of months to reach a deal with
DISH. Our position has been simple: the same fundamental terms that
allowed us to reach deals with distributors nationwide should serve as
the basis for our deal with DISH. Rather than accepting that fair,
market-based approach DISH has refused to reach an agreement and once
again is preventing its customers from accessing valued channels, even
as customers continue to pay for that content. Despite DISH’s repeated
efforts to blame programmers, the record is crystal clear – DISH is a
serial dropper of channels. It has been responsible for the largest
broadcast blackout in history and routinely drops valued cable and
broadcast channels. TEGNA, on the other hand, has never been in this
position before because we have always been able to reach fair
agreements with distributors without disrupting our viewers."
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), formerly Gannett Co., Inc., is comprised of a
dynamic portfolio of media and digital businesses that provide content
that matters and brands that deliver. TEGNA reaches more than 90 million
Americans and delivers highly relevant, useful and smart content, when
and how people need it, to make the best decisions possible. TEGNA Media
includes 46 television stations (including those serviced by TEGNA) and
is the largest independent station group of major network affiliates in
the top 25 markets, reaching approximately one-third of all television
households nationwide. TEGNA Digital is comprised of Cars.com, the
leading online destination for automotive consumers, CareerBuilder, a
global leader in human capital solutions, and other powerful brands such
as G/O Digital, Cofactor, Clipper and Sightline Media Group. For more
information, visit www.TEGNA.com.
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Contacts:
TEGNA Inc.
For media inquiries:
Jeremy Gaines, Vice
President, Corporate Communications, 703-854-6049
jmgaines@TEGNA.com
For
investor inquiries:
Jeffrey Heinz, Vice President, Investor
Relations, 703-854-6917
jheinz@TEGNA.com
Source: TEGNA Inc.
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