After failing for two years to neutralize Dish Network’s ad-skipping AutoHop feature in the courts, CBS Corp. finally made peace with the satellite television provider over the weekend. The companies’ deal—which ended a blackout of CBS programming that had affected Dish subscribers in 18 major markets—will end the litigation, and keep the ads flowing.
Rather than wait for a New York federal judge to rule on such issues as fair use and contract fraud, CBS used the blackout and its contract negotiations with Dish to gain leverage. Just 12 hours after it stopped broadcasting to many of the satellite’s subscribers, including in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, the parties reached an agreement early Saturday and CBS broadcasts resumed. CBS and Dish had been in negotiations over their contract for months, and had been fighting in court over the legality of the auto-hopper technology since 2012.
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