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Dish, Viacom sign deal, averting blackout

Viacom shares surge on the news while Dish shares stay flat

Published Fri, Apr 22, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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    DISH Network wanted its MTV after all.

    On Thursday morning, Dish, the satellite TV provider, and Viacom announced that they had struck a multi-year agreement for Dish to continue to carry Viacom's bundle of television networks, averting a threatened blackout.

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