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Big Subscriber Loss For NFL Net As Dish Downgrades

The NFL Network just lost a big chunk of its distribution as the Dish Network has dropped it from an "America's Top 100" Package, relegating it to the "Americas Top 200" package instead. In raw numbers, that means NFL Network has lost about 4 million subscribers, cutting its base to about 31 million.

The new hit follows one suffered by NFL Network last year when Comcast bounced it to a sports tier, resulting in the loss of about 8 million subscribers.

Dish Network officials aren't talking, but a note posted to its retailers' Web site says the satellite service will move it to the Top 200 package, effective Feb. 20.

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