Dish Network told the FCC that large cash demands by TV stations could mean major carriage disputes in 2009, reports
Multichannel News. Dish says demands are often for 200% increases over
current rates. The company wants the FCC to adopt a quiet period in which TV stations would remain on cable systems and satellite TV platforms before the Feb. 17, 2009 digital transition. Members of
the NAB have proposed the same, suggesting the period run from Feb. 4-March 4, 2009.
