Dish drops Turner channels as contract renewal talks fail

Dish Network has stopped carrying Turner Broadcasting's channels, including CNN, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, as the companies failed to renew their distribution deal, Reuters reports.

A unit of Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting said Tuesday it worked for months to reach an agreement with Dish. The company accused the satellite TV company of "operating in a disruptive manner".

"We regret the service disruption to our customers, and remain committed to reaching an agreement that promptly returns this content to Dish's programming lineup," Warren Schlichting, Dish's senior vice president of programming, said in a statement.

Neither side disclosed whether talks failed because of higher carriage costs.

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