One of the most frustrating results of a retransmission consent dispute that results in the blocking of a channel, by law, to a MVPD viewer is the inability to view one of the nation’s “Big Four” networks.
EchoStar Corporation — the parent of Dish Network — wants the FCC to help viewers in these instances by replacing the “blacked out” channel with a national feed, akin to what airline travelers get in-flight.
