Dish Loses 259,000 Subscribers in First Quarter Amid Disputes, Competition

The company lost 266,000 traditional satellite TV customers and added only 7,000 Sling TV subscribers amid carriage disputes and increased competition. Dish Network on Friday said it lost 259,000 net TV subscribers in the first quarter amid recent carriage disputes with HBO and Univision as a 7,000 gain at streaming service Sling TV, down from 91,000 in the year-ago period, couldn't make up for a bigger decline of 266,000 in traditional satellite TV subscribers.
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