CBS, DISH Reach Content Carriage Agreement - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - CBS Corp. (CBS) and DISH Network L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of DISH Network Corp. (DISH), announced that they have reached a multi-year agreement for carriage of CBS owned stations across the country, as well as CBS Sports Network, Smithsonian Channel, TVGN and Showtime Networks, which includes Showtime TV Everywhere and Video-on-Demand rights. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.

This agreement will result in dismissal of all pending litigation between the two companies, including disputes over PrimeTime Anytime and AutoHop.

As part of the accord, DISH's AutoHop commercial-skipping functionality will not be available for CBS Television Network-owned stations and affiliates during the C7 window.

Ray Hopkins, President, Television Networks Distribution, CBS, said, "We are very pleased with this deal, which meets all of our economic and strategic objectives,"