Univision channels have been restored for Dish subscribers as of Tuesday after the two finally reached a long-term carriage agreement, ending a nine-month blackout.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dish and DishLatino customers now have access to channels including Univision, UniMás, Univision Deportes Network, Galavisión, Tlnovelas and FOROtv.
Many Univision channels went dark on Dish systems in June. Dish President and CEO Erik Carlson, speaking on an fourth quarter earnings call in February, said blackouts of both Univision channels and HBO together accounted for more than half of the satellite TV provider’s 334,000 net subscriber losses in the period.
In a statement Carlson thanked Dish customers for their patience as negotiations dragged on.
“For more than 20 years, Dish has led our industry in serving the U.S. Hispanic community, and today’s announcement is reflective of our commitment to delivering quality content at the right value,” Carlson said.
“We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Dish that recognizes the value of our top-rated networks and stations,” said Univision CEO Vince Sadusky in a statement.
Separately, Dish and Univision have agreed to settle all pending litigation between the two, according to an announcement about the transmission pact.