ATLANTA - CNN and several other Turner cable channels were removed from satellite TV giant Dish Network's systems late Monday. The two companies were unable to agree on a new distribution contract.

Dish said the action was taken because it no longer had permission to broadcast several Turner Broadcasting channels to its customers.

The channels were in a widely distributed programming package received by the bulk of Dish's 14 million customers.

The Dish-Turner Broadcasting contract dispute is the latest in a series of escalating conflicts during the last two years that have left millions of TV viewers without access to their favorite channels. (Source: Los Angeles Times)

Story Date: October 24, 2014