By William Launder
Here?s your morning roundup of the biggest media industry news and happenings. Send tips, suggestions and complaints to?william.launder@dowjones.com
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SONY REACHES FOR STARZ
Starz renewed a so-called output deal with Sony?s entertainment business, in a deal that retains the premium channel?s pipeline of movie content through 2021 amid mounting competition from Netflix. The deal comes at a critical point for Starz,?WSJ reports, given that Netflix usurped its output deal with Disney late last year and has been?hungry for more content.
And speaking of going on the offensive against Netflix,?a streaming arrangement?between Amazon and CBS will bring the new Stephen King mini-series ?Under the Dome? to Amazon Prime subscribers around the same time the show debuts in June. Ad Age weighs in on?what it considers the?unusual aspects of the deal.
FULL-COURT PRESS:?Dish Network is back in court, this time accusing ESPN of?unfairly offering more favorable rates?to competitors in violation of a long-running licensing agreement. ESPN?s attorneys, meanwhile, say Dish is trying to ?cherry pick? attractive parts of other distributors? contracts. This?isn?t Dish?s first standoff with Disney. Elsewhere, Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen?spells out his views on several topics, including?cord-cutting, why Dish?needs a wireless network?and his company?s reputation as?a horrible place to work?at the??Dive into Media? conference.
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