Disney Denied Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Against Dish

Dow Jones11-19

By Nicholas G. Miller

A federal judge denied Disney's request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against Dish Network, allowing Dish's Sling TV to continue offering short-term passes.

In August, Dish began offering short-term passes to its Sling Orange TV service, which includes networks such as Disney's ESPN, for a day, weekend or week. Disney claimed the passes violated its licensing agreement with Dish and requested the court to intervene to bar the sale of the passes.

In a ruling filed Tuesday, a U.S. district court judge ruled that Disney had not shown a likelihood of success in proving that Dish is violating its licensing agreement and had also not demonstrated irreparable harm that warrants a preliminary injunction.

Disney didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

"We believe customers deserve the flexibility to stream the content they want, whenever they want it, at a price they can afford," said Seth Van Sickel, senior vice president of Sling TV.

Dish Network is owned by EchoStar.

Write to Nicholas G. Miller at nicholas.miller@wsj.com.

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