Dish Countersues Disney In Fight Over Sling TV Passes

Dish Network has filed a counterclaim against Disney in the ongoing battle over temporary Sling Passes, the day, week and weekend passes that include live and on-demand access to networks including ESPN. They launched in August. Disney sued in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York requesting a temporary injunction, which the judge rejected in a November ruling. Disney amended and refiled the suit. Sling has just escalated the fight in two filings late Friday, Jan. 2, one asking the cour ...