Just got this in my email box... Very interesting...
Fox News sued EchoStar Communications Corp (DISH.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday for about $50 million, saying the satellite television operator did not offer the channel in its "most widely distributed package."
Fox News Network LLC said EchoStar Satellite LLC breached a 1998 contract that required it to offer the news channel as part of its most widely distributed package, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
It said EchoStar had distributed Fox News this year on its second most widely distributed package, a 200-channel package known as "America's Top 200."
"Thus, since or about January 2007, EchoStar has failed to comply with the distribution requirement," Fox News said