boy, this thread went off topic and and derailed into a Dish vs. DirecTV PQ debate.
to try to get back to the topic, i still think Dish is playing the long game and waiting to see AT&T/WarnerMedia to blink and most likely, they are waiting for the current deal with the Turner Network channels to expire and force AT&T to blink when TNT, TBS, HLN, CNN, Boomerang and Cartoon Network/Adult Swim are removed from the Dish lineup or at risk of blackout. I'm sure it's gonna happen this fall as it was 5 years ago this October since the Dish/Turner Network dispute as that happened in 2014.
so i wouldn't be surprised if the current carriage agreement between the Turner Network ends in October if it is a 5 year deal that was reached in 2014. so most likely, this will be the only way HBO/Cinemax returns to the Dish lineup.