‘Game of Thrones’ Return Turns HBO-Dish Conflict Into Nail-Biter

The companies remain deadlocked as show returns for final season

Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke star in “Game of Thrones.”

Photographer: Helen Sloane/HBO
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On Twitter, the anxiety is growing.

“Will you guys be getting HBO back before Game of Thrones?!” one user tweeted to Dish Network Corp. recently. “I hope y’all work out a deal with @dish before the final season of @GameOfThrones,” another tweeted at HBO. “Looking for a new television provider. @dish can’t get along with HBO...I want to watch @GameOfThrones the night it airs!” a third wrote.