Award is modest compared to $152 million Dish had been seeking NEW YORK, March 1 (UPI) -- A federal court in New York ordered ESPN Inc. to pay Dish Network Corp. $4.86 million for violating terms of its distribution contract. Dish Network accused ESPN of signing deals that were advantageous to other satellite providers, The New York Times reported Friday. The distributor had petitioned the court for a $152 million in damages. But the jury only agreed with one of its four complaints, a claim that ESPN had allowed favorable rates to rivals for its Spanish channel ESPN Deportes. Diane Sullivan, a lawyer representing ESPN said she was "thrilled with the result." "To deliver the best programming at the best value to our customers, Dish will remain vigilant in our efforts to ensure that programmers honor their contractual commitments," said Stanton Dodge, Dish's general counsel.