▁results ▁because ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁in ▁active ▁lit ig ation ▁with ▁D ish ▁Network . ▁C NET ▁also ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁allowed ▁to ▁review ▁products ▁and ▁services ▁by ▁companies ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁lit ig ation ▁with ▁CBS . ▁The ▁new ▁results ▁subsequently ▁gave ▁the ▁Best ▁in ▁Show ▁award ▁to ▁the ▁Raz er ▁Edge ▁table t ▁instead . ▁ ▁D ish ▁Network ▁CE O ▁Joe ▁Clay ton ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁" s ad den ed ▁that ▁C NET ’ s ▁staff ▁is ▁being ▁denied ▁its ▁editor ial ▁independence ▁because ▁of ▁CBS ’ ▁heavy ▁handed ▁tact ics ." ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁Lind sey ▁T urrent ine ▁addressed ▁the ▁situation , ▁stating ▁that ▁C NET ' s ▁staff ▁were ▁in ▁an ▁" im possible " ▁situation ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest ▁pos ed ▁by ▁the ▁situation , ▁and ▁promised ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁do ▁everything ▁within ▁her ▁power ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁similar ▁incident ▁from ▁occurr ing ▁again . ▁The ▁conflict ▁also ▁prompt ed ▁one ▁C NET ▁senior ▁writer , ▁Greg ▁Sand oval , ▁to ▁res ign . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁also ▁drew ▁the ▁i re ▁of ▁staff ▁from ▁the ▁CE A ; ▁CE O ▁Gary ▁Sh api ro ▁critic ized ▁the ▁decision ▁in ▁a ▁USA ▁Today ▁op - ed ▁column ▁and ▁a ▁statement ▁by ▁the ▁CE A , ▁stating ▁that ▁" making ▁television ▁easier ▁to ▁watch ▁is ▁not ▁against ▁the ▁law . ▁It ▁is ▁simply ▁pro