The incident mirrors other retransmission disputes across the country between digital broadcasters and cable operators.

KETV-TV Channel 7 and KETV-DT Channel 20, which are among Omaha's leading analog and digital television stations, respectively, on Sunday announced that the digital high definition signal of KETV-DT is no longer being carried on Cox cable television systems. The removal of the station’s digital signals from the Cox

KETV-TV , the ABC affiliate in Omaha, Neb., pulled KETV-DT Channel 20 this week from Cox Cable after several weeks of fruitless negotiations. While the broadcaster said in a statement that Cox was justifiably planning to charge a separate fee to its subscribers for accessing HD content, the Hearst-Argyle station voice

Fifteen LIN television stations turned off service last week to the cable operator

BELO Corp. has forced cable operators to pull their local HD signals in several cities. The company, owner of 19 stations nationwide, had requested that operators pay a fee to carry the signals, which are usually free. The cable companies, however, feel that the signals should be free, since they’re available with n

The retrans dispute between cable MSO Mediacom and LIN TV reached a nadir today as the Providence, R.I.-based station group pulled eight of its stations from the Mediacom channel lineup.

EchoStar was able to get a court to delay a decision in its longstanding battle with broadcasters over the legality of transmitting network signals from out of market TV stations. The stay, imposed by the U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit Court in Atlanta gives EchoStar a reprieve after a Florida court in June ruled

 A retransmission standoff has put the networks in limbo.