carriage disputes

Both companies took carriage dispute to the brink before last minute reprieve

The proposed agreement includes Disney’s full portfolio of networks and direct-to-consumer services as well as ESPN’s direct-to-consumer offering when it launches in 2025

CMG says satellite TV provider’s tactics are threatening local journalism

In a major deal the companies are calling “transformative,” the Disney+ Basic ad-supported and ESPN+ streaming services will be included in Spectrum TV Select video packages

Disney said Charter declined to extend negotiations so viewers could watch the U.S. Open and the start of college football

The Newsmax channel will return to DirecTV on March 23 after a lengthy blackout

Cox stations in Boston and Pittsburgh will remain on the Fios channel lineup

The new multi-year agreement will restore 13 local stations in 10 markets and NewsNation to the Verizon FioS line-up

Second broadcast-pay TV blackout in as many weeks

More than 2.3 million viewers in NYC, Philly, Providence and Buffalo affected