Latest about retransmission agreements
DirecTV Files Suit to Block Nexstar/Tegna Deal
The federal anti-trust suit alleges that the deal will drive up consumer costs, reduce local competition, shutter local newsrooms and lead to more retrans blackouts
Optimum Blasts Tegna’s ‘Predatory’ Demands for Retrans Fee Increases
Station group’s request for 30% to 50% fee increases is ‘egregious’ and ‘divorced from market reality,’ the cable operator said
ATVA Says Verizon May Lose Mission Broadcasting Stations in Retrans Dispute
Pay-TV backed group argues that price increases may soon force a blackout of two stations in two markets on Fios
FCC’s Simington Blasts Broadcast Networks as a ‘Corrupt Media Cartel’
Says FCC should put a cap on ‘reverse retransmission fees’ and move ‘to hit fake news where it hurts most: financially’
Nexstar, Altice USA End Blackout
Deal restores Nexstar stations and programming to Altice’s Optimum cable customers
Tegna, Fubo Strike Sports-Minded Multiyear Carriage Deal
Deal will give subscribers access to NBA and NHL games on KFAA Dallas, KONG Seattle and KTVD Denver
Survey: New Disney-Fox-WBD Sports Streamer May Hurt Pay TV Sub Counts
New Aluma study indicates that pay TV subs are far more likely to buy the new Venu Sports service, which would accelerate cord cutting
Allen Media Group, Hawaiian Telcom Sign Multi-Year Distribution Deal
The deal covers 9 cable TV networks and continued carriage of two broadcast stations
