Fox Channels Go Dark for Dish, Sling TV Customers
Blackout impacts local channels in 17 markets across 23 states and D.C., as well as Fox cable channels.
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CBS, AT&T Come to Terms on Retransmission Agreement
Multiyear agreement brings CBS content back on air for blacked out markets.
Dish Chairman Unsure If They’ll Carry Fox RSNs Again
Unavailable on Dish since July 26, regional sports networks may be gone for good if negotiations don’t progress.
Charter Pulls Tribune Stations from Spectrum, Affecting Nearly Six Million Subscribers
Tribune Broadcasting pulled its TV stations from Charter Communications’ Spectrum cable system in 24 markets after the expiration of its contract on Wednesday.
Verizon Pulls Tegna Stations Over Retrans Dispute
Stations in Norfolk, Washington DC and Buffalo affected.
Report: U.S. Retransmission Fees to Hit $7.7B in 2016
Retransmission fees are on the rise, with S&P Global Market Intelligence division SNL Kagan estimating that U.S. TV station owners fees from multichannel operators could be $7.7 billion for 2016, a 20 percent increase from 2015’s $6.4 billion.