Carriage Deals

Time Warner Sees Double-Digit Fee Growth by 2016

Programmer Also Predicts Rises in International, SVOD
By: Mike Farrell Jan 7 2013 - 6:46pm
Programmer Also Predicts Rises in International, SVOD

Time Warner Inc chief financial officer John Martin said the programming giant would seek “aggressive” affiliate fee increases in the next three years, as its carriage deals with every major distributor roll off.

Martin, speaking at the Citigroup Global Internet, Media and Telecommunications conference in Las Vegas, said that Time Warner’s affiliate deals begin to expire in the middle of this year and that by the end of 2016 it would be out of contract with all of its distributors.

Same Auld Lang Syne

Dozen Carriage Deals Inked Before Year-End
By: Mike Farrell Jan 7 2013 - 1:00am
Dozen Carriage Deals Inked Before Year-End
 
 

Cable operators and programmers rushed to the finish line to secure a handful of carriage deals and retransmission-consent agreements before they expired on Dec. 31.

Al Jazeera Plans U.S. Invasion, With Currency

PURCHASE OF CURRENT TV OFFERS A 41M-SUBSCRIBER HEAD START
By: MIKE REYNOLDS Jan 7 2013 - 1:00am
PURCHASE OF CURRENT TV OFFERS A 41M-SUBSCRIBER HEAD START

After years of failing to gain signifi cant traction with its service here, Al Jazeera made a bold play last week to gain major distribution footing in the U.S. by purchasing Current TV.

Service Electric Reaches Deals With Fox, WNEP

Fox Agreement Covers FX, Nat Geo and Fox Soccer Channel
By: Todd Spangler Jan 1 2013 - 11:20am
Fox Agreement Covers FX, Nat Geo and Fox Soccer Channel

Service Electric Cablevision, a midsize cable operator serving 100,000 subscribers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, averted New Year’s Day blackouts by striking separate programming deals with Fox Networks and WNEP.

Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

TWC Inks Carriage Deal With Hallmark

Long-Term Agreement Includes Movie Channel
By: Mike Farrell Dec 31 2012 - 3:29pm
Long-Term Agreement Includes Movie Channel

Crown Media has reached a carriage agreement with Time Warner Cable for its Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel, in a deal that could offer some encouragement to small, independent networks seeking carriage with the second largest cable operator in the country.

AMC Networks, TWC Continue Carriage Talks

Contracts for IFC, WeTV Set to Expire at Year-End
By: Mike Reynolds Dec 30 2012 - 1:55am
Contracts for IFC, WeTV Set to Expire at Year-End

Facing contract expiration at year-end, Time Warner Cable and AMC Networks continue to discuss renewals for a pair of the programmer’s services.

Service Electric May Lose Fox Networks, WNEP

MSO's Programming Contracts with Fox and ABC Affiliate Expire Dec. 31
By: Todd Spangler Dec 29 2012 - 10:03am
MSO's Programming Contracts with Fox and ABC Affiliate Expire Dec. 31

In two separate potential New Year's Eve showdowns, midsize cable operator Service Electric Cablevision is attempting to strike deals with Fox for several cable networks and two TV stations as well as with ABC affiliate WNEP.

Cablevision, Viacom Face New Year's Eve Contract Deadline

Companies Negotiating Renewal for Carriage of 19 Networks
By: Todd Spangler Dec 28 2012 - 5:29pm
Companies Negotiating Renewal for Carriage of 19 Networks

Cablevision Systems and Viacom headed into the weekend in the midst of negotiating a carriage renewal deal for 19 of the media company’s networks, including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV, with their current agreement set to expire Dec. 31.

Viacom and Cablevision reps declined to comment on the negotiations.

According to a source familiar with the discussions, the two sides are talking but “there’s still plenty of ground to cover.”

Time Warner Cable Adds BBC World News

Global News Channel Expands U.S. Reach to 25 Million Homes
By: Todd Spangler Dec 28 2012 - 8:30am
Global News Channel Expands U.S. Reach to 25 Million Homes

Under a distribution deal announced earlier this month, Time Warner Cable has added BBC World News for 10 million households across its footprint, expanding the reach of the 24-hour global news channel to 25 million U.S. homes.

Time Warner Cable has added BBC World News to the digital basic package in most systems, including in New York City and Los Angeles. In New York, the MSO on Thursday added BBC World News in HD on channel 698 and in standard definition on channel 156.

One World Sports Nets Cablevision Carriage Pact

Service Now Available as Part of Optimum's International Packages, Stand-alone
By: Mike Reynolds Dec 14 2012 - 3:08pm
Service Now Available as Part of Optimum's International Packages, Stand-alone

One World Sports Network has an inked a carriage deal is now available to Optimum customers.

Positioned on channel 1159, One World Sports Network is being offered as part of Optimum International’s Japanese, Chinese and Korean packages, as well as a stand-alone addition for $2.95 per month to residential and commercial customers with a digital set-top box and subscribe to Broadcast Basic service and above. Financial terms were not disclosed.  

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