Retransmission Consent

Cox, Raycom Reach Retrans Agreement

Stations Were Dark for Two Days
By: Mike Farrell Jan 6 2013 - 7:01pm
Stations Were Dark for Two Days

After a blackout that lasted about two days, Cox Communications said it has reached a retransmission consent agreement with Raycom Media for its eight broadcast stations in six markets.

Fox, Suddenlink Reach Agreement in Principle

Pact Includes Retrans, Carriage of Suite of Cable Nets
By: Mike Farrell Jan 4 2013 - 1:12am
Pact Includes Retrans, Carriage of Suite of Cable Nets

Despite a touchy few hours leading up to its midnight Central Time deadline, Suddenlink Communications and News Corp.’s Fox Networks managed to hammer out an agreement in principle covering the programmer’s television stations and its full suite of cable networks with time to spare.

Suddenlink Offers to Take Fox Networks A La Carte

Carriage Negotiations Go Down To Wire
By: Mike Farrell Jan 3 2013 - 11:00pm
Carriage Negotiations Go Down To Wire

As the deadline for its carriage deal with News Corp.’s Fox networks looms closer, Suddenlink Communications has floated two separate proposals to the programming giant, including one where it would offer Fox channels ala carte and remit 100% of the proceeds back to the respective networks.

NBCU Strikes Affiliate Deal With NRTC

Agreement Covers Olympics, Broadcast and Cable Rights
By: Mike Farrell Jan 3 2013 - 11:18am
Agreement Covers Olympics, Broadcast and Cable Rights

NBC Universal announced its sixth carriage deal in about eight weeks Thursday, this time with the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, a group that represents more than 1,500 rural utilities and affiliates in 48 states.

According to NBCU, the deal includes expansive rights to carry the Olympics, on-demand content from the programming giant’s cable and broadcast properties and TV Everywhere-like authentication rights that give customers access to live channels on several different platforms in and out of the home.

Six Raycom Stations Are Dark on Cox Systems

MSO's Subs in Five States Are Impacted by Retrans Disconnect
By: Michael Malone (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 2 2013 - 6:19pm
MSO's Subs in Five States Are Impacted by Retrans Disconnect
 
Eight Raycom-owned stations in six markets are dark for Cox Communications subscribers, as the media company and cable operator have failed to reach a retransmission agreement.
Service has been disrupted in Tucson, Ariz., Cleveland, Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, La.,  and small slices of Richmond and Panama City, Fla.
Paul McTear, Raycom president and CEO, said it's Raycom's first retrans blackout in company history.

ATVA Cites Rise In Retrans Blackouts

NAB Counters that Broadcasters are Seeking Fair Compensation
By: John Eggerton Jan 2 2013 - 4:31pm
NAB Counters that Broadcasters are Seeking Fair Compensation

The American Television Alliance, comprising some major cable, telco and satellite players, said Wednesday that there 91 instances of broadcasters cutting off programming in retrans disputes in 2012, a 78% increase over 2011.

That came in a New Year's call for Congress to step in.

Suddenlink, Fox Agree To Extension

Channels Stay Live Through Jan. 3 As Negotiations Continue
By: Mike Farrell Jan 2 2013 - 3:02pm
Channels Stay Live Through Jan. 3 As Negotiations Continue

News Corp.’s programming units have agreed to extend their carriage deadline with Suddenlink Communications until 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Jan. 3 as the two sides continue to try to hammer out a deal.

Suddenlink, Fox Still Talking

At Risk: Nine Stations in Six Markets, FX, NatGeo, And More
By: Mike Farrell Dec 31 2012 - 5:26pm
At Risk: Nine Stations in Six Markets, FX, NatGeo, And More

Suddenlink Communications is still in negotiations with News Corp.’s Fox television stations in six markets, working hard to avoid a blackout of that programming and more as a Jan. 2 deadline draws near.

Disney, Charter Sign Carriage Pact

Deal Will Bring Longhorn Network, 70 Other Services to St. Louis- MSO
By: Mike Farrell Dec 31 2012 - 11:26am
Deal Will Bring Longhorn Network, 70 Other Services to St. Louis- MSO

In keeping with the year-end flood of retransmission consent and carriage deals, The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it has reached a comprehensive agreement with Charter Communications, including the addition of several new channels across the MSO’s footprint.

NBCU, NCTC Reach Carriage Deal

Agreement Includes Cable, Broadcast Stations
By: Mike Farrell Dec 31 2012 - 10:56am
Agreement Includes Cable, Broadcast Stations

NBC Universal said Monday that it has reached a comprehensive carriage agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) which includes the programming giant’s cable and broadcast properties as well as a first-ever retransmission consent deal for NBC and Telemundo owned stations.

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