Fox, Service Electric Reach Renewal Pact

By Jon Lafayette
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Fox said it reached a new carriage agreement with Service Electric Cablevision, averting a disconnect as their old affiliate contract was set to expire at year's end.

The new deal, financial terms of which were not disclosed, covers retransmission-consent for stations WTXF-TV Philadelphia, and WWOR-TV, New York. On the cable side, the accord encompasses such services as BTN, Fox College Sports, Fox Deportes, Fox Movie Channel, Fox Soccer Channel, Fuel TV, FX,  National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild, Speed, Nat Geo Mundo and Utilisima.

"We are delighted that an agreement was reached without any service interuption for SECV customers and their loyal Fox viewers," Fox said in a statement.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.