ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Nexstar Media Group, the largest local broadcast station owner in the nation, is threatening to black out DISH customers’ access to 164 local channels in 120 markets across 42 states and the District…
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Ugly Legacy Pay-TV Realities Emerge for Streaming Industry in the Form of Streaming TV Blackouts
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Legacy pay-tv consumers have been the victims of ugly battles between TV networks and pay-tv distributors (cable, DBS, and telcotv providers) for quite some time. Those same battles have come…
ATVA: Retransmission Battles Rage On, Record TV Blackouts in 2019 Already
The year is only a little more than halfway over, yet 2019 television blackouts already have reached the previous annual record, according to the American Television Alliance (ATVA). The year already has seen 213 blackouts in which broadcasters block video…
Report Counts 60 Total Retransmission Blackouts So Far This Year
The U.S. video marketplace has suffered more than 60 total retransmission blackouts during the first six months of 2019 and nearly 550 in the past three and a half years, according to a new report from the American Television Alliance…
Retransmission Battles Rage on with TDS Nexstar Blackout the Latest Example
Nexstar, the second largest television station owner in the U.S., wants TDS Telecom to pay up to 129% more for video content, said TDS President and CEO Jim Butman in a video released to customers about the TDS Nexstar blackout….
DISH HBO Blackout Raises Competitive Concerns
A DISH HBO blackout is raising competitive concerns, given HBO is now owned by DISH competitor AT&T. The two are involved in an all too common dispute about carriage fees and distribution rights for video programming. DISH has been involved…
FCC: No Changes to Retransmission Consent Rules Needed, More Blackouts to Come?
Video operators looking to the FCC to change retransmission consent rules received bad news today. According to a blog post by FCC Chairman Wheeler, no rules changes are needed. That’s somewhat of a victory for broadcasters who held the position…
Viacom NCTC Deal Reached, Avoiding Rural Cable Blackout
Rural cable operators have succeeded in avoiding a Viacom blackout. Viacom and the National Cable Television Cooperative announced late today that they have reached agreement on the terms of a new contract. The NCTC handles negotiations with Viacom and other…
NCTC Letter Strives to Forestall Viacom Blackout for Rural Cablecos
See updates to these developments at the end of this post. The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) yesterday sent a letter to Viacom CEO Phillippe Dauman asking him not to black out small cable companies while negotiations continue between the…
Small Cable Operators Could Face Viacom Blackout
Read updates to these developments at the end of this post Viacom reportedly is looking for a big increase in what hundreds of small cable companies pay to carry popular channels such as MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike TV and Comedy Central….
Community Phone Brings its Landline Replacement Service to California
Boston, Massachusetts – February 1, 2023 – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Community Phone, a leader in transforming the communications industry by offering an easy and affordable solution to traditional wired landline service, is excited to announce its expansion into the state…
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