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Carriage Blackouts Have Cost Cable Nets $179.5M Since 2013

By George Winslow published

New report from S&P Kagan says carriage disputes cost cable nets $18.4M in 2020 alone

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U.S. Capitol

Modern TV Act of 2021 Tackles Blackouts

By Michael Balderston published

2020 saw 327 blackouts due to retransmission negotiations

Regulatory and Standards
ATVA

ATVA Blasts Cox Media’s Super Bowl Blackout History

By Michael Balderston published

Organization cites five times Cox Media has pulled stations just ahead of the big game

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September FCC Meeting Reworks Regulatory Timelines, Experiences Technical Difficulties

By TVT Staff published

Rules regarding foreign ownership reviews and retrans blackout notices were on the agenda

Regulatory and Standards
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AT&T Loses Nearly 1.4M TV Subscribers in Q3 2019

By Michael Balderston published

Company says subscriptions impacted by long-term value customer base and carriage disputes.

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Alliance Cries Foul Over TV Retrans Blackouts

By Phil Kurz published

Last year TV broadcasters set a record for the number of blackouts recorded in a single year, taking down cable and satellite TV signals 213 times, according to the American TV Alliance.

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AT&T Estimates Loss of Additional 300,000 Subs in Q3 Due to Blackouts

By TVT Staff published

Following Nexstar and CBS blackouts, there's now potential for one with Disney-owned networks.

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Tegna, Charter Communications Reach Extension on Retrans Talks

By Michael Balderston published

A late night deal avoided a blackout that would have impacted 45 stations in 37 markets.

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2019 on Track to Record Number of TV Blackouts, Says ATVA

By Phil Kurz published

With five months to go, the total is already tied with the previous record set in 2017.

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ATVA: 62 Station Blackouts Thus Far in 2019

By Michael Balderston published

Since 2016, there has been an average of more than 12 station blackouts a month.

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