Latest about retransmission agreements

Dish

Dish, Cox Media Retrans Deal Restores Stations in 10 Markets

By Michael Balderston published

Cox stations have been dark for Dish customers since July

Business
Nexstar

Nexstar Stations Go Dark for Dish Customers

By Michael Balderston published

Dish describes the blackout as the largest in U.S. history

Business
Tegna

Tegna Stations Blackout for DirecTV Customers

By Michael Balderston published

The two sides were not able to reach an agreement by the Dec. 1, 7 p.m. deadline

Business
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Cox Calls Out Dish for Blacking Out MLB Restart

By Michael Balderston published

Retrans dispute has led to some Dish subscribers not being able to access first weekend of games

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Scripps Stations Taken Off Dish

By Michael Balderston published

Stations in 42 markets went dark as previous retransmission contract expired

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FCC Kick-Starts Elimination of 30-Day Blackout Warning

By Michael Balderston published

Goal is to eliminate customer confusion regarding carriage disputes.

Regulatory and Standards
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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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CBS Warns Viewers of Possible DirecTV Blackout

By Tom Butts published

Stations in 17 markets could be pulled by Friday night.

Business
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Nexstar, AT&T End Blackout

By Tom Butts published

Multi-year agreement returns all 97 Nexstar stations to DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-Verse.

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Report: Retransmission Fees Boost Local TV Station Revenues to $28.4B

By Michael Balderston published

BIA/Kelsey reports $6.8 billion of total came from retransmission consent agreement.

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