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A last-minute deal between broadcaster Hearst Television and wireless company Verizon kept nearly a dozen local stations from being pulled off Verizon’s Fios TV systems along the eastern United States.
Last week, The Desk reported Hearst had threatened to remove nine local television stations from Fios TV due to an expiring contract that allows Verizon to distribute Hearst-owned channels to customers in exchange for paying Hearst a re-transmission consent fee.
Verizon accused Hearst of demanding a sizable fee increase, which it called “unacceptable” in a statement.
As is typical with carriage disputes, Verizon and Hearst settled their differences with a new deal while not revealing financial details.
