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Optimum says FCC should review rule banning substitute broadcast signals during blackouts
The cable operator warned Nexstar’s proposed $6 billion TEGNA acquisition could drive higher retransmission fees and more blackouts for subscribers.
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Optimum parent Altice USA logs lower broadband churn during Q2
Altice USA reported a smaller broadband subscriber decline in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a sign of stabilization in its core connectivity business.
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Optimum partners with Bango on subscription management platform
The pay TV and broadband Internet provider is using a white-label version of Bango's Digital Vending Machine.
MSG Networks offers extension to Optimum, with a major catch
The cable TV company would have to agree to "binding arbitration" for the extension to be approved, an unusual tactic in a carriage dispute.
New York Attorney General wades into MSG Networks dispute with Optimum
The attorney general for New York state is weighing in on the dispute between Optimum and MSG Networks, which started at the beginning of the year.
Optimum customers lose access to Nexstar-owned channels
The impasse results in Altice USA dropping WPIX in New York, KTLA in Los Angeles and more than five dozen others.
Altice USA’s Optimum drops MSG Networks on New Year’s Day
Basketball and hockey fans in the New York City metropolitan area can't watch certain games on Optimum TV.
MSG Networks may be dropped from Optimum
As is typical, the dispute centers around fees that Optimum's parent company Altice USA must pay for the regional sports networks.
Optimum drops Bally Sports, but subscribers can still stream games
Optimum said it wasn't fair that customers pay more for Bally Sports channels while the fate of regional sports networks is up in the air.
Optimum extends agreement for NFL Network, NFL RedZone
Optimum says it has reached a deal to continue offering NFL Network and NFL RedZone to video customers over the next few years.
Altice avoids carriage dispute between Optimum, Fox
Altice and Fox were able to reach a deal that averted a carriage dispute that had the potential to impact nearly 3 million Optimum subscribers.
Judge extends, modifies restraining order in Nexstar-TEGNA legal challenge
A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order, modifying it to give Nexstar greater ability to make routine payments associated with TEGNA.