YouTube TV to lower price if NBC channels dropped
YouTube TV says it reduce its subscription price if Comcast-owned channels are dropped.
Carriage Dispute
A carriage dispute occurs during a negotiation between a distributor (cable, satellite or streaming provider) and a programmer (local broadcast station owner and/or owner-operator of cable channels). The dispute triggers when the distributor and the programmer are unable to reach an agreement for carriage of channels on a pay TV system, likely after a programmer requests an increase in fees.
Customers of the distributor platform are left without one or more channels during the dispute. Carriage disputes are usually resolved when a distributor agrees to terms that a programmer sets; customers typically see the outcome of these agreements reflected on their monthly or annual bills.
In rare cases, a prolonged carriage dispute is the subject of litigation, after one company accuses the other of legal wrongdoing. Occasionally, a legal complaint is filed prior to the start of a carriage dispute, while a retransmission consent agreement is in place but clos to expiring.
Indie broadcaster warns of carriage dispute with new DirecTV
A small broadcaster in Michigan is warning of a carriage dispute with DirecTV that could leave thousands without CBS or Fox.
Roku brings Spectrum app back under new agreement with Charter
A long carriage dispute Roku and Charter/Spectrum finally ended this week.
Sinclair warns Dish Network will likely drop over 100 local channels
Sinclair says Dish Network could drop more than 100 local stations throughout the country if a new carriage agreement isn’t reached by next Monday.
Sinclair faces prolonged dispute with Suddenlink over channels
Sinclair’s latest dispute with a cable company is unusual: The broadcaster is warning viewers two channels may never return to cable.
Roku drops YouTube TV from app store
Roku has removed the premium television app YouTube TV from its app store days after warning of an impending carriage dispute.
Google challenges Roku in battle over YouTube TV
Google says it continues to negotiate in good faith with streaming hardware maker Roku over the future of its YouTube TV app on that platform.
Cox Media, AT&T reach Super Bowl compromise
Cox Media Group and telecom giant AT&T reached a last-minute deal on Sunday to restore dozens of local broadcast stations.
Cox Media local stations go dark on DirecTV, AT&T TV
Cox Media on Tuesday pulled around two dozen local stations from AT&T-owned pay television platforms, including satellite service DirecTV and Internet-based service AT&T TV.
Cox Media stations warn of impending blackout on DirecTV
Stations owned by Cox Media Group have started warning viewers that their channels may be blacked out on AT&T-owned systems next week.