Carriage Dispute
A carriage dispute occurs when a pay television distributor is unable to reach a new agreement with a broadcaster or programmer to continue offering their channels to subscribers.
Dish Network loses two North Carolina stations over fee dispute
A small local TV broadcaster has pulled two of its North Carolina stations from satellite service Dish Network.
Dish, Nexstar reach agreement to restore local stations
Dish Network and Nexstar have reached an agreement that will allow the TV service to restore 160 local channels in 115 markets.
Deal reached to restore TEGNA stations to DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse
The deal will allow AT&T to restore five dozen TEGNA-owned station to DirecTV and U-Verse.
TEGNA still negotiating with AT&T, DirecTV over local stations
TEGNA won't say how much money it's requesting for the channels, but AT&T says it amounts to the "largest rate increase" ever.
Dish Network restores some Cox Media-owned stations
Dish Network has restored KIRO, WSB-TV and other Cox Media-owned stations after a months-long carriage dispute.
Sinclair warns some CBS locals could be dropped from Hulu
Some Sinclair-owned CBS affiliated stations are warning of a possible carriage dispute with Disney-owned Hulu with Live TV.
TEGNA says still working with AT&T over DirecTV, U-Verse issue
TEGNA says it is "confident" that a deal can be done "quickly" if AT&T "is now willing to begin good faith discussions."
AT&T tells customers to watch Locast for blacked-out TEGNA channels
AT&T has started telling its DirecTV and U-Verse customers to use a free streaming service to access dozens of blacked-out local channels that are operated by TEGNA.
TEGNA asking for “largest rate increase” ever, AT&T says
TEGNA and other programmers have asked for around 24 percent more in carriage fees year-over-year, an AT&T source said.
TEGNA pulls stations off AT&T’s DirecTV, U-Verse
Broadcaster TEGNA has made good on its promise to black out dozens of local television stations on systems operated by AT&T.
TEGNA could pull local stations on DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse
Customers of AT&T's pay television services could be without one or more local channels at the beginning of next month.
Nexstar leverages pandemic in dispute with Dish
The largest operator of broadcast stations accuses the satellite TV company of threatening to withhold local news from viewers.