The Programming Disputes Thread

[anotherguyTN]

Since it's Charter that is buying TW I'd guess that they'll be the ones in control in how negotiations are handled. I won't say it never happens, but they don't seem to be in continuous disputes like some other cable systems.

 

[mvcg66b3r]

DIRECTV Loses 3 NC Stations In Fee Fight

DIRECTV this evening lost three local stations In North Carolina due to a fee fight with their owner, Capitol Broadcasting.

The stations affected are: WILM-TV, the CBS affiliate in Wilmington, North Carolina; WRAL-TV, the CBS affiliate in Raleigh, North Carolina; and WRAZ, the Fox affiliate in Raleigh. (Note: WRAL has announced it will switch affiliation to NBC at the end of February.)

http://tvpredictions.com/directv011816.htm

 

[MarcB]

http://thetimes-tribune.com/comcast-to-drop-yes-network-if-contract-negotiations-fail-1.1972157

Did Comcast/XFINITY and The Yes Network ever "kiss and make up"?

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Did Comcast/XFINITY and The Yes Network ever "kiss and make up"?

Not yet, AFAIK.

 

[mvcg66b3r]

http://tvpredictions.com/directv011816.htm

WRAL now says they're back on DirecTV.

 

[mvcg66b3r]

From the 506 Forums:



http://506sports.com/forum/index.php?topic=11929.msg801044#msg801044

This also affects fellow Nexstar stations KASW Phoenix, KLAS Las Vegas, WFXR/WWCW Roanoke, KOLR/KOZL Springfield MO, KADN/KLAF Lafayette LA, KNWA/KFAA Fayetteville AR and KODE/KSNF Joplin MO.

The Cox-WVLA dispute involved White Knight, which owns WVLA (but lets Nexstar run it). White Knight must have handled its own negotiations. As for Nexstar itself, they're warning of a possible Cox blackout this Friday.
http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/91784/nexstar-cox-battling-over-retrans-fees

 

[ChocoMingo]

Well, Cox (Cable, not the TV and Radio group) is in a dispute with Nexstar, but what will happen to the Media General stations now that they are merging.

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Looks like Cox subscribers in Vegas will get to watch the Super Bowl after all:

Nexstar And Cox Resolve Dispute With New Deal, End Blackout

Nexstar Broadcasting Group and Cox Communications have reached a new distribution agreement that will restore Nexstar’s stations in nine markets to Cox’s lineup. The deal covers Nexstar’s broadcast platform inclusive of 13 network-affiliated and local stations. Programming on all stations will resume as soon as possible, the companies said. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The deal comes ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl. Some of Nexstar’s stations — notably, in Las Vegas — are CBS affiliates. That network is carrying the game this year.

https://deadline.com/2016/02/nexstar-cox-blackout-ends-new-agreement-1201696722/

I wonder who pressured the two sides to make a deal? CBS? The NFL? Nevada Sen. Harry Reid?

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Dish Could Lose 16 Stations Today

Satcaster Dish could lose 16 local stations today due to a fee fight with their owner, News-Press & Gazette Broadcasting.

The current carriage agreement between the companies expires at 6 p.m. ET today. Both sides say negotiations are ongoing, but News-Press & Gazette stations have alerted their Dish viewers that they could lose their signals later today.

The stations are located in such mid-sized markets as Palm Springs, California; Bend, Oregon, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Colorado Springs, Colorado; El Paso, Texas; Santa Barbara, California; Columbia, Missouri and Yuma, Arizona. To see a complete list of the 16 stations that could be affected, click here.

http://tvpredictions.com/dish02316.htm

 

[ShawnHill1]

In the case of Palm Springs, NPG controls nearly of all of the network affiliations in that market except NBC, MyTV, and Univision (the NBC and MyTV stations are in a duopoly together), meanwhile down the road in Yuma/El Centro, I believe NPG now controls of the major network affiliations in that market.

 

[gwise96557]

In the Yuma/El Centro market NPG has Fox,MYTV, ABC, and CW.

 

[ShawnHill1]

In the Yuma/El Centro market NPG has Fox,MYTV, ABC, and CW.

Yeah, and it should be clear that NPG just operates (but not owning) the CBS and NBC stations there in Yuma/El Centro. NPG also owns the local Telemundo affiliate there as well.

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Univision, U-verse Face Blackout Deadline

Spanish-language broadcaster Univision said it could go dark to nearly 6 million AT&T U-verse TV customers if it doesn’t reach a carriage agreement by Feb. 28.

AT&T has been in the process of moving its U-verse telco video subscribers over to its DirecTV platform, which could be a reason for its reluctance to negotiate a Univision-U-verse deal. DirecTV reached its last carriage deal with Univision in March 2013. According to people familiar with the DirecTV deal, the satellite giant’s agreement with Univision is not imminently up for renewal.

In addition to Univision stations, U-verse customers would lose access to Univision-owned UniMás, Galavisión and Univision Deportes Network.

http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/univision-u-verse-face-blackout-deadline/402782

 

[ChocoMingo]

http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/univision-u-verse-face-blackout-deadline/402782

Does this include all stations that are Univision affiliates or just the Univision O&Os. Does U-verse not care about the other owners, like Entravision and black out everybody, even if Entravision's contract with U-verse is doing fine.

BTW, in Tampa Bay, because there is no U-verse in that area, people are like, "Univision and U-verse are in a dispute?! Not my problem!" or should I say, "Univision y U-verse se encuentran en una disputa?! ¡No es mi problema!"

 

[MarcB]

My friend is a Yankees fan and he's pissed off that Comcast and The Yes Network won't "kiss and make up". On top of that the local Yankees Radio Network affiliate 97.9 ESPN is not carrying any Spring Training games and I guess flagship WFAN is not carrying every Spring Training Game. I have COX so I told him he has a Standing Invite to come over and watch the games with me provided I'm not working. LOL.

 

[ShawnHill1]

Does this include all stations that are Univision affiliates or just the Univision O&Os. Does U-verse not care about the other owners, like Entravision and black out everybody, even if Entravision's contract with U-verse is doing fine.

BTW, in Tampa Bay, because there is no U-verse in that area, people are like, "Univision and U-verse are in a dispute?! Not my problem!" or should I say, "Univision y U-verse se encuentran en una disputa?! ¡No es mi problema!"

If you read the bottom of James' post, it specifically noted all of Univision's owned-and-operated networks AND stations.

 

[MarcB]

My friend is a Yankees fan and he's pissed off that Comcast and The Yes Network won't "kiss and make up". On top of that the local Yankees Radio Network affiliate 97.9 ESPN is not carrying any Spring Training games and I guess flagship WFAN is not carrying every Spring Training Game. I have COX so I told him he has a Standing Invite to come over and watch the games with me provided I'm not working. LOL.

There was a story on the FOX 61 News the other day and they said it could be many many months before COMCAST and The Yes Network "kiss and make up". My friend is going to now program 97.9 ESPN in his car radio so at least he can catch the games when he's in the car and listen on the way to work and on his breaks.

 

[mvcg66b3r]

NBC Warns Dish Network Subs That Channels May Go Dark On Sunday

This dispute seems to have sneaked up on everybody. NBCUniversal today warned Dish Network viewers that the NBC and Telemundo stations the programmer owns in markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and Miami and pay TV services including USA, Syfy, Bravo, CNBC, and MSNBC might go dark Sunday if the companies don’t agree on a new carriage deal.

“NBCUniversal is asking Dish to pay fair market value for the networks, similar to the agreements in place with other distributors,” Comcast’s entertainment arm says on a website that urges the No. 2 satellite company’s subscribers to lobby for a deal. “We are disappointed that Dish is about to deny its customers the most-watched network portfolio on TV.”

https://deadline.com/2016/03/nbcu-warns-dish-network-subscribers-channels-dark-1201720301/

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Dish Sues NBCUniversal For Breach Of Contract Over Blackout Threat

A day after NBCUniversal warned Dish Network subscribers that its cable and broadcast channels might go dark on the service this weekend, the satcaster has hit back. Dish today filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against NBCUni, claiming that the company violated the terms of their 2013 retrans deal. It seeks arbitration to halt the potential blackout.

Filed in Illinois federal court, the 11-page complaint (read it here) alleges that “NBCU is bombarding Dish’s subscribers with hostile messages and calls to action” in violation of their pact, including running a text crawl of several of its channels, running ads warning of a blackout on Dish starting Sunday, creating a website “specifically to inform Dish customers that Dish may 'drop' NBC Programming” and tweeting about the potential blackout.

“Dish has successfully negotiated agreements representing numerous networks in recent months that benefit all parties, including our viewers,” Dish’s statement added. “Dish’s goal is to reach a mutually beneficial deal with NBC. However, based on NBCU’s actions to date, Dish currently expects to file for arbitration, which would prevent NBC from blacking out Dish customers. In the event of arbitration, affected programming would remain available during that process, and for the foreseeable future.”

https://deadline.com/2016/03/dish-network-sues-nbcuniversal-blackout-breach-of-contract-1201720831/

 

[mvcg66b3r]

Here's a list of NBCU channels that could be blacked out on Dish:

USA
Syfy
E!
Universal HD
Bravo
Esquire
Oxygen
Sprout
Chiller
Cloo
MSNBC
CNBC
The Weather Channel
Telemundo
mun2
NBCSN
Golf Channel
CSN New England
CSN Mid-Atlantic
CSN Chicago
CSN Bay Area
CSN California
KNBC/KVEA Los Angeles
KNSD San Diego
KNTV/KSTS San Jose/San Francisco
WVIT Hartford/New Haven
WRC Washington DC
WTVJ/WSCV Miami
WMAQ/WSNS Chicago
WNBC/WNJU New York
WCAU/WWSI Philadelphia
KXAS/KXTX Ft. Worth/Dallas
WNEU Boston
KTMD Houston
KVDA San Antonio
KTLM Rio Grande Valley
KDEN Denver
KEJT Salt Lake City
KTAZ Phoenix
KHRR Tucson
KBLR Las Vegas
KNSO Fresno