Optimum agreed to a deal with Nexstar, which owns PIX 11 and The CW on WPIX, or Channel 11. But a deal with MSG Networks doesn't seem close.
WPIX/11 went dark in Optimum cable homes late Friday, when its parent company, Altice, pulled the station's signal from New York-area cable systems. Dozens of other stations owned by Ch.
Altice reached a deal with WPIX/11 owner Nexstar, restoring the station on the television sets of Optimum cable subscribers, according to a joint announcement from the two companies released ...
Last month, the FCC passed a rule requiring cable and satellite pay TV operators to report commercial broadcast station ...
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After multiple stations went dark last week, Nexstar has reached a carriage agreement with Altice USA. The partnership agreement was announced Saturday, and although the terms were not released, ...
Altice, which counts key cable systems in New York as part of its Optimum service, is also in a carriage dispute with MSG Networks, led by James L. Dolan, whose family used to operate Cablevision, ...
WPIX, the flagship CW station, is a significant part of the Optimum dispute given the pay-TV system’s heavy concentration in the New York Tri-State area. In all, 42 markets are affected by the ...
At around 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, Altice USA, the parent company of Optimum, blacked out coverage for over 60 channels across the country owned by Nexstar Media Group, including WPIX local news ...