Nexstar, Optimum and Altice

Altice’s Optimum Complains to FCC Over Nexstar Retrans Negotiations
NEW YORK —Altice USA has sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission complaining about Nexstar’s handling of retransmission consent negotiations, which recently led to a blackout of 63 Nexstar stations in 42 of the cable operator’s Optimum markets.
Nexstar Outlets Go Dark on Altice’s Optimum in Carriage Dispute
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, which Altice purchased in 2015 for $17.7 billion. Altice USA is based in Long Island, New York.
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Nexstar Stations Dropped from Altice USA’s Optimum Cable Systems
IRVING, Texas— Following failed negotiations for a new retransmission consent agreement, 63 local TV stations in 42 markets owned by Nexstar were blacked out on Altice USA’s Optimum branded cable systems around the country. The blackout began at 5 p.m. January 10 and also included Nexstar’s national cable news network, NewsNation
WPIX/11 dropped from Optimum systems in new carriage dispute
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. 11 parent Nexstar were also dropped by Altice, affecting some 4.6 million subscribers in 21 states.
Nexstar Local Stations Including New York’s WPIX, Cable’s NewsNation Go Dark On Optimum In Carriage Dispute
Two million subscribers of Optimum pay-TV systems are going without Nexstar Media Group local stations and cable network NewsNation due to a carriage dispute.
NewsNation, 63 Nexstar TV Stations Go Dark on Optimum Amid Carriage Dispute
The contract expired at 5 p.m. ET Friday The post NewsNation, 63 Nexstar TV Stations Go Dark on Optimum Amid Carriage Dispute appeared first on TheWrap.
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Altice USA Knocks Off Nexstar, MSG: Rehabbing Sports/News Content?
Altice USA, which is a fourth-largest cable TV distributor with 2.3 million subscribers, may be positioning itself as other pay TV platforms such as DirecTV, Comcast and Charter have been doing.
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Nexstar Fires Back At Altice Over FCC Letter
The station group says the complaint is an anticompetitive negotiating tactic. The post Nexstar Fires Back At Altice Over FCC ...
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PIX11, NewsNation among channels dropped by Optimum in contract dispute
Altice USA has dropped over 60 channels across the country owned by Nexstar Media Group, including PIX11 and NewsNation.
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Some Major TV Channels Suddenly Removed From Cable Packages: Nexstar Dispute, Explained
Major TV channels are going dark from cable packages following a Nexstar dispute. Variety reports that Nexstar’s WPIX and ...
Altice drops additional stations amid contract talks with two companies. Here's the latest
New York Optimum customers have lost access to New York-area sporting events and a New York City news station as a result of ...
MSG blackout: When will Optimum bring back Knicks, Devils, Rangers, Islander games?
Altice USA, Optimum's parent company, turned off MSG Networks on its cable network on Jan. 1, following what Altice says is a ...
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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. This ...