http://cyberblogue.com/tag/7 “Our customers want more choice and value, and we`re excited to achieve that with this new agreement with Nexstar and its many local stations,” said Rob Thun, senior vice president of content and programming at AT&T Communications. “This value is reflected in the hundreds of agreements we have negotiated with cable, satellite, telecommunications and (streaming) providers nationwide in recent years,” the statement said. TYSONS CORNER, Va. and DALLAS — Tegna stations in 51 markets have become dark for AT&T DirecTV and U-Verse customers as both sides were unable to reach a redistribution agreement. The power outage officially began at 7.m He on December 1. It`s ridiculous, we have a contract for premium channels, which I don`t see how they can be considered premium Now we`ve lost a lot of channels and our local news that you pay more for. To assume that we will now have a lower bill and you have broken our contract so that we can go somewhere else, I am completely satisfied with my dish, but not if I still have to pay the full amount for fewer candles and had to pay a higher tanning price for a local message that I do not receive now. The deadline for a new agreement is 7 p.m.m local time (5 p.m.m PT) on Wednesday. If no deal is reached, it could mean that Dish`s more than 9 million satellite customers will lose access. “Our track record proves it,” Tegna said at its stations` sites. “Over the past few years, we have signed hundreds of multi-year contracts with cable and satellite companies across the country, including Dish, Spectrum, Comcast, Frontier and many others.
It has been disappointing that DirecTV has so far refused to reach an agreement. What interests me is the percentage increase in transportation costs from the old contract to the proposed new contract and the duration of the new contract. Nexstar stations went dark for Dish subscribers Wednesday night when the two companies failed to come to an agreement, according to a dish press release. “Unfortunately, direcTV AT&T U-Verse has not entered into an agreement with Tegna to keep our stations on the air,” Tegna said of a statement on Twitter. The statement also states that customers can continue to watch their channels on other local providers or streaming services, as well as live for free. This is not to say that AT&T or any other pay-TV operator does not consider these strategies when negotiating a new distribution agreement. But they are clearly the first page of Dish`s playbook. The company will do everything necessary to avoid paying excessive fees, even if it means that subscribers will be harassed for a while. AT&T and broadcaster Tegna were also unable to reach a new deal on Tuesday, resulting in the loss of more than 60 stations on DirecTV, AT&T U-verse and streaming service AT&T TV. The two sides are negotiating a new agreement to replace the agreement signed in 2016, which will allow Dish to broadcast Nexstar`s network and local programming, including its cable network WGN America, the NFL and college football games and content, through broadcast partners CBS, Fox, NBC, ABC, The CW and MyNet. Dozens of Texas TV channels owned by Nexstar and Tegna could be inaccessible to satellite TV customers if owners fail to reach an agreement with TV providers on what the companies want to charge for broadcasting the broadcast channels. “Unfortunately, DIRECTV and AT&T U-Verse have not entered into an agreement with Tegna to keep our stations available on their services.
Our company has successfully negotiated multi-year contracts with hundreds of cable and satellite providers across the country without interrupting service,” Tegna spokeswoman Anne Bentley said in a statement, noting that the company`s channels are available on other service providers and streaming services. Television consumers who lose program during these routine negotiations have become a new normal as the industry adapts to a changing media environment. .