Roger Goodell’s call to Brian Roberts helped get NFLN back on Comcast one day later
This was a very short carriage dispute.
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Cox local affiliates go dark on Dish, impacting World Cup, NFL, CFB and more in nine markets
This dispute impacts Dish customers in Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, Pittsburgh and more.
Potential Fox-DirecTV carriage dispute could affect NFL, World Cup, Big Ten Championship Game
If a deal isn't reached, Fox owned-and-operated local affiliates (plus FS1, FS2, BTN and more) could go dark for DirecTV/DirecTV Stream/Uverse customers on Friday.
Disney & ESPN channels restored to Dish, Sling TV following brief carriage dispute
Just in time for Monday Night Football.
Disney, ESPN go dark on Dish and Sling TV in carriage dispute
"Disney has exploited its market position to increase fees without regard for the public viewing experience."
Tegna, Dish reach carriage agreement in time for Olympics & Super Bowl
"We're pleased to have reached an agreement in time for the Winter Olympics and Super Bowl that benefits all parties, especially our customers."
YouTube TV announces new deal with Disney, adding ESPN & ABC channels back
The short, streaming service nightmare is over.
Without new deal, YouTube TV has pulled all Disney-owned networks, including ESPN
YouTube TV will be decreasing the price of their Base Plan from $64.99 to $49.99 during the dispute.
Two months into carriage dispute, MSG fires salvo at Comcast following national rate increase
MSG and Comcast continue playing the feud.
NBCUniversal uses social accounts, including @NBCSports, to tell customers their networks could go dark on YouTube TV (updated)
"YouTube TV may drop all your favorite NBCUniversal programming."
With Sinclair local affiliate dispute looming, Dish’s Charlie Ergen says “We don’t have any customers calling us on RSNs”
"We don’t have any customers calling us on RSNs today. ...We’re not interested in taxing our customers when they don’t watch the channels."
Local Denver Nuggets fans might be blacked out for Game 3 due to Altitude Sports carriage dispute
Tough few weeks for the Kroenke family.
Dozens of Cox-owned stations off AT&T/DirecTV in carriage dispute, including four CBS affiliates ahead of Super Bowl LV
Those with AT&T or DirecTV packages in Seattle, Dayton, Eureka and Yuma may need to find alternate ways to watch the Super Bowl Sunday.
Potential AT&T/DirecTV carriage dispute with Cox Media Group stations could have Super Bowl implications in Seattle and Dayton
This affects ABC, Fox, NBC and CBS stations, but the CBS stations in Seattle and Dayton may be particularly important for the Super Bowl.
Dish’s latest contract dispute is with Capitol Broadcasting, which owns the NBC and Fox affiliates in Raleigh
"We are asking to be paid market rate for our programming so we can pay the affiliation fees required by NBC and FOX. This isn’t about greed, it’s about survival for our small, locally owned media company."
Dish Network, Nexstar resolve carriage dispute, restoring local channels in several top 20 TV markets
Top 20 markets including Tampa, Denver, and Cleveland subscribers were affected.
Tegna’s 64 stations are back on DirecTV and U-Verse following dispute
The dispute had affected Tegna stations in 51 markets across the country.
Sports fans are hostages in carriage disputes and we often pay the ransom
Our addiction to sports is costing more and more money
Tegna’s 64 stations have gone dark on DirecTV and U-Verse
Why not close out 2020 with a carriage dispute?
NBCUniversal threatens to pull channels from Roku in dispute over adding Peacock to platform
Those channels would include NBC Sports and Telemundo Deportes, which carry Premier League and Sunday Night Football.
Sinclair has finally reached a deal with Comcast for Marquee, and for continued RSN and local broadcast station carriage
On the day of the Cubs' first regular-season game of 2020, Comcast customers in Chicago are finally able to watch Marquee Sports Network.
No Comcast deal for Sinclair’s new Marquee RSN could mean around $100 million annually in lost revenue
Marquee looks a lot better financially if they're able to strike a deal with Comcast and gain access to large numbers of Comcast's 1.56 million Chicago-area subscribers. We'll see if that happens, though.
Altitude files antitrust lawsuit against Comcast over carriage dispute, alleging that Comcast “wants to extinguish competition”
The lawsuit claims Comcast "wants to extinguish competition from Altitude so that Comcast can pocket more of the money it takes from consumers each month for sports programming."
The AT&T/Sinclair carriage dispute is over
The carriage dispute you probably forgot about is over.
NFL Network now won’t simulcast Thursday Night Football Rams-Seahawks game at all thanks to Dish/Fox dispute
NFL Network is no longer showing the Rams-Seahawks Thursday Night Football game thanks to Fox's dispute with Dish.
