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Fox Warns Altice’s Optimum And Suddenlink Subscribers About Impasse
Fox has started spreading the word that its distribution deal with Altice USA is set to expire in the coming days, warning that a blackout could leave millions of Optimum and Suddenlink subscribers without access to key fall programming.
The carriage deal with Altice, the French telecom giant which bought Cablevision…
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Starz And Altice End Impasse, Forge New Multi-Year Carriage Deal
Altice USA and Lionsgate-owned Starz have ended a six-week impasse and set a new multi-year affiliate deal, concluding the year’s first big carriage dispute.
Under the agreement, Altice will offer the full suite of Starz and Starz Encore premium linear and HD channels, On-Demand, HD On-Demand and online services…
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Lionsgate Execs: Altice Re-Up May Be “Imminent,” Others Eyeing CBS Pop Stake, “We’re Paying Attention” To M&A Race
During a conference call with Wall Street analysts about Lionsgate’s strong results in its fiscal third quarter, Starz chief Chris Albrecht noted progress in carriage talks with Altice to end a nearly six-week impasse on Optimum cable systems.
Responding to an analyst’s update that some local Optimum systems appear to…
War Of Words Escalates In Starz-Altice Disputue
In the latest salvo in a nearly month-old carriage dispute, Starz has urged the Federal Communications Commission to enforce consumer protection rules that would require Altice USA to give Optimum cable subscribers 30 days’ notice before dropping programming.
Starz urges the FCC to take emergency action because it’s…
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Starz’s Chris Albrecht On Altice Standoff: “I Expect That We Will Get a Deal’ – TCA
UPDATED with Altice’s response: In what has become a regular occurrence as TV networks and cable/satellite providers squabble over carriage fees, Starz's channels have been dark on Altice USA systems, servicing 4.9 subscribers, since January 1.
Albrecht didn’t mince words about Altice and its management, blasting them…
Starz Sends Cease-And-Desist Letter To Altice Over “False And Misleading Information” In Carriage Dispute – Update
UPDATED at 4:47 PM: As the Starz-Altice standoff continues, Starz parent Lionsgate says it has issued a cease and desist letter to Altice, alleging false statements to customers over what it describes as Altice’s decision to drop the Starz channel and 16 other Starz, Encore and Movieplex channels.
"It has come to our…
Altice USA Shares Drop But Brass Stays Cool: “We Are Extremely Comfortable”
Altice USA has seen its share price drop by 11% on triple its average trading volume today, reaching $22.12, well below its initial public offering price of $31.60 in June, but top executives say they are not planning any emergency measures.
"We are comfortable with the leverage that we have," said Dennis Okhuljsen…
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Disney And Altice Make Carriage Deal Official, Including ESPN’s SEC And ACC Networks
After weeks of brinksmanship over carriage terms ended Sunday in a tentative, 11th-hour deal, the Walt Disney Company and the country’s No. 4 cable operator, Altice USA, have made it official.
The companies’ announcement, released after the close of trading on Wall Street, said they reached a “comprehensive…
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Disney And Altice Trade Jabs As Carriage Contract Deadline Looms
A week of speculation about carriage negotiations between Disney and cable operator Altice USA has ended with Disney suggesting that a “potential loss” of programming is possible and Altice calling for the owner of ESPN and ABC to stop the threats.
The drumbeat has grown recently over negotiations to carry…
Altice Considers A Play For Charter Communications: Report
Altice shares are down 5.2%, and Charter Communication’s up 3.2%, after CNBC reported that Patrick Drahi’s European telecom company is thinking about making a $200 billion offer for the No. 2 U.S. cable company.
Although it’s not certain yet that Altice will pull the trigger, it “seems likely,” the report says, as…
Altice USA Shares Rise As It Goes Public On Anniversary Of Cablevision Deal
Investors gave Altice USA a warm — although not exuberant — welcome this morning exactly one year after it became the nation’s No. 4 cable operator with its acquisition of Cablevision.
New shares in Altice USA that sold for $30 apiece in yesterday’s $1.92 billion IPO are up about 5.9% in mid-day trading.
This was the…
Altice USA To Go Public Tomorrow After $1.92B IPO – Update
UPDATED, with IPO launch date: Altice USA moved quickly. The No. 4 cable operator plans to go public tomorrow, it says, following following an IPO that prices its shares at $30 apiece. That makes the sale worth $1.92 billion.
BC Partners accounts for 49% of the shares sold in the IPO, followed by the Canada Pension…
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