Latest in Carriage Deal

DirecTV has reached a carriage deal with conservative news outlet Newsmax, ending two months of media industry acrimony that spilled into Washington. Under the new multi-year deal, Newsmax will return Thursday to DirecTV satellite systems, DirecTV Stream internet bundles and U-verse cable. With about…

In a sign of the times, Peacock and independent network Reelz have struck an unusual carriage deal putting the linear channel and on-demand programming onto the NBCUniversal streaming service. Taking effect tomorrow, the pact will add exposure for Reelz non-scripted hit On Patrol: Live, the police…

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Bally Sports regional networks, which have long been absent from major streaming pay-TV bundles like YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling, have reached a carriage deal with FuboTV. The deal will see the 19 RSNs added to Fubo’s lineup in the coming weeks. The agreement…

Fox Corp. and DirecTV agreed to a multi-year carriage renewal, agreeing to extend talks for several hours beyond the prior deal’s expiration in order to avoid a blackout of several networks and local stations. The new agreement covers FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, Fox Deportes, Fox Soccer Plus, as well…

Shares in local TV station owner Tegna jumped more than 7% today after a report it is in advanced talks to sell itself to Standard General, one of its largest shareholders. Private equity giant Apollo Global Management, a longtime investor in local TV, would provide financial backing in exchange for preferred shares…

In the latest in a string of distribution deals, Comcast Cable has reached a comprehensive, multi-year agreement with AMC Networks. The deal encompasses linear carriage of AMC’s portfolio on Comcast, the No. 1 U.S. cable provider, and expands availability of the company’s streaming portfolio. Through Xfinity, its…

ViacomCBS and Comcast have reached a distribution renewal that continues carriage of CBS and a roster of cable networks on the No. 1 cable system in the U.S. while also deepening the companies’ streaming ties. The agreement follows a similarly comprehensive one reached earlier this week between Comcast and…

Comcast and WarnerMedia have renewed their carriage deal covering major cable networks like TBS and TNT and also added Xfinity distribution for streaming outlet CNN+. The companies said the multi-year deal includes linear carriage of TBS, TNT, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, TCM, truTV, HLN and CNN en Español as…

Roku and Google have resolved their longtime differences over the YouTube and YouTube TV apps, reaching a multi-year carriage extension a day before a key deadline. The two tech companies have waged a war of words throughout much of 2021, but reached an agreement ahead of Thursday’s expiration of the YouTube…

Comcast and the Walt Disney Co. have reached a multi-year agreement for carriage of Disney’s TV channels on Xfinity platforms, including the addition of the ACC Network. The renewal is a significant one for both media giants and comes at a time of rising tension in the distribution trenches. Cord-cutting has shrunken…

UPDATED: After a period of relative quiet in — and no resolution to — the dispute between Dish TV and local broadcaster Tegna, the satellite provider filed a “bad faith” complaint against Tegna today with the Federal Communications Commission. “Tegna turned its back on its public interest obligation and failed to…

UPDATED with NBCUniversal statement. NBCUniversal and YouTube TV have renewed their carriage deal, averting a potential blackout. In a statement, NBCU said it didn’t want to “involve our fans” in a carriage battle, but felt “obligated” to warn them about the looming impasse last week. “We are thrilled to have reached…