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Tribune Broadcasting and Charter Communications have settled their 9-day carriage dispute, which affected some 6 million Spectrum subscribers in 24 markets, including LA and New York. The reprieve restores the signal for 33 stations, which are mostly Fox and CW affiliates, including LA’s KTLA Channel 5 and New York’s…

As the Tribune Broadcasting-Charter blackout enters its second week, NFL playoff games, college basketball and WGN America have gone unseen by millions of Spectrum subscribers. But as awards season gears up, one more indignity from the carriage fight lies ahead. Sunday’s 24th Critics’ Choice Awards telecast, which…

In an open letter to the roughly six million subscribers of Charter’s Spectrum pay-TV service who are currently without Tribune Broadcasting affiliates in 24 markets, Tribune CEO Peter Kern blasted Charter for offering a “false picture” of the companies’ carriage negotiations. The blackout is in its fifth day after…

After an increasingly fractious carriage dispute went past the contract deadline, 33 Tribune Broadcasting TV stations in 24 markets have gone dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems, affecting some 6 million viewers. (See the full list of affiliates below.) The companies on Monday extended the New Year’s Eve deadline…

Tribune Media and Charter’s Spectrum cable systems have agreed to extend the deadline for their carriage contract to 5 PM ET Wednesday, averting a blackout of 33 local TV stations that would have taken effect at 12:01 AM ET tonight. The ongoing dispute has affected some 6 million Charter subscribers, with programming…

Tribune Media and Charter Communications had an exchange of words Sunday as the deadline for a new carriage deal expires at 12:01 am ET on New Year’s Day. If a deal is not reached to renew the contract, 33 Tribune stations in 24 markets could go dark across Spectrum systems. The Tribune’s Gary Weitman said in a…

Adding to the annual holiday-season angst around pay-TV carriage deals, Tribune Broadcasting stations are advising some 6 million subscribers to Charter’s Spectrum cable service of a possible blackout. Tribune said 33 stations in 24 markets could go dark across Spectrum systems if a deal cannot be reached by midnight…

Sony Pictures Television has teamed with Tribune Broadcasting on a new one-hour syndicated talk show with motivational speaker, life strategist and author Mel Robbins as host. Emmy winner Mindy Borman (The Dr. Oz Show) is set to executive produce the show which has been sold in over 31% of the country and will…

Tribune Broadcasting president Larry Wert began his appearance on a panel at NATPE’s Station Summit by joking that this would likely be his last time ever at the conference. Technically that could be true — Sinclair Broadcast Group is weeks or even days away from final regulatory approval of its long-anticipated…

Tribune Broadcasting has signed a multiyear deal with Fox Broadcasting Company to renew the Fox affiliations of six Tribune Media TV stations in California, Indiana, Connecticut, Michigan and Pennsylvania. They are KSWB San Diego, KTXL Sacramento, WXIN Indianapolis, WTIC Hartford, WXMI Grand Rapids and WPMT…

Dish Network and Tribune Broadcasting announced a long-term agreement on carriage and retransmission content today. In a joint statement, the companies said the pact would last “for years to come.” "We want to thank our viewers and customers for their patience and support as we worked through this lengthy process,&#8221…

Sony Pictures Television has sold comedy series The Goldbergs to Tribune Broadcasting's owned or operated stations in 16 major markets, representing 34% of U.S. TV households. The 1980s-set single-camera comedy will debut in broadcast syndication in fall 2017. The broadcast syndication deal, which I hear is on an…