NBC Still Looking for an Open Receiver for ‘Friday Night Lights’
NBC says a deal has not been reached yet. And DirecTV has no comment. But fans of “Friday Night Lights” are hopeful that the rumors of a third season deal for the football drama are true.
View ArticleIn Comcast-NBC Deal, Local Stations Request Conditions
Television and Internet distributors like DirecTV and EarthLink said Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal would harm competition. But for the most part, big media companies -- like Time Warner, News...
View ArticleDirecTV and News Corp. at Odds Over Fees
DirecTV informed its customers of an impasse with the News Corporation on Thursday, and said that some of that company's cable channels could be blacked out on Nov. 1.
View ArticleDirecTV and Tribune Fail to Reach Deal
DirecTV customers in 19 markets woke up on Sunday without Fox or the CW networks on their television sets, the result of a failed negotiation with Tribune Broadcasting.
View ArticleDirecTV and Tribune Agree to Deal
The companies announced an agreement Wednesday night to end a dispute over retransmission fees, returning programming to subscribers after a blackout that began on Sunday.
View ArticleDirecTV-Viacom Dispute Turns Into Blackout Reality
The companies are blaming each other as they wrangle over the amount of money DirecTV will pay Viacom for a roster of channels that includes Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central.
View ArticleDirecTV and Viacom Settle Dispute Over Fees, Restoring Service
After a nine-day blackout that denied subscribers access to Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and other channels, the two companies reach agreement on a new long-term deal.
View ArticleDirecTV Reports Its First Drop in U.S. Subscribers
The company said it more than made up for the loss by adding subscribers in Latin America. Over all, DirecTV reported a 1.4 percent increase in net income, to $711 million, for the second quarter.
View ArticleGore Went to Bat for Al Jazeera, and Himself
Al Gore used the same arm-twisting he employed to build up Current TV to persuade cable distributors to keep showing it after it was sold to Al Jazeera.
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