DirecTV Offers $10 Credit to Customers Affected by Cox Media Blackout

DirecTV Offers $10 Credit to Customers Affected by Cox Media Blackout

Last week, due to a contract dispute, DIRECTV lost the rights to Cox-owned local stations, including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. Specifically, 12 CMG stations in nine markets went dark on the operator’s DirecTV satellite service, its virtual MVPD DirecTV Stream, and U-Verse system, over the weekend. But today, DirectTV announced that customers affected by … Read more

Diamond Sports’ Last-Ditch Efforts: Can Short-Term Deals with DIRECTV and Comcast Save the Day?

Can Short-Term Deals with DIRECTV and Comcast Save the Day

Yesterday, Diamond Sports, the company that owns the Bally Sports regional sports channels, secured temporary agreements with both DIRECTV and Comcast, as reported by the New York Post. Source said: “It has reached an agreement in principle with Comcast on a carriage deal for roughly one year and has just reached a similar contract with … Read more