Altice, Optimum's parent company, had removed all Nexstar programming in the New York area on Jan. 10 in a dispute over fees.

This week, Comcast and Altice U.S. affirmed different plans ... likely never aware that they had alternatives to the cable set-top box unless they sought out that information on their own.

Nexstar‘s WPIX in New York and NewsNation are among the TV properties that can no longer be seen on cable systems owned by Altice, in the latest carriage dispute to erupt in the industry.

Nexstar stations and its cable news network NewsNation were dropped from the Optimum lineup on Jan. 10 after the two sides ...