New carriage dispute between Optimimum and Nexstar crops up
More than 60 local channels are no longer available to Optimum subscribers, who will also be without NewsNation programming until the dispute is over. Altice’s Optimium cable service isn’t having an optimal start to 2025.
Nexstar Outlets Go Dark on Altice’s Optimum in Carriage Dispute
Altice, which counts key cable systems in New York as part of its Optimum service, is also in a carriage dispute with MSG Networks, led by James L. Dolan, whose family used to operate Cablevision, which Altice purchased in 2015 for $17.7 billion. Altice USA is based in Long Island, New York.
Nexstar Local Stations Including New York’s WPIX, Cable’s NewsNation Go Dark On Optimum In Carriage Dispute
Two million subscribers of Optimum pay-TV systems are going without Nexstar Media Group local stations and cable network NewsNation due to a carriage dispute.
WPIX/11 dropped from Optimum systems in new carriage dispute
WPIX/11 went dark in Optimum cable homes late Friday, when its parent company Altice pulled the station's signal from New York-area cable systems. Dozens of other stations owned by Ch. 11 parent Nexstar were also dropped by Altice, affecting some 4.6 million subscribers in 21 states.
NewsNation, 63 Nexstar TV Stations Go Dark on Optimum Amid Carriage Dispute
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Optimum and MSG: The Latest on 2025's First Cable Carriage Dispute
New York-area fans of the Knicks, Rangers, Devils and Islanders who pay for Optimum's TV service have started 2025 without access to their favorite teams.
How to watch the 2024-25 NFL playoffs during Optimum-Nexstar dispute
Optimum cable subscribers around the country lost access to 63 channels Friday night as part of an ongoing dispute between Optimum parent company Altice and Nexstar Media Group. Given that Nexstar's assets include dozens of local cable affiliates of NBC,
Nexstar Stations Dropped from Altice USA’s Optimum Cable Systems
Following failed negotiations for a new retransmission consent agreement, 63 local TV stations in 42 markets owned by Nexstar were blacked out on Altice USA’s Optimum branded cable systems around the country.
MSG Networks-Altice negotiations break down in carriage dispute
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The Altice-MSG dispute shows New York isn't immune to the broader RSN woes
If MSG Networks made a New Year's resolution to kick off 2025 by toning down any harsh rhetoric toward Altice, they broke it ...
Knicks, Rangers Games at Risk In New Year’s Carriage Standoff Between MSG, Optimum
It may not be a happy New Year for New York Knicks and New York Rangers fans, as a carriage dispute between MSG Networks and ...
DirecTV, EchoStar Evaluating Options After Venu Sports Settlement, Warn They Will Suffer ‘Antitrust Injury’ From Launch
In a letter to U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett, who granted Fubo a preliminary injunction that blocked Venu’s launch ...