Nexstar, Altice and Optimum

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.
NewsNation, 63 Nexstar TV Stations Go Dark on Optimum Amid Carriage Dispute
The contract expired at 5 p.m. ET Friday The post NewsNation, 63 Nexstar TV Stations Go Dark on Optimum Amid Carriage Dispute appeared first on TheWrap.
Nexstar Stations Dropped from Altice USA’s Optimum Cable Systems
IRVING, Texas— 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. The blackout began at 5 p.m. January 10 and also included Nexstar’s national cable news network, NewsNation
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,
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,
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.
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Some Major TV Channels Suddenly Removed From Cable Packages: Nexstar Dispute, Explained
Major TV channels are going dark from cable packages following a Nexstar dispute. Variety reports that Nexstar’s WPIX and ...
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Optimum customers lose access to Nexstar-owned channels
The impasse results in Altice USA dropping WPIX in New York, KTLA in Los Angeles and more than five dozen others. This ...
Police detain 2 near Vice President Harris’ LA-area home for curfew violation
BRENTWOOD, Cali. ( KTLA) — Two people were detained at Vice President Kamala Harris’ Brentwood, California, home on Saturday, ...
IRS delays after ID thefts ‘unconscionable,’ watchdog says. Here are 3 ways to protect yourself
A new tax season is nearly here, and with it an opportunity for identity thieves to take advantage of taxpayers. So what can taxpayers do to protect themselves in 2025?
Hurricane Katrina victim forced to evacuate again, this time for Los Angeles wildfires
The California wildfires are hitting too close to home for a woman who used to live in New Orleans. She was forced to ...
Chips Ahoy! has a new snack, but it isn’t a cookie: Here’s what it tastes like
(NEXSTAR) — Chips Ahoy!, best known for its cookies, is rolling out a new, non-cookie snack. The company has been producing ...
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Optimum Announces Update on Carriage Negotiations With Nexstar; Offers Customers Solutions to Keep Watching Their Local Broadcast Stations
Despite Optimum’s best efforts to reach a fair and reasonable agreement with Nexstar, the owners of multiple broadcast stations, their content has bee ...
Death toll rises as Los Angeles wildfires continue to spread
(NEXSTAR) — More than one dozen people have died as a result of the still-spreading wildfires burning in Los Angeles. Crews — some from as far away as Texas and Mexico — are now preparing for ...