rkolsen 1684 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I just saw that a crawl was running tonight notifying viewers that Hearst is currently negotiating a renewal of their carriage agreement with DirecTV. Their current agreement expires on January 1, 2017. WBAL's crawl is mentioning that you can receive the channel through other providers. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroupWBZ 73 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I just saw that a crawl was running tonight notifying viewers that Hearst is currently negotiating a renewal of their carriage agreement with DirecTV. Their current agreement expires on January 1, 2017. WBAL's crawl is mentioning that you can receive the channel through other providers. This via WCVB as well. I have no idea how likely it is that anything will actually come of this. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 Their last retrans battle was in 2010 and they notified viewers two weeks before the deadline. They were ultimately able to reach a deal in time. If I had to guess it would be that they are more opportunistic this time around as they only just announced the negotiations publicly a few days before the deadline. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius22 122 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Oh brother...I hope so. My mom can't live without KCRA. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Former Member 207 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 This could lead to more local stations being added to DirecTV Now as well. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdex86 53 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 This could be some major trouble in the Boston market. Cox Media is also negotiating with DirecTV for carriage of their stations, and their contract expires on January 1. DirecTV subscribers in the Boston DMA could temporarily lose both ABC and Fox to start the new year. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 This could be some major trouble in the Boston market. Cox Media is also negotiating with DirecTV for carriage of their stations, and their contract expires on January 1. DirecTV subscribers in the Boston DMA could temporarily lose both ABC and Fox to start the new year. Well the Nielsen survey for LPM, Set Meter and Code Reader Markets (4 weeks) begins next week in the 56 metered(major) markets (Jan 5th Feb-1st)....and all 210 markets kicks on Feb 2nd thru Mar-1. https://www.tvb.org/Portals/0/media/file/Nielsen_Local_Survey_Dates_2016-17.pdf Lets see how long they want to play this out because I really think the public doesn't give a shit anymore about these re-trans deals. There is plenty of watchable media out there for the picking... and i'm not getting emotionally invested in either parties cause. Too many other options out there. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdex86 53 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 This could be some major trouble in the Boston market. Cox Media is also negotiating with DirecTV for carriage of their stations, and their contract expires on January 1. DirecTV subscribers in the Boston DMA could temporarily lose both ABC and Fox to start the new year. Add Pittsburgh and Orlando into this mess as well - their DirecTV subscribers (in both DMAs) could lose both ABC and NBC if Hearst AND Cox Media do not reach new retransmission consent agreements by 3 AM, Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 DirecTV is getting as bad as Dish with this....And it's only happened since AT&T bought them! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Looks like Hearst is also going up against CableOne. https://www.cedmagazine.com/news/2016/12/retrans-talks-hearst-negotiations-directv-might-be-affecting-cable-ones-discussions Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 Doesn't look like they're going to make it. The same crawl just ran saying if negotiations aren't reached by January 1 they'll pull their signal. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Cox is now pulled from the AT&T IPTV and Satellite providers. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdex86 53 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Based on posts seen on WCVB's Facebook page, Hearst pulled their stations off DirecTV at 12:02 AM, almost immediately after the ball dropped in Times Square, and right in the middle of the celebrations. Very thoughtful. And Cox pulled their stations at 3 AM, so Boston is without ABC and FOX, and both Pittsburgh and Orlando are without ABC and NBC to start 2017. Magnificent! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 Commenters on WBAL said they lost the signal before midnight. Is it that DirecTV was a bit premature or is Baltimore a large enough market for fiber lines to the receive point? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10155107225614218 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bresz 0 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Pittsburgh update - WTAE Dropped at a few minutes last midnight. WPXI dropped overnight. No answers from anyone. Directvpromise.com is a complete joke. A - it was swamped and offline last night. I don't get a credit for my service. I've been a customer for 15 years. AT&T royally screwed the pooch here. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 New Blackout. B&C states that CableONE has blacked out the stations owned by Brian Brady in ID & MS. However, CableONE has granted an extension in retrans negotiations regarding six Hearst stations. Also, Suddenlink has blacked out Spokane's KXLY. Happy New Year. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Just by reading all of this, you now know why people continue to ditch cable. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius22 122 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 and yet KCRA is suppose to be Sacramento's #1 News. (I've lived here for 17 years.) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 and yet KCRA is suppose to be Sacramento's #1 News. (I've lived here for 17 years.) They are. Have been for 5 decades. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15497-hearst-and-directv-retrans-negotiations/#findComment-164923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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