AT&T facing blackout talks with Tribune, Media General

[whitewolf8214]

AT&T facing blackout talks with Tribune, Media General
Sep 24 2015, 18:05 ET | About: AT&T Inc. (T) | By: Jason Aycock, SA News Editor

AT&T (NYSE:T) is getting close to a couple of programming blackouts, with no carriage deals on a couple of deadlines looming at the end of the month.
Tribune Media (NYSE:TRCO) and its flagship WGN may go dark on U-verse Oct. 1, the company is warning viewers.
Meanwhile, Media General (NYSE:MEG), which operates 71 stations in 48 local markets, is in a dispute with AT&T's DirecTV (NASDAQTV) that could black out stations Oct. 1. Interestingly, in pointing viewers away from DirecTV, Media General recommends U-verse as one alternative.
As always, negotiations are under wraps, but DirecTV homes in on a requested increase, saying that "Media General is threatening to block your station’s signal unless they receive more than double the current fees." ....http://seekingalpha.com/news/279652...t-talks-with-tribune-media-general#email_link

 

[hwkn]

Only 2 and a half hours til we find out if those channels go dark or not.

 

[hwkn]

Just over 4 hours til we see if WGN'll go dark or whether they'll extend the old deal another day.

 

[hwkn]

AT&T has reached a deal with the Tribune company according to Uverse's Twitter page.[no more threat of a blackout]

 

[Jimbo]

Q. Was this jointly negotiated with D* ?

D*'s agreement was a day or two ago, just wondering if they were one contract or separate.

 

[hwkn]

They didn't say all I know is what I said above.

 

[hwkn]

The deal which must've been a temporary one is up at 4pm et at which time WGN might go black.[let's hope it doesn't]

 

[hwkn]

Only 8 minutes til WGN[and the other Tribune channels] might go dark........well WGN didn't go dark.

 

[hwkn]

And Wgn still hasn't gone dark but there still is no new deal afaik.

 

[hwkn]

There is a deal with the Tribune as of now.

 

[Joe The Dragon]

wgn america is now available in Chicago market