Tony Watt is adamant that he shouldn’t have been red carded by VAR and Dundee United boss Liam Fox is hoping that an appeal will back him up.
13.10.2022 - 17:03 / deadline.com
As the fall sports calendar reaches a peak moment, especially in New York with the Yankees in the playoffs and the Jets finally on a winning path, Fox Corp. has warned Altice customers that a carriage fight could knock sports and other programming off the air.
The current carriage agreement between the companies will expire Friday at midnight ET.
With about 2.6 million subscribers to its Optimum service, Altice is toward the bottom of the top 10 ranking of U.S. pay-TV operators, but it gets an outsized share of the spotlight because most of its customers are in the New York metropolitan area.
“Fox remains committed to reaching a fair agreement with Altice for Optimum’s continued distribution of our networks,” the company said in a statement. “Despite our best efforts for months, we regret that Altice continues to demand special treatment and reject marketplace terms, compelling us to alert our loyal viewers of a potential blackout of all Fox channels by Optimum.”
The statement went on to note that in addition to NFL games on Fox, college football on several Fox networks and the baseball playoffs, Fox News and top-rated broadcast shows like The Masked Singer and 9-1-1 are also in the balance.
Altice responded with a statement and noted that negotiations are ongoing.
“Optimum is committed to keeping our customers connected to the TV content they love, and we are currently in active negotiations with Fox Networks to continue carrying its suite of channels at a reasonable rate that reflects the best interest of our customers,” the statement said. “Unfortunately, Fox Networks is demanding unprecedented and excessive fee increases that would raise TV bills. We are working hard to reach a fair deal for our customers and to
Tony Watt is adamant that he shouldn’t have been red carded by VAR and Dundee United boss Liam Fox is hoping that an appeal will back him up.
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Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Subscribers to Altice USA’s Optimum cable service face the prospect of days ahead without Fox’s broadcasts of NFL football and post-season Major League Baseball if contract talks between the two sides fail. Fox is starting to tell Altice subscribers via messages on its broadcast stations and cable networks that they face a potential blackout of programming. Fox and Altice have been in discussions for the past several weeks, according to a person familiar with the matter, but remain “materially apart” on terms. The companies’ current contract is slated to end at midnight Thursday, this person says. Meanwhile, Altice believes Fox is seeking rate increases that would be onerous to subscribers.
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