Tag: CBS
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AT&T TV NOW & DIRECTV NOW Are Still Blacking Out Many Local CBS Stations
A few weeks ago AT&T and CBS contract to air CBS programming on DIRECTV NOW (now called AT&T TV NOW) ended. This resulted in AT&T losing access to CBS owned stations on DIRECTV and all CBS stations on DIRECTV NOW. Now AT&T has started to warn some subscribers that as part of this new deal…
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CBS & Viacom Will Reportedly Announce a Merger on Monday
CBS and Viacom have for over a year now been in on and off talks to once again merge. Now Fox Business is reporting that CBS and Viacom plan to announce a merger on Monday. (Always remember these things have a way of being delayed at the last minute. This would mean the two companies…
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AT&T & CBS Agree To a New Deal to Bring CBS Back to DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, & More
This morning AT&T and CBS announced a new deal to bring CBS owned locals back to DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, U-verse TV, and more. This contract dispute not only took down CBS owned locals but on DIRECTV NOW all CBS locals left the service. This deal will see CBS locals, CBS Sports Network, and the Smithsonian…
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CBS & Viacom’s Merger Announcement is Reportedly Delayed as Talks Continue
CBS and Viacom have for over a year now been in on and off talks to once again merge. Recently it was reported that the two companies had put an August 8th deadline for a deal to be finished and announced. Now though it is being reported that no announcement will be made tomorrow. One…
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CBS Renews Affiliate Deals With 19 Nexstar Owned CBS Affiliates
Today CBS and Nexstar media announced that they have reached a deal to renew 19 CBS affiliate stations. These 19 stations are owned and operated by Nexstar and would have had their contracts expire at the end of 2019. “We are pleased to reach this agreement with our longtime and valued partner Nexstar well ahead…
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CBS & Viacom Have Reportedly Agreed to Merge
CBS and Viacom have for over a year now been in on and off talks to once again merge. Now it has been reported by CNBC that CBS and Viacom have agreed to a leadership deal to make Viacom’s CEO the new leader of a combined company. This deal will need to go through a…
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ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Fees on Cable TV Are Up Over 600% Since 2006
Fees for local TV stations are some of the biggest expenses for cable TV and even cord cutting services. Increasingly, cable companies have been pushing back and Sling TV even decided to not offer locals. Over the last month, several high profile blackouts of local channels have happened as Meredeth was dropped on Dish and…
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Apple Adds CBS All Access to Apple TV Channels
Today Apple added CBS All Access to its Apple TV Channels service. This was first spotted by 9to5Mac who points out that CBS All Access is not listed under the “Try Apple TV Channels” section. You need to find it by going to the search tab and searching for the service. There you will find…
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ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Are Suing Locast to Shut It Down
Today it was learned that ABC, CBS. FOX, and NBC are suing to shutdown Locast according to The Wall Street Journal. This comes after Dish and AT&T have used Locast to help support their fight with local ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC local TV stations. Update: Locast sent Cord Cutters News the following statement about…
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EXPIRED: Ends Tomorrow! Starz, Showtime, CBS All Access, PBS Kids, & More Are All Half Off For 3 Months
You have just over 24 hours left to get half off some great streaming services. Good news you can still get half off many popular streaming services including Starz, Showtime, CBS All Access, PBS Living, and more. This deal is good for half off the 3 months of the service and full price thereafter. Also,…