Tag: CBS
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DIRECTV NOW is Re-Adding Many CBS Locals Today
Last week AT&T announced a deal to bring CBS locals back to DIRECTV NOW. Sadly as part of this new deal with CBS AT&T must strike a deal with each CBS station’s owners before it can be added back to DIRECTV NOW and AT&T TV NOW. In the past, CBS negotiated on behalf of all…
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CBS & Viacom Have Officially Agreed to Merger Into a Single Company
After years of rumors and official talks, CBS and Viacom have officially agreed to merge into a single company after breaking up back in 2006. The new company will be called ViacomCBS once all the paperwork is finished. It had been reported that CBS and Viacom would make the merger official on the 8th of…
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Cord Cutting Today #118 – AT&T’s DIRECTV NOW Still Blacking Out Some Local CBS Affiliates, Roku’s August Sale, & More
Cord Cutting Today is our daily look at some of the biggest stories happening right now in the world of cord cutting. You can find these videos posted on YouTube every Monday through Saturday. Today we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting. Including AT&T’s DIRECTV NOW…
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Cord Cutting This Week #117 – CBS’s Merger With Viacom, PlayStation Vue’s New Marketing Plan, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also…
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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…