Optimum agreed to a deal with Nexstar, which owns PIX 11 and The CW on WPIX, or Channel 11. But a deal with MSG Networks doesn't seem close.
WPIX/11 went dark in Optimum cable homes late Friday, when its parent company, Altice, pulled the station's signal from New York-area cable systems. Dozens of other stations owned by Ch.
Altice reached a deal with WPIX/11 owner Nexstar, restoring the station on the television sets of Optimum cable subscribers, according to a joint announcement from the two companies released ...
In the letter, Optimum complained Nexstar was “demanding exorbitant rate increases,” forcing it to “pay for less popular programming” and was violating a 2024 FCC order by handling ...
WPIX, the flagship CW station, is a significant part of the Optimum dispute given the pay-TV system’s heavy concentration in the New York Tri-State area. In all, 42 markets are affected by the ...
At around 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, Altice USA, the parent company of Optimum, blacked out coverage for over 60 channels across the country owned by Nexstar Media Group, including WPIX local news ...