If a new cable deal isn't reached USA might be dropped

[Kidd Dibiase]

Contract talks between cable giant Charter Communications and NBCUniversal hit an impasse Thursday. If the two companies fail to hammer out a new carriage deal before the current pact expires this weekend, it could lead to a blackout of NBC channels for Charter customers.

An outage of NBC channels, including local broadcast station KNBC-TV Channel 4, would affect more than 1.6 million homes in the Los Angeles region that subscribe to Charter’s Spectrum cable TV service. Charter is the largest pay-TV company in Southern California.

The current contract expires Jan. 1. If no deal is reached by then, Charter would not have the authority to distribute NBC channels.

A blackout could prevent NFL football fans from watching Sunday’s highly anticipated contest between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” NBC also would pull its other networks, including Telemundo, USA, Bravo, Syfy, E! and MSNBC, from Spectrum systems.

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

They gonna black out an over the air network?

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

They gonna black out an over the air network?

THE LIGHTS GO OUT, WHEN THEY COME BACK ON, A DIFFERENT NETWORK IS IN THE RING!

 

[Killah Ray]

I didn't know anything about this....it better be back by Tuesday so I can watch the A show...

 

[swag johnson]

Cancel these shyt shows

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

THE LIGHTS GO OUT, WHEN THEY COME BACK ON, A DIFFERENT NETWORK IS IN THE RING!

 

[Heelish]

TNA won

 

[MushroomX]

I got Charter, and I give no fukks. Sure I won't see Packers on television, but shyt I will find it online via stream. Cord cutting is the wave of the future.

 

[Vice Queen]

Cable will join my side sooner rather than later.

 

[The Great One]

This shyt happens twice a year and is always worked out.

Who cares

 

[tremonthustler1]

This shyt happens twice a year and is always worked out.

Who cares

Not always.


Out in NY Spectrum pulled this same fukkery with MSG and they missed a chunk of the season.


Verizon FIOS straight told the YES network this past season.

These cable providers will make you suffer if they don't get their cut.

 

[DaylitoJames]

If they pull the plug can WWE just air Raw and Smackdown live on the Network?

 

[Michael's Black Son]

If they pull the plug can WWE just air Raw and Smackdown live on the Network?

That's what the fukk they NEED to be doing anyway but with these networks, a deal is a deal and most people are watching that way anyway.

 

[Vinny Lupton]

If Sinclair broadcasting has anything in LA they would be smart to put ROH on Monday while WWE is blacced out. But probably won't happen

Maybe people will be without a bunch of channels and realize cable is a waste of money

 

[Silkk]

If they pull the plug can WWE just air Raw and Smackdown live on the Network?

That's what the fukk they NEED to be doing anyway but with these networks, a deal is a deal and most people are watching that way anyway.

They make their money off of TV



Plus this article is click bait BS. Networks get blacked out by cable providers during contract disputes often.