CBS Warns of AT&T Blackout
AT&T continues to offer terms that could lead to a CBS blackout on its DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-verse platforms, the broadcaster said Tuesday. It said AT&T is offering "unfair terms well below those agreed to by its competitors." It…
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said DirecTV and U-verse could lose CBS-owned stations in more than a dozen markets as of 11 p.m. Friday, and DirecTV Now customers nationwide would lose CBS network programming. AT&T also saw more than 120 Nexstar stations go dark earlier this month on the DirecTV and U-verse platforms (see 1907090048). AT&T said it's "disappointed to see CBS put our customers into the middle of negotiations." The telco said it wants to keep CBS stations in its lineups.