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Monday night Fox reached a last minute deal with DirecTV.
That left Texas based Belo at the negotiating table with the satellite service. Through the day on November 1st, Belo ran crawls on stations saying if a deal was not met by midnight Wednesday, the stations would go dark.
Now Broadcasting and Cable is reporting that a deal has been reached (a last minute deal just like Fox):
"We have reached a long-term agreement with Belo that will allow our customers to continue to enjoy their favorite channels and shows," DirecTV said in a statement. "These disputes should never involve viewers and we appreciate our customers' patience as we worked to successfully complete this agreement." READ THE REST
KHOU has also posted a notice on its site:
I am pleased to tell you KHOU and DirecTV have reached an agreement allowing the satellite provider to continue carrying the station’s broadcast signal in Houston. Thank you for your patience during this process. We are grateful to those who called and/or wrote the station over the past few weeks. We received interesting and thoughtful comments, and appreciate that viewers would take the time to share them with us.
Respectfully,
Susan McEldoon
President and General Manager
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