Univision Says Carriage Fight With Charter Could Lead to Blackouts
Univision is warning that its legal fight with Charter Communications over its carriage contract (see 1607080022) could lead to a blackout. In a statement Friday, the broadcaster said it's made "many attempts to resolve the dispute by offering good-faith settlement…
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solutions" but that given Charter's rejection of them, it is notifying the cable distributor's customers about possible lost carriage of Univision networks and stations. In a statement, the cable operator said, "We have a contract with Univision and expect them to honor it.” Fox News Network is similarly suing the operator over which contractual terms -- the ones it had with Charter or with Time Warner Cable -- apply now that Charter has purchased TWC (see 1607200065).