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KVUE, DirecTV reach new agreement
DirecTV customers don’t have to worry about waking up Wednesday morning without Austin’s most-watched TV station.
Dallas-based Belo Corp., KVUE’s owner, and DirecTV hammered out a new deal Tuesday evening, just hours before their current contract expired.
That means the satellite provider’s Central Texas customers will continue to have access to “Good Morning America.” And “The View.” And “Ellen.” And “Dancing With the Stars.” And local news with Terri Gruca and Tyler Sieswerda at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
Whew.
Talks dragged on as both sides haggled over monetary compensation. Belo says its stations were receiving less from DirecTV than channels with fewer viewers. DirecTV, of course, wasn’t exactly eager to cough up more cash.
Terms of the agreement weren’t revealed.
Tuesday’s deal includes Belo properties nationwide, including KENS in San Antonio, KHOU in Houston and the company’s flagship station, WFAA in Dallas.
It came one day after DirecTV reached an agreement to keep broadcasting eight Fox-owned cable networks: FX, Fox Sports Southwest, National Geographic Channel, Fuel TV, Speed, Fox Soccer, Fox Movie Channel and Fox Deportes.
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By Beni Fleming
November 2, 2011 2:00 PM | Link to this
I;m glad they reach an agreement yeah and keeping kvue and sports channels. Way to go Directtv.