TV Networks Seek New Leverage as Carrier Talks Come Down to Wire
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The rhetoric is heating up again as TV networks square off against pay-TV companies over how much money their programming is worth. But this time the networks may benefit from a scheduling coincidence that plays in their favor.
Dish Network is currently juggling negotiations with two big programmers, CBS Corp. and Turner Broadcasting, whose networks include TBS and TNT. Both companies’ agreements with Dish are set to expire within the next month — the CBS deal is up tomorrow — and could result in customers losing several networks they care about. Pay-TV companies usually try to stagger their agreements so they don’t risk blackouts from several programmers at once.
While high-profile carriage disputes have become common, CBS has a potential new tool in its negotiations this time: the “All Access” service it introduced last month, allowing users to pay $5.99 a month for access to live-streamed, on-demand and older shows without a traditional pay-TV subscription.
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