In early January, KTAL-TV told Texarkana cable provider CableOne that it would have to pay $.30/subscriber per month in order to offer its channel to its customer base, which CableOne balked at. On Tuesday, the Shreveport Times‘ Andre Salvail reported that KTAL has put the screws to Cox Communications, who offers the station in a few Texas and Arkansas markets. Nexstar-owned KTAL is continuing to stick to their guns, claiming that they should not have to provide their content for free to the cableco - Cox is making sure that set-top antennas will be available to its customers.
Nexstar’s KTAL still demanding payment from cablecos
January 25th, 2005 · 1 Comment
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1 Compudoc // Jan 28, 2005 at 1:07 am
KTAL and CableOne remind me of two little kids yelling at each other. Both are yelling so loud that it drives the rest of the kids away.
Do you know who this kind of fight hurts? Not KTAL, not CableOne, it hurts those in the middle - the consumers.
KTAL and CableONe need to sit down, shut up, and negogiate in good faith. From square one. In the meantime, put KTAL back on CableOne WHILE TALKS GO ON. It just makes sense.
And no, KTAL, it is NOT THE SAME to ask cable companies to pay the same type of rates as satellite subscribers. You’re being greedy, KTAL. It has to stop.