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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Telecommunications company GCI has resumed carrying three major TV channels after ending a months-long dispute with Alaska television network owners. An agreement was reached over the weekend and the channel blackout was lifted for GCI customers, said Josh Edge, a GCI spokesperson. GCI cable customers lost access to ABC, FOX and […]
Companies resolve long-running TV channel dispute in Alaska
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Telecommunications company GCI has resumed carrying three major TV channels after ending a months-long dispute with Alaska television network owners.
An agreement was reached over the weekend and the channel blackout was lifted for GCI customers, said Josh Edge, a GCI spokesperson.
GCI cable customers lost access to ABC, FOX and The CW in January, when a prior programming agreement expired, the Anchorage Daily News reported. The local operators for the three channels are Coastal Television Broadcasting and Vision Alaska.
The dispute was over how much GCI should pay the companies to carry the channels. GCI said the companies demanded to be paid more in the new contract. But Scott Centers, Coastal Television’s chief operating officer, said GCI offered them less than in prior deals.
May 25, 2021 - 9:58 AM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) â Telecommunications company GCI has resumed carrying three major TV channels after ending a months-long dispute with Alaska television network owners.
An agreement was reached over the weekend and the channel blackout was lifted for GCI customers, said Josh Edge, a GCI spokesperson.
GCI cable customers lost access to ABC, FOX and The CW in January, when a prior programming agreement expired, the Anchorage Daily News reported. The local operators for the three channels are Coastal Television Broadcasting and Vision Alaska.reported
The dispute was over how much GCI should pay the companies to carry the channels. GCI said the companies demanded to be paid more in the new contract. But Scott Centers, Coastal Television s chief operating officer, said GCI offered them less than in prior deals.