Television networks CBS and cable providers Time Warner Cable on Monday ended their month-long programming disputes , and in New York, Dallas and Los Angeles, millions of families resume broadcasts.
The agreement ends a blackout CBS and CBS -owned channels, including Showtime Networks , CBS Sports Network and the Smithsonian Channel . Contract disagreement began Aug. 2 , more than three million families were affected. Broadcast resume Monday night in the East Coast.
How many companies are in the Time Warner Cable will pay CBS Corporation programming controversy. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed .
The agreement includes broadcast fees , cable operators pay per user , which has been the crux of the CBS.
Differences in a sensitive time, network and cable companies , more and more Americans are turning to alternative ways to watch television programs, including online or via the Roku box or Apple TV. Add pressure , two companies have reached an agreement , since the beginning of football season and the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York has begun.
Outage affects about 1.1 million , 7.4 million TV households in New York to get CBS. , CBS said that an estimated 1.3 million 5.6 million families in Los Angeles, fainted , as the Dallas Mavericks 400,000 2,600,000 TV households . Those are three of the five most populous countries in the television market .
CBS estimates nationwide network outage cut the ratings of about 1%.
Talks are closely watching these companies and their customers, because the idea of ??retransmission protocol that will set up the network and cable or satellite television company between a precedent for future negotiations beyond . Another point of contention is the access needs of cable operators or mobile devices to watch CBS material .
"We certainly did not get everything we want in the end, we end up with a better place than when we started , " Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt said in a statement .
· Mignon Clyburn , Deputy Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission issued a statement saying she was " delighted CBS and Time Warner Cable companies have settled their retransmission consent negotiations for too long, have been deprived of a few millions of consumers access to CBS programming . "
Eventually, she said, adding that media companies should assume shared responsibility " , the audience 's interests above other interests.
 



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