NEW YORK and EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS Corporation
(NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) and AT&T* (NYSE: T) have entered into a
new multi-year content carriage agreement to provide CBS-owned
local broadcast stations and national channels CBS Sports Network
and Smithsonian Channel to customers of AT&T's video platforms
across the country.
These stations are returning today to any impacted AT&T
homes. CBS local affiliates previously available on DIRECTV NOW
will also return to those streaming lineups. CBS Sports Network is
returning to DIRECTV and DIRECTV NOW and Smithsonian
Channel™ is returning to DIRECTV.
CBS and AT&T regret any inconvenience to their customers and
viewers and thank them for their patience.
The agreement includes retransmission consent for all 26
CBS-owned stations in 17 markets including New York, Los
Angeles, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Dallas, San
Francisco, Boston,
Atlanta, Tampa, Seattle, Detroit, Minneapolis, Miami, Denver, Sacramento, Pittsburgh and Baltimore.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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We help family, friends
and neighbors connect in meaningful ways every day. From the first
phone call 140+ years ago to mobile video streaming, we innovate to
improve lives. We have the nation's fastest wireless network.** And
according to America's biggest test, we have the nation's best
wireless network.*** We're building FirstNet just for first
responders and creating next-generation mobile 5G. With DIRECTV,
DIRECTV NOW and WatchTV, we deliver entertainment people love to
talk about. Our smart, highly secure solutions serve nearly 3
million global businesses – nearly all of the Fortune 1000. And
worldwide, our spirit of service drives employees to give back to
their communities.
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**Based on analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data
average download speeds for Q2 2019.
***GWS OneScore, September
2018.
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