We work hard to keep you connected to your favorite content. You expect the best for your entertainment dollar and weâre here to help deliver the value and quality you deserve.
We know that you have a lot of choices when it comes to TV service, so we work hard to provide the best experience at a great value. Network costs are the largest part of your TV bill, so we negotiate with Networks to get the channels you want at a fair price â to keep your bill as low as possible. So, what exactly goes into doing this?
We hope you stay because we negotiate on your behalf to give you the Networks you want at
a fair price. Even on those rare occasions when Networks do pull their signal, theyâre usually dark for only a short period of time.
Networks do this to try to get you to switch providers and get us to agree to their demands,
and they do this with every TV provider: there were 8 blackouts in 2010 which grew to 94 in 2024, and there have been 40 so far in 2025*.
When disputes happen, it can be frustrating but know that weâre always fighting hard to keep your costs at a reasonable price.
*Includes digital subchannels. © 2025 American Television Alliance. All rights reserved.
December 2024
TelevisaUnivision pulled its channels from Fubo customers when they wouldnât agree to a 25% price hike and bundling practices that forces subscribers to pay for all channels.
July 2024
Eleven of Ballyâs RSNs were dropped because Bally was asking for a rate increase that was too high.
May 2024
Fubo dropped all Warner Bros. Discovery networks from its lineup, alleging that WBD was seeking, âabove-market ratesâ and refused to license Turner Sports networks separately.
November 2023
TEGNA pulled 66 stations when DIRECTV wouldnât cave in to their demands for double-digit annual rate increases that would have made it the most expensive broadcaster nationwide, despite declining viewership.
January 2025
Optimum customers lost Nexstar stations for over a week because they were demanding, âthe highest rates of any broadcasting groupâ and charging high rates for NewsNation â even though, â90% of customers never tune in.â
January 2025
MSG Network pulled their network for over two months because they were trying to get, âexorbitant programming feesâ in addition to making all Optimum customers pay for their network â instead of only those who want it.
September 2024
27 Disney channels, including ABC and ESPN , were blacked out from millions of DIRECTV customers for 2 weeks because they wouldnât agree to a new contract that would make their customers pay for channels they may not watch.
January 2025
MSG Network pulled their network for over two months because they were trying to get, âexorbitant programming feesâ in addition to making all Optimum customers pay for their network â instead of only those who want it.
We know that you have a lot of choices when it comes to TV service, so we work hard to provide the best TV experience at a great value. Network costs are the largest part of your TV bill, so we negotiate with Networks to get the channels you want at a fair price â to keep your bill as low as possible. So, what exactly goes into doing this?
A large part of your bill is the ever-increasing fees that the Networks demand to allow you to view their channels, and each channel charges a monthly fee per customer. We negotiate dozens of contracts each year, most of which go smoothly. But sometimes a Network will demand a big increase in its fees, which we think is unfair to you. In these cases, itâs our responsibility to take a stand to help protect you from excessive increases in your monthly bill. This is typically when a Network will black out its channel to try to get you to force us to pay more.
When disputes happen, it can be frustrating but know that weâre always fighting hard to keep your costs at a reasonable price.