Nexstar, Altafiber Reach Distribution Deal

The new agreement covers Nexstar’s NBC affiliate WDTN Dayton, Ohio, and cable news network NewsNation.

Telco To FCC: OTT ‘Retrans’ Fee Is Out Of Line

Cincinnati Bell, doing business as Altafiber, has filed a retransmission consent complaint against Cox Media/Apollo’s WHIO, the CBS affiliate in Dayton, Ohio, and the top station in the market, for allegedly failing to negotiate in good faith, as FCC rules require, by trying to charge a fee for over-the-top video streamers as well as traditional cable subs. Cincinnati Bell says that would constitute a “crippling” fee.